Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study because acquiring knowledge of various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated.
The above idea in my opinion is a double-edged sword, considering that not all the students are same and implementing a same policy for everyone might yield fruitful results for some, while might have deleterious effects on another.
The aim of any educational institution such as a university is to provide wholesome education to their students and developing responsible citizens by the time one finishes their education. From a general point of view all round development of a student is quite necessary during the years of study. So any student along with studying the core subjects of their field must consider studying subjects other than their field which might be complementary to the field they are studying or others which might interest a given student.
For example, considering the field of Computer Science, taking up subjects of Management or Mass Communication might prove helpful to the student in future. Similarly, the students of Mechanical Engineering can take up Advanced Mathematics or Physics which are complementary subjects to the former.
Another positive aspect about the given idea to be considered is that it is not always necessary to take up subjects that are meant to be studied, one can also choose subjects of his/her own liking which might act as sort of a refreshment from the routine curriculum. For example, if a student has interest in arts or documentary making, choosing such a subject may act as an escape for him/her from the mundane studies and have an overall positive effect on the growth of the student.
While all the above-mentioned points seem cogent, the same set of rules don’t apply to every student, if a student is forced to take an extra subject which he/she might not be willing to take then from the start it may create a reluctant negative attitude in the student which is the most egregious thing that can happen to a student as education is something that should be looked upon with a sight of curiosity, not unwillingness. Secondly, not everyone might be able to handle the pressure of studying extra subjects other than their field resulting in increased burden for students in turn resulting in poor performance in the case of students being considered.
In conclusion, I would say that the above-mentioned idea while being fruitful for some can also backfire in some cases. As not all students are the same and you can’t make a monkey build a wooden dam, and make a beaver jump from one tree to another. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Hence, what can be done in the given case is that students should be given the free will to choose whether they want to take up extra subjects or not.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, hence, if, look, may, second, secondly, similarly, so, then, while, for example, in conclusion, sort of, such as, in my opinion, in some cases
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 24.0 19.5258426966 123% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 21.0 12.4196629213 169% => OK
Conjunction : 11.0 14.8657303371 74% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 26.0 33.0505617978 79% => OK
Preposition: 65.0 58.6224719101 111% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 12.9106741573 77% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2243.0 2235.4752809 100% => OK
No of words: 454.0 442.535393258 103% => OK
Chars per words: 4.94052863436 5.05705443957 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.61598047577 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.80720888148 2.79657885939 100% => OK
Unique words: 212.0 215.323595506 98% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.466960352423 0.4932671777 95% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 707.4 704.065955056 100% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 6.24550561798 16% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 20.2370786517 69% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 32.0 23.0359550562 139% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 89.7856006364 60.3974514979 149% => OK
Chars per sentence: 160.214285714 118.986275619 135% => OK
Words per sentence: 32.4285714286 23.4991977007 138% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.5714285714 5.21951772744 203% => Less transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.97078651685 121% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 10.2758426966 78% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.83258426966 83% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.192916716008 0.243740707755 79% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0769247668561 0.0831039109588 93% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0519841203471 0.0758088955206 69% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.112860105016 0.150359130593 75% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.05540704376 0.0667264976115 83% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 18.1 14.1392134831 128% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 39.0 48.8420337079 80% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.8 12.1743820225 130% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.96 12.1639044944 98% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.42 8.38706741573 100% => OK
difficult_words: 92.0 100.480337079 92% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.5 11.8971910112 130% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.8 11.2143820225 132% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 11.7820224719 136% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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