The term paper should have an argument or a central point, and it should discuss a issue, not just describe facts or reproduce what others have written. The structure of a a good term paper can be: Actualisation and specification of the research question, account and explanation of the theory that will be used in the assignment, presentation of empirical data, discussion and conclusion.
The most important criteria for the term paper
is assessed on the basis of (1) clarity of the problem statement, argumentation and presentation, (2)
grounding in research literature, (3) logical presentation of the link between argument and premise conclusion, (4) substantiation of the arguments with sources or examples. In addition, the
the term paper (5) must fulfil the formal requirements for a scientific text with use of sources,
references and bibliography in accordance with scientific practice. Do not let formal weaknesses
stand in the way of the message you wish to convey in terms of content. The assignment must maintain a
satisfactory standard in relation to all five objectives in order to be approved.
is assessed on the basis of (1) clarity of the problem statement, argumentation and presentation, (2)
grounding in research literature, (3) logical presentation of the link between argument and premise conclusion, (4) substantiation of the arguments with sources or examples. In addition, the
the term paper (5) must fulfil the formal requirements for a scientific text with use of sources,
references and bibliography in accordance with scientific practice. Do not let formal weaknesses
stand in the way of the message you wish to convey in terms of content. The assignment must maintain a
satisfactory standard in relation to all five objectives in order to be approved.
In the term paper, the student is required to document claims about empirical conditions
(“facts”), and references to existing research literature (“theory” and “method”) with
reference to sources. These sources may be scientific articles, academic books including
methodological literature and “classics”, public documents, reference works, and to a lesser extent newspapers
and internet sites, etc.
(“facts”), and references to existing research literature (“theory” and “method”) with
reference to sources. These sources may be scientific articles, academic books including
methodological literature and “classics”, public documents, reference works, and to a lesser extent newspapers
and internet sites, etc.