Syllabus
* Mandatory:
SMITH, K. - TODD, M. - WALDMAN, J. Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation. London and New York: Routledge, 2009.
* Recommended:
BURNETT, J. Doing your Social Science Dissertation. London: Sage, 2009.
HAYOT, E., The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014.
Annotation
Weekly schedule:
1) What is a dissertation? Structure of the dissertation in the social sciences and a work plan. The role of a supervisor and other support.
2) Getting started. Choosing a topic.
3) Presentation and discussion of individual topics.
4) Primary and secondary sources. Literature searching.
5) Citation managers and organization of knowledge.
6) Citational practices. Avoiding plagiarism.
7) Drafting a plan and writing an abstract. Writing a dissertation project proposal.
8) Presentation and discussion of individual project proposals I. (anthropology, ethnomusicology)
9) Presentation and discussion of individual project proposals II. (sociology)
10) Presentation and discussion of individual project proposals III. (psychology)
11) Presentation and discussion of individual project proposals IV. (economics)
12) Writing process. Finding your academic voice in your writing.
13) Formatting and proofreading. Submission and beyond: making the most out of your dissertation.