Assessment for this course will not be changed spring 2020.
The final course grade has two components: class participation (40%) and a term paper (60%). All classroom discussion and the term paper should be in English. Grading scale A-F.
Class participation - 40%
Dialogue and debate are an important part of this course. For each topic, at least one of the following elements will be used to measure class participation:
- In-class quiz;
- Problem set related to the paper(s);
- Presentation of the paper(s).
In-class quizzes are individual effort. Problem sets and paper presentation are group effort. The final class participation is the sum of all session scores over the whole term.
Term project - 60%
Students are required to do a term project in a group, resulting in a paper. The assignment consists of one of the following:
- Replication of a paper (or parts of a paper) from a list of papers provided;
- Replication of a paper (or parts of a paper) proposed by the students and approved by the lecturer;
- Development of a new paper after discussion and approval by the lecturer.
Due to risk of plagiarism, it is only possible to take the course one time. Retake is only possible if the course is failed.