Семинар наставника

Магистратура 2024/2025

Статус: Курс обязательный (Политика. Экономика. Философия / Politics. Economics. Philosophy)

Направление: 41.04.04. Политология

Кто читает: Департамент политики и управления

Где читается: Факультет социальных наук

Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Макаренко Борис Игоревич

Прогр. обучения: Политика. Экономика. Философия

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

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Abstract

The mentor's seminar is aimed at forming an individual learning trajectory and individual educational results for each student of the trajectory. The mentor defines a list of key educational outcomes that all students of the educational trajectory should achieve. The seminar can have the format of a standard traditional discipline and a tutor format that provides consultations on scientific papers/projects. At the same time, it is possible to use an asynchronous communication format.

Learning Objectives

to acquire an undestanding of research directions; to develop an individual curriculum to select and finetune topics of the term paper and master thesis

Expected Learning Outcomes

A student compares research design
develop the formal srtucture of research work
monitor and assess progress and modify plans as required

Course Contents

An orientation workshop
Russian studies: what to study?
Individual consultations

Assessment Elements

Brief report on selection of topic of term paper
Brief oral report (up to 10 minutes) explaining the choice of topic for term paper, supported by a short memo and/or presentation. The report should explain the substance of the selected topic, anticipated research methods and literature, subject and/or hypotheses of the research
Presentation of interim results of the work on term paper
Constitutes a "pre-pre-defense" of the term paper. Presentation of the interim results of the term paper. Should include an explanantion of the pending work and answers to questions from the mentor and fellow students.
Final seminar evaluating results of the work during the year
A class discussion involving all the students, evaluating the progress made in study, achievements and difficulties

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 4th module
0.25 * Brief report on selection of topic of term paper + 0.25 * Brief report on selection of topic of term paper + 0.25 * Final seminar evaluating results of the work during the year + 0.25 * Final seminar evaluating results of the work during the year + 0.5 * Presentation of interim results of the work on term paper + 0.5 * Presentation of interim results of the work on term paper
2024/2025 3rd module
Quality of presentation of interim results: (a) presentation made at a seminar = 25 per cent (b) substance of the presentation shows good progress in worl = 25 per cent (c) outstanding work and problems described = 25 per cent (d) all questions from mentor and fellow students answered convinsingly

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Hagen, M. von. (2019). Why Russian History? Ab Imperio, 3, 226–228. https://doi.org/10.1353/imp.2019.0069
Kudrin, A. L. (2015). A new growth model for the Russian economy [Elektronische Ressource] / Alexey Kudrin and Evsey Gurvich. Helsinki: Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.444956530
Politics in Russia, Remington, T.F., 2012
Russian politics and society, Sakwa, R., 2008

Recommended Additional Bibliography

R. A. W. Rhodes, Sarah A. Binder, & Bert A. Rockman. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions. OUP Oxford.

Authors

Makarenko Boris Igorevich

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