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Course Syllabus

Master 2023/2024

Mentor's Seminar. An Economist's Perspective

Type: Compulsory course (Politics. Economics. Philosophy)
Area of studies: Political Science
Delivered by: Department of Theoretical Economics
Where: Faculty of Social Sciences
When: 1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Oleg I. Ananyin
Master’s programme: Политика. Экономика. Философия
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 24

Course Syllabus

Full 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

Learning Objectives

  • The mentor's seminar is aimed at forming an individual learning trajectory and individual educational results for each student of the trajectory. Students receive guidance in their work on term paper topic proposals, writing literature reviews, and drafts of their term papers.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to consolidate their reading in their research area by writing an annotated bibliography and /or literature review
  • Students will be able to write an abstract for a future and completed project
  • The students will develop/improve academic and professional writing skills
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Developing a term paper proposal
  • Developing a literature review
  • Developing a term paper
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Term paper proposal
  • non-blocking Literature review
  • non-blocking Time discipline
  • non-blocking term paper pre-defence
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 4th module
    0.25 * Literature review + 0.15 * Term paper proposal + 0.2 * Time discipline + 0.4 * term paper pre-defence
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Academic writing : a handbook for international students, Bailey, S., 2011
  • Academic writing for graduate students. Essential tasks and skills, Swales J.M., Feak C.B., 2014
  • Bailey, S. (2017). Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students (Vol. Fifth edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1650435

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • 50 steps to improving your academic writing. Study book, Sowton, Ch., 2012
  • Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills, Swales, J. M., 2012
  • How to write a thesis, Eco, U., 2015
  • Johnson, A. P. (2016). Academic Writing : Process and Product. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1222793
  • MacDonald, S. (2010). Professional Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Vol. Paperback ed). Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=367965
  • Paul J. Silvia. (2019). How to Write a Lot : A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing: Vol. Second edition. APA LifeTools.