Grading guidelines STV4340

General instructions:

  • is due in Inspera April 16 at 3:00 PM, a late submission is an automatic fail except for medical reasons
  • should be between 3000 and 3500 words of length, excluding the list of references
  • should develop an argument based on readings from multiple weeks of the course
  • should include empirical example(s)
  • can include literature not discussed in the course
  • can include original empirical analysis
  • must meet the formal 

Typical Structure:

  • Introduction with framing and main research question and argument (approx. 1 page)
  • Theoretical discussion with expectations/hypotheses (approx. 3 pages)
  • Methodological choices (approx. 1 page)
  • Analysis and discussion (approx. 3 pages)
  • Conclusion (approx. 1 page)
  • References

Main criteria for assessment – substance:

 

  • relevance of topic, narrowing down topic, research question
  • demonstration of familiarity with readings from the course, accurate description of theoretical discussions and core concepts
  • sound and clearly explained methodological choices
  • clear link between theory and empirics, answering the research question
  • conclusion which follows from the research question and theoretical and empirical discussions

 

Main criteria for assessment - formal aspects:

  • 3000-3500 words, references excluded
  • clear structure, headlines, paragraphs, page numbers
  • use of references and coherent referencing style
  • clarity of language

The grading of the term papers should follow the general guidelines for the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo:

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