Writing for an Academic Discussion Facility or faculty in university?

 Lesson 10

Should universities allocate more funds toward enhancing their physical infrastructure rather than recruiting exceptional faculty? (education)

 

 

☆Sample Answer for Ideas and Expressions

【Thesis】I’d like to be a devil’s advocate and insist on the importance of spending money on facilities in university rather than the faculty. All professors are above a certain level of intelligence as they have acquired at least one doctor’s degree, while not all facilities are above a standard.

【Supporting Details】Physical facilities deteriorate through use and become outdated in some years. Especially in science studies, facilities for experiments are crucial in studies. Some universities have a set of experimental or observation equipment that is one of the few existing in the world. Such facilities are expensive and cost much to maintain. The humanities also need good facilities for various purposes. History departments need a large amount of money to preserve old documents and artifacts, which requires intensive cares like temperature control and mold prevention. Language departments need machines for aural training. After all, all university departments need latest computers and soft wear.

【Counterargument-treatment】It is true that good professors are inspiring and utilize the facilities to the full. However, all professors have finished at least one doctors’ course and are good enough to teach students and use the facilities. Star professors, on the other hand, seldom teach undergraduates. Moreover, breakthroughs depend on good luck rather than genius when all professors in the same discipline are collaborating to pursue the same goal these days. Great discoveries and inventions occur when systematic shared work is conducted. It would be great if your university makes a discovery of the century, but the success is attributed to all universities that have cooperated for the breakthrough rather than your university only.

【Conclusion】Therefore, state-of-the-art facilities are always in demand and equip departments with them should be in priority rather than having exceptionally good professors, no matter how attractive it is. (292 words)