Guidelines for the course paper in theory courses at the 2000 level
You must hand in two copies of your course paper to the
department within given deadlines. Further information about where exactly to
hand in the paper will be given on the page of the course description in the
message area. Courses with individual syllabus (reading list) (100-200 pages)
require an individual reading list to
be handed in together with the paper. The reading list has to be signed by your
seminar teacher within given deadlines and it should also contain your
candidate number (not name). The reading list must be 600-700 pages.
Your candidate number can
either be found on the Studentweb or given to you when you hand in your paper.
The course paper is graded
pass/fail (bestått/ikke bestått). The written school exam (3 hours) is graded
along the scale of A-F, and this will be the final grade. The course gives only
one final grade. The grades will be available three weeks after the last of the
two exams has been held. Both the course paper and the school exam must have
received the grade pass in the same semester in order to have passed your
course.
All students are entitled
to one hour of individual supervision. This hour also includes the time spent
on preparation by the supervisor. Each of the teachers may organise his or her
supervision in order to integrate it in the theory course’s programme.
The theme of your course
paper must be chosen from within the topic of the course. The theme, the main
question of the paper and the theoretical approach must be approved by the
teacher. The paper may in large parts be based on the reading list for this
course but this rule is not absolute.
Practical information about the course paper:
* The paper should count
approximately 8 pages (appr. 400 word pr. page). In total, the paper should
count appr. 3200 word (+/- 300 words).
* Use 12 point letter size
and a spacing of lines 1 1/2.
* The paper must include a
summary on the 10 first lines of the first page.
* Number each page of the
paper.
* The list of references
must conclude with the following sentence: “All sources that are used in this
course paper are given here.”
* Follow the rules on
references given at the end of this page.
* Together with the paper a
declaration of sources should be handed in. Follow the link: declaration of sources.
* The paper should be
stapled with a stapler, do not use paper clip or paper folders.
* On the paper’s front page
the following information should be given:
1. Title of the course
paper
5. The number of words in
the paper (the title page, the summary, the list of references and other
enclosures are not included in the number of words)
HOW TO USE REFERENCES:
Book references:
* Parriot, D. P. & C.
F. Carter. (1972), The
Journal Article references:
* Birrell, D. (1972),
“Relative Deprivation as a Factor in
Section in a book, edited
by another person:
* Dølvik, J. E. and T. A.
Stokke (1998), “
When you use references in
your text you include author, year and page if you quote passages of text, e.g.
(Birrell 1972:14). If you refere to ideas that are presented, without
quotations, you include author and year in the reference, e.g. (Birrell 1972)
Web references:
URL:http://www.adress.no (Readingdate 19.10.2005)