Преподавател(и):

проф. Антоний Тодоров  д.н.

Описание на курса:

Компетенции:

You will learn to: (1) formulate thesis (or hypothesis or question to be answered); (2) give arguments for your thesis or answers / or give explanation for your hypothesis; (3) make a conclusion – so, why did you write this text, what did you finally explain.

Also you will learn to follow the formal rules of academic writing.
Предварителни изисквания:
Basic knowledge in political science and international relations.

Форми на провеждане:
Редовен

Учебни форми:
Самостоятелна работа

Език, на който се води курса:
Английски

Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:

No copy/paste: this is considered as plagiarism that is proscribed by the low. Also don’t forget that there is no text without an author, even though in some cases it is difficult to find the name of the author.

Please follow the formal rules below:

- The paper should be of 15 000 signs with spaces (+/̶ 1 000).

- At least 2 subtitles for giving the idea for the explicit structure of your text.

- At the end – bibliography (the list of used texts), with at least 5 titles (obviously it is not a generally accepted formal rule, but try to do this).

- If you have to give an additional information or explanation, which you don’t like to include in the main text, use a footnote.

- Quotations (between quotes or if reported, after the quoted idea) follow the academic form.

Литература по темите:

See course POLS319

Some usefull text:

Hartley, James. Academic writing and publishing : a practical guide. Routledge, 2008.

Средства за оценяване:

Continuous evaluation:

- Written text - 80%

- Presentation - 20%