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• Class Attendance and Participation: 20%
• Autobiography Essay: 35%
• Policy Lab- Proposal 5%, Presentation 10%, Final Project 30%:
Educational Autobiography (Reflective Essay):
Students will write a reflective educational autobiography examining the personal, familial, social, and policy factors that have shaped their educational journey. The essay invites students to explore both the opportunities and challenges they have experienced and to reflect on how broader educational systems have influenced their lives.
Policy Lab:
In this final capstone project, student teams will act as policy design labs. Drawing on the course’s case studies, theories, and real-world examples, each team will propose a design for an equitable education system (or reform initiative) in a context of their choice.
NOTE:
Students are permitted to use generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, DeepL, Grammarly) to support the learning and writing process—for example, to improve grammar. However, all final submissions must reflect the student’s own thinking, original analysis, and academic integrity.
• Do not submit AI-generated text as your own work. AI tools may assist, but cannot replace your critical thinking and authorship.
• You must take full responsibility for all submitted content, including verifying factual accuracy and proper citation.
• If AI-generated content is found to have been misused—e.g., copied and pasted with no substantive editing or misrepresented as original thinking—your assignment will not be accepted.