regional blocs · advanced
Capstone: ASEAN Trade Policy Brief
Produce a concise policy brief on a live ASEAN trade topic with mentor review and peer critique.
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Format
- cohort + async
- Region focus
- ASEAN
- Tuition (info)
- THB 19,200
Overview
Iterative writing course: thesis, evidence, counterarguments, and limitations. Designed for participants who completed at least two other Wisdom Syscode modules or demonstrate equivalent experience.
What is included
- Three draft cycles with structured feedback
- Peer review using rubric (trade economist designed)
- Office hours with admissions advisor on pacing
- Resource clinic on credible sources
- Ethics: citation standards and avoiding plagiarism
- Final presentation option (async video)
- Bibliography workshop
Outcomes
- Deliver a 1,200-word brief suitable for internal decision memos
- State limitations clearly without undermining core claims
- Incorporate critique without defensive rewriting
Lead facilitator
Elena Vogel
Trade economist; leads capstone reviews.
Participant questions
Can I pick any topic?
Within ASEAN trade policy; mentor approves scope to keep feedback sharp.
Publication support?
We do not pitch media; internal memo quality is the goal.
Limitation?
Not a journal submission course; voice stays professional-practical.
Experience notes
Rubric forced me to own the holes in my RCEP argument—uncomfortable and useful.
Eight weeks is real; plan calendar space.