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PSI 4492 Senior Seminar – Political Science
Instructor: Peter Schimert
Methods: Discussion.
Goals: Developing and writing a senior thesis.
Requirements: Attending the class meetings, turning in the brief written assignments participating in the discussions, completing the brief oral presentations, and writing a senior thesis.
Please Note:
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Attendance in this class is mandatory.
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Missing class will result in the reduction of your grade.
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Turning assignments in late will also result in the reduction of your grade, one grade per day that the assignment is late.
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All written assignments must be turned in on paper. Turning in assignments electronically is not acceptable.
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Repeated absence from this class and missing consultations will result in failure.
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If you plagiarize, you will fail.
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Students are expected to come to consultations regularly. Those who do not will be penalized.
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All written work must have footnotes and bibliography, which follows the proper form according to Turabian. I will not accept it otherwise.
Evaluation:
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Short written assignments 10%
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Interim report 10%
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Oral Presentation 10%
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Senior seminar paper 70%
Please Note! This class will be conducted in strict observance of the honor code and all written work must be pledged and signed before it is graded. Pledge: "I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this work, nor have I knowingly tolerated any violation of the honor code."
Schedule of Classes:
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Introduction
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Introduction, II
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Preliminary Thesis Statement and Bibliography due (1-2 pages)
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Periodicals Report due (2-3 pages)
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Secondary Literature Report due (2-3 pages)
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Primary Sources Report due (2-3 pages)
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Thesis Proposal and Bibliography due (2-3 pages)
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Individual Consultations
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Interim Reports due (8-10 pages)
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Individual Consultations
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Individual Consultations
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Individual Consultations
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Papers Due (in Two Copies)! Oral Reports
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