LFU:online

§ 5 (1) 1b VO Politikwissenschaftliches Arbeiten

Die Studierenden können zentrale politischen Prozesse, Institutionen, Strukturen und Politikfelder und die damit zusammenhängenden Probleme erklären und beschreiben. Sie sind zudem in der Lage, die wesentlichen Bestandteile einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit zu identifizieren und kritisch zu reflektieren, Literatur zu recherchieren und den Forschungsstand zu debattieren sowie Forschungsfragen und Argumente zu formulieren.

The course addresses students in their first term. It aims at conveying the ability to formulate a scientific puzzle and a research question and finally answering them in a structured way. The course focuses on the development of scientific argumentation. Furthermore, students will learn how to research and work with literature, to cite sources, to formulate theses and to present their results. Most of the examples are drawn from the field of International Relations.

lecture

written exam

Turabian, Kate L. (2007), A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7. Auflage, Chicago, IL and London: The University of Chicago Press. (mindestens die 7. Ausgabe!)

Lipson, Charles (2005), How to Write a BA Thesis: A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper, Chicago, IL and London: The University of Chicago Press.

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Students of the Bachelor’s Programme – Management and Economics UC 033 571 (elective module) and the Diploma Programme International Economic and Business Studies UC 155 (compulsory module) do not register for a course via the “SOWI point booking” but via the booking button “LFU:online”.

When registering for the corresponding course, students should also note that they want to attend the course as an elective or compulsory module.