issue 142 提纲

tesolchina_RAUID: 3675555

Claim: Colleges and universities should specify all required courses and eliminate elective courses in order to provide clear guidance for students.
Reason: College students—like people in general—prefer to follow directions rather than make their own decisions.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.


TS: Universities and colleges should allow students to decide what elective courses to take at different stages of their college education as they need to choose their majors, their focus within the major field and their future careers.  

ts1: Taking some elective courses can help them to decide which field of study is the most suitable major for them
- many freshmen are undecided with their majors
- taking some elective courses can help them explore different fields
- if they decided not pursue that major, the courses can still count towards the general degree requirement

ts2: they also need to decide which specific areas they would like to focus on within their major field
- another important decision to make
- within computer science, they may focus on computer architecture, algorithm, operating system or programming languages (elective courses are necessary for them to pursue their interests)
- particularly important if they want to go to graduate schools later

ts3: elective courses are also important for students who decided to pursue certain careers
- some students may be interested in working in a Chinese company
- they will take a few courses to learn Chinese language and Chinese history
- if they want to pursue a law degree later, they may want to take some extra writing-intensive courses to sharpen their writing skills


(note that the three points also focus on some important decisions that students need to make, which also rejects the reason)



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