Undergraduate Course: Fundamentals 2: Politics & International Relations (PLIT08010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 0 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Course Delivery: Ten one hour sessions over one academic year (five per semester)
Course description: Building on skills developed in fundamentals 1, which assisted students in making the transition to university level, we will develop skills for the transition to Honours, including advanced academic reading, identifying research questions, developing arguments, and effective academic writing. Semester 1 will focus on core skills related to reading and analysing political theory, while semester 2 will focus on core skills related to empirical research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
0
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Course Aims and Objectives:
The course is intended to help students advance and develop their academic reading and writing skills preparatory to the transition to honours:
-To develop their skills in reading thinking about context, chronology, methodology and theoretical perspectives -- so that they learn to engage critically with literature
-To develop skills in identifying research questions, developing arguments and structuring their writing
-To improve their writing and editing skills
-To consider the assessment criteria and marking descriptors to understand what skills they are being asked for in different types of assessment
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Assessment Information
| Pass/Fail compulsory for progression to honours. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Ten workshop based skills development sessions held roughly every two weeks during term (ie five per semester), scheduled before key events (for example essays and exam deadlines). |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Alex Osmond Academic Writing and Grammar for Students (2013)
Phillip Chong Ho Shon How to Read Journal Articles in the Social Sciences A Very Practical Guide for Students (2012)
Diana Ridley The Literature Review A Step-by-Step Guide for Students, Second Edition (2012)
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kieran Oberman
Tel:
Email: Kieran.Oberman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rebecca Shade
Tel: (0131 6)51 3896
Email: rebecca.shade@ed.ac.uk |
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