Description
Aim of the Course This Course is designed to provide students with academic research and writing skills. During the course students will identify a research topic related to International Relations (IR), write a brief research proposal (5 pages) and then develop a substantial written research paper (25 – 30 pages). The research paper will be in the form of a professional journal article manuscript. PhD students are required to submit it to a journal. Submitting the manuscript is enough for passing, it has not to be accepted for being published.
v Assessment
1. Midterm grade = sum of students’ weekly performance 30 %
2. Final grade = Final Revised Manuscript + Submission 70 %
v Content Week
1: Introduction Week
2: Research Topic – Research Question Week
3: Writing week for the proposal Week
4: Evaluation of proposals – via email, class meeting optional Week
5: Writing week – class meeting optional Week
6: Writing week – class meeting optional Week
7: Writing week – class meeting optional Week
8: First draft feedback in-class Week
9: Writing week Week
10: Presentations Week
1: Presentations Week
12: Revising and editing week -class meeting optional Week
13: Revising and editing week -class meeting optional Week
14: Submitting the manuscript to a social science journal – compulsory for PhD students.
As for tables, there are two tables :
NOTE: (ALL ARTICLES SHOULD BE):