Titulación | Tipo | Curso |
---|---|---|
4313335 Ciencia Política / Political Science | OB | 0 |
Puede consultar esta información al final del documento.
Se recomienda realizar el módulo de Introducción a la Investigación antes de realizar el TFM.
The purpose of the module is to help students to produce a Master Thesis.
The Master's Thesis (MT) is a substantial piece of academic work that proves the student’s competence to carry out research autonomously at a Masters level. In the MT students should be able to present:
- a research question related to any of the topics dealt with in the substantive modules of the master,
- a well structured theoretical framework that proves good knowledge of the literature and the debates involved in the research question,
- a suitable research strategy involving methods learned in the methodological modules of the master.
The MT must show that the student is capable to carrying out sound and rigorous academic research and has the ability to evaluate research conducted by others.
Students are encouraged to include their own empirical analysis in their MT.
For further details on what is a master thesis and this module see our Master Thesis Guide.
Los contenidos del TFM son elegidos de los estudiantes de entre los temas que se tratan en los módulos sustantivos del master, así como de las líneas de investigación del profesorado.
Título | Horas | ECTS | Resultados de aprendizaje |
---|---|---|---|
Tipo: Dirigidas | |||
Presentación y discusión de los TFM en las tutorias colectivas | 25 | 1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 11, 8, 10, 9, 15, 12, 13, 14, 6 |
Tipo: Supervisadas | |||
Tutorías individuales | 10 | 0,4 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 11, 8, 10, 9, 15, 12, 13, 14, 6 |
Tipo: Autónomas | |||
Elaboración de la tesis de master | 214 | 8,56 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 11, 8, 10, 9, 15, 12, 13, 14, 6 |
El módulo implica trabajo autónomo intensivo por parte del estudiante, que deberá participar en tutorías tanto individuales como colectivas. Las defensas se realizan públicamente en Julio y Septiembre.
Nota: se reservarán 15 minutos de una clase dentro del calendario establecido por el centro o por la titulación para que el alumnado rellene las encuestas de evaluación de la actuación del profesorado y de evaluación de la asignatura o módulo.
Título | Peso | Horas | ECTS | Resultados de aprendizaje |
---|---|---|---|---|
Presentación y defensa del TFM | 10% | 1 | 0,04 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 7, 11, 8, 10, 9, 15, 12, 13, 14, 6 |
The module MT will involve three assessment components:
- the MT itself (80%)
- the presentation and defence (10%) and
- the participation in collective tutorials (10%).
The MT must prove that the student has:
- Ability to guide research towards the fruitful analysis of a particular relevant question. This will be assessed considering the definition and justification of the research question.
- Knowledge and a critical understanding of the academic debates around this specific question. This will be assessed considering the theoretical framework of the MT.
- Ability to relate theory and empirical analysis. This will be assessed considering the definition of an appropriate research strategy and the data gathered and analyzed.
- Ability to assess other researchers’ work. This will be assessed considering how the MT takes into account previous research on the matter and in the students’ contribution to collective tutorials.
- Ability to communicate both in writing and orally. This will be assessed considering how the MT is written and defended.
The MT will be evaluated by two professors of the department and will be defended publicly in July or September. A MT can obtain the following marks:
- Excellent (10-9 out of 10): A very well written MT, compelling and original, based on thorough reflection and rigorous analysis, including detailed knowledge of the literature, a solid research design and data analysis appropriate to answer the research question.
- Good (8-7 out of 10): Interesting argument and good knowledge of the literature. Includes a research design and data analysis reasonably appropriate to the question posed.
- Pass (6-5 out of 10): The knowledge of the literature is sufficient but could be improved. Some minor limitations are found in the proposed methodology and/or in the data analysis.
- Fail (4 or less out of 10): Severe problems with the research question, theoretical framework, research design or data analysis.
Della Porta, Dontallea y Michael Keating 2008, Approaches and methodologies in the social sciences, Cambridge: CUP
Hanké, Bob 2009, Intelligent Research Design, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Hay, Collin 2002, Political Analysis: A critical introduction, Houndmills: Palgrave
Isernia, Pierángelo 2001, Introduzione alla Riceca Politica e Sociale, Bolonia: Il Mulino.
Johnson, J. and R. 1995 Joslyn Political Science Research Methods, Washington: CQ Press, 3rd ed.
Katzer, J. 1998, Evaluating Information. A Guide for Users of Social Science Research, Boston: MacGraw Hill
King, G., R. O. Keohane and S. Verba 1999, Designing Social Enquiry¸ Princeton: Princeton University Press
Manheim, Jarol B. y Richard C. Rich 1988, Análisis Político Empírico, Madrid: Alianza.
Pollock, P. 2009 The essentials of political analysis, Washington: CQ Press, 3rd ed.
Ninguno
Nombre | Grupo | Idioma | Semestre | Turno |
---|---|---|---|---|
(TEm) Teoría (máster) | 1 | Inglés | segundo cuatrimestre | manaña-mixto |