WRITING A MASTER'S THESIS
Instructional goals
The lab aims to familiarize students with the writing of a degree thesis, i.e. an original research paper larger than a simple paper. It presents perspectives from different disciplines (in order to allow structuring the research question and the thesis), as well as the specific technical tools for writing a thesis.
Intended learning outcomes
Ability to structure one's research interests in form of a specific research question; ability to design the thesis’ structure and to evaluate a research design, according to the perspectives of different disciplines; ability to use technical tools for bibliographic searches and the management of bibliographic references in the thesis.
Course Contents
General introduction. Designing and structuring a master's degree thesis according to different disciplinary perspectives: political science, sociology, legal disciplines, historical disciplines. Bibliographic research and technical tools for managing bibliographic references.
Reference Books
Materials shared by the instructors.
Teaching Methods
Class lectures; interactive exercises
Assessment Method
Class attendance. Final lab exercise
Thesis assignment criteria
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Week 1
Writing a thesis on parties and voters – materials shared by the instructors.
Week 2
Writing a thesis in law subjects – materials shared by the instructors.
Week 3
Writing a thesis in other disciplines within GAP degree programme (e.g., history, journalism, public policy analysis; TBC) – materials shared by the instructors.
Week 4
LUISS Library User education – materials shared by the instructors.
Week 5
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 9
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Week 10
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Week 11
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Week 12
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