Master
2023/2024
Mentor's Seminar
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Compulsory course (Politics. Economics. Philosophy)
Area of studies:
Political Science
Delivered by:
School of Politics and Governance
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Boris Makarenko
Master’s programme:
Политика. Экономика. Философия
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
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
Assessment Elements
- Brief report on selection of topic of term paperBrief 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 paperConstitutes 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 yearA class discussion involving all the students, evaluating the progress made in study, achievements and difficulties
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.25 * 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 moduleQuality 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.