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How can a course of action treat a symptom rather than a cause?: A wage subsidy treats a symptom (too few hires). Retraining tackles a cause (missing skills).
How should you judge a prediction such as "jobs will disappear"?: It cannot yet be checked, so judge the method behind it: who made it, on what data and assumptions.
How do you show that a source is biased, rather than just say so?: Name the interest and quote the loaded or one-sided words, or point to what is left out, then explain whose interest that presentation serves.
What is a vested interest?: A personal or financial stake in a particular outcome, which can motivate a one-sided view of an issue. It is a reason to check a source, not proof that it is wrong.
What is the Individual Report (Component 2)?: A 1500–2000 word report (excluding the bibliography) on a global issue of the candidate's own choosing. It is the candidate's own independent work, externally marked, worth 30% of the qualification.
Which five skills does the Individual Report assess?: Research, analysis, evaluation, reflection and communication. Collaboration is assessed in the Team Project instead.