Theory of Transnational Markets and Civil Society III

Week 1: Introduction and writing process Week 2: Structure of papers, unity and coherence Week 3: Comparison and contrast, cause and effect Week 4: Presenting an argument Week 5: Finding sources, paraphrasing and summarizing Week 6: Literature review, writing abstracts, peer and book review Week 7: Journal papers Week 8: Interviewing, Formal emails Week 9: Presentation – structure, opening and closing Week 10: Presentation – visual aids, body language, difficult questions Week 11: Final presentations by students Week 12: Social communication at conferences Week 13: Completing your thesis, course wrap-up

The seminar includes lectures, class discussions, writing exercises, and a final presentation by students.

Student participation: 40% Writing exercises: 20% Final presentation: 40%

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Although this course is especially prepared for students of Cultural Anthropology, students from other disciplines who are interested are welcome to attend it. Students must participate actively in discussions and assignments.