Admission requirements
Compulsory for second year students of the RESMAAS program.
Description
In this course students report their fieldwork experiences and discuss their original project ideas in light of their findings during fieldwork. They systematize the data they have collected and reflect on their research methods. Step by step they are aided to start writing various sections and chapters of their thesis and bring in their draft versions for discussion in class. Comments will be provided both by instructors as well as by fellow students. Specific attention will be given to the structuring of arguments and the development of research questions on the basis of debates on the current state of research. This course does not interfere with the supervisory work of the (two) thesis supervisors, but is strictly complementary.
Course objectives
At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
Systematically plan an academic writing assignment
Write in a structured, coherent academic manner
Reflect on writing process and identify bottlenecks
Give feedback
Receive feedback
Reflect on feedback received and defend their choices
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
The course comprises 5 EC and the total course load is thus 140 hrs.
28 hours of these will be spent attending class (8 meetings of 3,5 hrs)
112 hrs to be spent on preparing assignments/parts of thesis to be discussed in class and on reading the other students’ pieces.
Assessment method
Assessment:
Mandatory presence of at least 80 percent
The level of achievement of the course objectives will be evaluated on the basis of the assignments, student’s engagement in the group discussions, and engagement with the feedback offered.
Classes missed for a good reason (to the discretion of the convener and to be discussed BEFORE the class takes place) will have to be made up with an extra assignment.
Exam review
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Blackboard
NA
Reading list
NA
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Contact
Lecturer: Mayke Kaag
Education Administration Office: van Wijkplaats
Coordinator of Studies: P.C. Lai LL.M. MSc