2368.16 - Project 1

2368.16

Project 1

10

Secondary education or equivalent qualifications.

The purpose of the course is to teach the students to write an accademic research paper.

The students work independently and complete a problemoriented research project, where they use concepts/models/theories which they have learned, and independently collect empirical material, analyse it, and come to a conclusion. The students are thought what a research questions is, and how to produce a problemoriented research paper. The students learn to demarcate a problemarea (research topic) and formulate a research question, collect empirical data material, complete an analysis and how to present the results in an accademic paper according accademic traditions. The paper is written in a group.

Lectures, seminars, and student presentations. The students work independedently on their project in a group. Supervision aproximately 3x1 hours pr. project.

Upon completed course, the students will be able to: • Demarcate a problemarea (research topic) • Formulate a research question • Complete a problemoriented research project in a team • Present the results of their research in an accademic paper, according the accademic traditions.

Submission of paper.

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Given bibliograpy approximately 300 pages, and the readings and empirical material the students independently have collected in conection with their paper.

Súsanna Olsen