Politics research project
Proposed to be offered next in 1998
Brian Costar and Dennis Woodward
8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites:
completion of a minor sequence in politics
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject students are expected to (a) have acquired skills relevant to the conduct and presentation of political science research; and (b) understand key debates and the methodological concerns of the discipline of political science.
Synopsis The supervised preparation and presentation of a research paper on an approved topic. Attendance at regular seminars on research techniques and political science methodology.
Assessment Seminar presentation: 20%
* Research paper (6000 words):
80%
Prescribed texts
Leftwich A What is politics? The activity and its study Basil Blackwell, 1985
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