KVPOP2 Scientific Writing, 3 ECTS – Dept. of Political Science and International Relations

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KVPOP2 Scientific Writing 3 ECTS

Organised by

International Relations

Person in charge

Lecturer Tarja Seppä

Preceding studies

Degree/major subject students: before this course or simultaneously with it, major subject students take the courses YYHT2 History and Ideas of the Western Intellectual Tradition and and YYHT5 Basics of Information Seeking, both of them offered in the General Studies of the Faculty (not included in the ECTS of KVPOP2).

Belongs to following study modules

Teaching

Learning outcomes

Students learn how to evaluate and interpret texts and genres of international relations and apply the knowledge that they have gained through lectures and literature to analysing a current international phenomenon.

Teaching methods

Degree/major subject students: a course on scientific writing (24 h) + Viskari's book (see literature). Compulsory for students majoring in International Relations.
Minor subject students: two books during the general literature examination (see literature).

Modes of study

Degree/major subject students: writing an essay for KVPOP1, during which students learn the formalities of scientific writing.
Other/minor subject students: a book exam.

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Recommended year of study

First year, periods 1-2.

Study materials

Minor subject students are tested for the following books on a general examination day of the Faculty of Social Sciences:

1. Viskari: Tieteellisen kirjoittamisen perusteet. Tampereen yliopistopaino 2001. (2 ECTS)
2. Kinnunen - Löytty: Tieteellinen kirjoittaminen, pp. 13-94, 109-118 and 179-194. Vastapaino 2002. (1 ECTS)