210045 PS BAK6: Parties and Institutions (2024W)

Overall grade composition:
- Attendance and active class participation: 15%
- Two group presentations: 20% (10% each)
- One main presentation and one critique/debate of another group’s presentation
- Submission of one substantial question or comment on the assigned literature by each session (10 questions, one per session; sessions to be chosen by the student): 20%
- Research question and motivation (500 words): 10%
- Peer-review of the research question (200 words): 5%
- Empirical research paper, without results (2500 words): 30%

* Grade composition is subject to change. All information will be sent to the registered students in the final syllabus, by the end of September 2024.

* The written assignments will have a tolerance length of ± 10% (e.g., a 500-word assignment should have between 451 and 550 words). Word limit violations will be penalized by 10% of the total points for every 10% in word limit (e.g., a research question between 400 and 450 words, or between 551 and 600 words would have a maximum grade of 9/10).

Each component will be graded separately. Failing in one component does not necessarily lead to failing the entire course, as students can still pass with a grade at least 4.0. However, students must submit at least something for every component to obtain a final grade. Missing one of the assessment criteria will lead to failing the course.

Plagiarism and Ghostwriting are strictly forbidden. To make sure that these rules are not violated all written work will be crosschecked with a Plagiarism-software (Turnitin). In addition, on some occasions, students will be required to provide an oral discussion of their written work.