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Academic Skills 2: Argumentation

Course
2017-2018

Description

In the first year undergraduate courses (1) Text Interpretation, (2) Argumentation, (3) Book Review, and (4) Critical Review, students practice a cumulative series of academic skills that are essential to social scientific study and research. These skills will form the foundation of students’ studies throughout the International Relations and Organization program.

Course objectives

Students who complete the course successfully should gain a better understanding of:

  • The general structure of an argument;

  • Types of arguments;

  • The criteria for good argumentation.

Students who complete the course successfully should improve their ability to:

  • Parse the arguments of others;

  • Establish and present a compelling argument.

Timetable

Schedule

Mode of instruction

Video lectures, working groups, and digital learning

Course Load

TBA

Assessment method

Weekly assignments

Blackboard

Blackboard will form a core part of the course. Students will use Blackboard to watch video lectures, engage in peer review, and submit assignments.

Reading list

See the full course syllabus.

Registration

See Introduction page