Background information on the term paper:
- students have select a topic related to the curriculum themselves and topics have been approved by the lecturer
- papers will usually have an empirical focus, though clearly anchored in theory/concepts
- papers will often be based on existing research and a limited volume of original material (e.g. evaluation reports, government documents)
- but it is fully possible to write papers with small original analysis (based on existing datasets)
Typical Structure:
- Topic, research question (1 page)
- Theory and expectations/hypotheses (3-4