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Course Syllabus

Postgraduate course 2021/2022

Research Seminar

Type: Compulsory course
Area of studies: Political Science and Area Studies
Delivered by: School of Politics and Governance
When: 2 year, 1 semester
Instructors: Mikhail Ilyin
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 36

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The program of the course builds up the minimum requirements to the knowledge and skills of an PhD student and determines the content and types of classes and assessment. The program is designed for teachers of this discipline, learning assistants and students of political science PhD programs. The course is delivered to the second year PhD students, as a part of their professional development. The course is mandatory. The course is closely tied to the following disciplines: Academic writing in Russian. It is designed to teach knowledge and skills necessary for designing dissertation research. The course is taught in English. But students who are going to write their thesis in Russian can write their papers for this course in Russian, if they wish.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course extends the range of doctoral students’ activities related to furthering their research and academic writing. It is focused on the progress of their PhD dissertation research and the on-going problems with implementation of its design.
  • The course aims at developing or enhancing the following skills: (1) amending research design of individual PhD projects of doctoral students, (2) reporting progress of the research, simulating presentation at conferences
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Be able to develop coherent and persuasive argumentation to present research results
  • Be able to implement a research project, including writing articles and abstracts, compiling Power point presentations etc.
  • Gain experience in analysis of the texts resulting from political research, professional communication and academic writing
  • Know approaches and methodologies of political science research, with the focus on designing different types of social research
  • Know methods of collection and analysis of different types of data
  • Know the role of concepts, theories, hypothesis, models in political research
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Part 3. The art of writing a scholarly paper.
  • Part 1. Methodological problems of implementing research design.
  • Part 2. Communicative strategies and rhetorical devices of presenting outcomes of one’s research.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Research proposal and presentation
  • non-blocking Tasks to the units
  • non-blocking Control test
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2020/2021 1st semester
  • 2021/2022 1st semester
    0.3 * Research proposal and presentation + 0.7 * Control test
  • 2022/2023 1st semester
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Hesse-Biber, S. N., & Johnson, B. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=989215
  • Политология. Методы исследования, Мангейм, Д. Б., 1999

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Bechhofer, F., & Paterson, L. (2000). Principles of Research Design in the Social Sciences. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=63918
  • Blaikie, N. W. H., & Priest, J. (2018). Designing Social Research : The Logic of Anticipation. Medford, MA: Polity. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2002079
  • Creswell, J. W. . (DE-588)133331512, (DE-576)164944168. (1994). Research design : qualitative and quantitative approaches / John W. Creswell. Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.]: Sage. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.040749258
  • Hancké, B. (2009). Intelligent Research Design : A Guide for Beginning Researchers in the Social Sciences. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=299002
  • Keating, M., & Della Porta, D. (2008). Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences : A Pluralist Perspective. Cambridge , New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=304674
  • Vogt, W. P., Gardner, D. C., & Haeffele, L. M. (2012). When to Use What Research Design. New York: The Guilford Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=439278

Authors

  • ILIN MIKHAIL VASILEVICH