Undergraduate Course: Fundamentals 2: Politics & International Relations (PLIT08010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | 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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| Course description |
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).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
0
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Pass/Fail compulsory for progression to honours. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
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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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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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sara Dorman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4239
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Course secretary | Miss Rebecca Shade
Tel: (0131 6)51 3896
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