The course project is the first serious and independent work of a student. It is qualitatively different from dozens of abstracts and reports written earlier. Creating a term paper is absolutely meaningless without determining its focus. That is why it is so important at the first stage to clearly formulate goals and objectives.
In the course project, most of it is occupied not by theoretical data written out from textbooks, but by research conducted by the student, calculations, analysis and systematization of data. When defining the goals and objectives of your work, you should take this into account.
The purpose of the course work determines its structure and content
Why do teachers insist so much that the goals and objectives of the term paper become an integral part of the first block of your project? The fact is that without an answer to the question of why you are writing this work, your work will be abstract.
To formulate a goal, you need to determine what exactly interested you in the chosen topic. Perhaps it is not yet fully disclosed in textbooks andpublications, then you have to fill in the gaps in it. There may also be controversial issues, then you are expected to have your own informed opinion.
In most cases, the goal and task of the coursework is to deepen theoretical knowledge and apply it in practice. Therefore, you can indicate in the introductory part that you plan to develop a certain methodology, solve a problem of a state nature or at the level of the object of study.
You shouldn't offer a long list of work goals, because you still won't be able to achieve them within the framework of one project. It is better to limit yourself to one or two sentences. If the topic is theoretical, then focus on studying the material. In the case of a practical project, focus readers on your research in a particular area.
Goals and objectives are inextricably linked
A goal is essentially an answer to the question of what a student will do in their course project. Objectives, in turn, determine how to achieve goals. Therefore, the next question that the student asks himself is: “By what means will I achieve what I have planned?”.
Often tasks can be formulated like this:
- an in-depth study of theoretical material on the chosen topic;
- review of the activities of the object of study;
- analysis of received data;
- Developing conclusions and recommendations.
There may be more tasks. It all depends on the discipline and the chosen topic. If you are writing a term papereconomy, be sure to include among the tasks an analysis of the financial activity of the facility and the creation of an action plan to improve the situation at the selected enterprise.
In any case, the goals and objectives of the course work depend on the discipline, the topic you have chosen and the direction in which you are interested in conducting research. Do not leave writing the introductory part of the project for later. After all, this is the framework of your work, without it the text will be unsystematic and unstructured.
Goals and objectives of the jurisprudence project may include the study of the existing legal framework and your proposals for the implementation of new bills. Future teachers are encouraged to take modern and classical teaching methods as a basis in their work and set themselves the task of developing their own teaching options.
