Practical Research Seminar in Political Science
[POLS1321]
[40h + 20h] 6 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Amine Ait-Chaalal, David Aubin, Benoît Rihoux
Language: French
Level: First
Aims
Main themes
" formulation of an initial research question
" formulation of working hypotheses
" choice of methods and of theories (scientific literature)
" practical information search (information retrieval, on-line resource searches, etc.) ; compilation of this information
" principles of structuring, drafting, presentation
- Module 2 (in 3 sub-groups): international relations, comparative politics; public action; students chooses one of the 3 groups): review of the five research steps in closer detail (in terms of theories, of sources, etc), in connection with one of the 3 base-courses (Geopolitics and the International System; Comparative Politics; Organisational and Public Action Theory).
- Module 3: individual preparation of an extended essay/ report.
Content and teaching methods
The first one and the second modules are held in publics (with interactivity and appeal to the NICT), by using concrete examples
The third module consists of an individual follow-up of every student
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Evaluation: evaluation of individual work (content-based and formal criteria).
Course materials: methodological guides, especially on-line (on UCL site).