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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
criminology
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Badi Hasisi, Dr. Roni Factor
Coordinator Office Hours:
Please coordinate appointments
Teaching Staff:
Prof Badi Hasisi
Course/Module description:
This course prepares students for writing a Master's thesis at the Institute of Criminology. The workshop focuses on choosing a topic for the thesis and identifying a potential supervisor, choosing a research question and method, finding data and funding, preparing a research proposal and writing the final thesis and an academic publication. Students will become familiar with the difficulties of carrying out a research project, such as lack of access to relevant data, ethical, methodological and other concerns, and will examine possible ways to overcome these barriers.
Course/Module aims:
The main purpose of this course is to provide research-track students with the necessary knowledge and tools for writing a Master's thesis in Criminology.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Locate relevant literature to a selected topic
Identify and different types of literature, summarize and evaluate it.
Locate a potential supervisor
Develop a research question
Write a proposal for a Master's thesis
Discuss and deal with ethical concerns in academic research
Discuss and deal with various difficulties that may arise while carrying out a research project.
Attendance requirements(%):
Full attendance (80%)
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Personal meetings
Course/Module Content:
Developing a research question
Barriers and limitations in the research process and possible solutions.
Literature searches in Criminology
Ethics in research: guidelines and tools
Analyzing data: first and secondary data sources.
Academic writing
Academic presentation
Required Reading:
N/A
Additional Reading Material:
N/A
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 10 %
Project work 70 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
The completion of this course with the grade of 80 or above is a requirement for studying in the research track and writing a Master's thesis.
The requirements of the course include: full attendance, active participation, reading the material assigned in class, giving a presentation and submitting the final project.
Full details on the course's plan, assignments and deadlines are available on the course's website.
Please follow the messages and instructions on the course's website during the year.
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