Thesis
| Title | Διπλωματική Εργασία / Thesis |
| Code | ΠΘ000 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Political Sciences |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Yannis Stavrakakis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019130 |
Programme of Study: Political Theory
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 30 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600233114
|
Course Type 2021
Skills Development
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600233114
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
In order to proceed to the dissertation stage, students must have successfully completed all the taught courses of the Postgraduate Programme in Political Theory.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, submission and assessment of the MA dissertation, students will be able to:
- Access, select, analyse and articulate bibliographical and research data in their chosen field and topic within political theory.
- Energise the skills needed to organise their theoretical/bibliographical and, if relevant, empirical material, in a rigorous way, consistent with the requirements of social scientific arguments.
- Enlist particular methods of composition and textual competences facilitating scientific referencing as well as developing arguments to their conclusion.
- Identify plagiarism in order to avoid it.
- Present scientific argumentation to wider publics in oral and written discourse.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The MA dissertation aims at the familiarisation of students with the principles of scientific research and at the development of skills allowing the rigorous utilisation of scientific literature and of all types of research material. It provides students with competences related to the processing, articulation and presentation of social-scientific arguments and conclusions, in both oral and written form, in accordance with international scientific standards. Students have to choose a particular topic within political theory, which they are invited to research under the guidance of a three-member examination committee comprising the supervisor and two other members. MA dissertations can also be written in English (in addition to Greek).
Keywords
method, structure, presenattion, processing of scientific data, textual composition
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Assigment | 600 | 21.8 | |||
| Written assigments | 224 | 8.1 | |||
| Exams | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 825 | 30 |
Student Assessment
Description
In order to be accepted, the MA dissertation has to be defended in a public presentation organised by the School. After the presentation and the discussion of the dissertation, the latter is marked by the three-member examination committee (Distinction: 8,5-10, Very good: 6,5-8,4, Good: 6-6,4). The pass mark is 6.0.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ειδική κατά περίπτωση και θέμα βιβλιογραφία.
Last Update
23-07-2023
