Project 3 in Current Global and Development Challenges

E2025

Global and Development Studies / European Master in Global Studies

Project

Elective

English

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Paul Austin Stacey (pas@ruc.dk)

Markus-Michael Müller (muellerm@ruc.dk)

ISE Registration & Exams (ise-exams@ruc.dk)

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This project will allow students to hone and build on skills accumulated in previous semesters to identify and analyse contemporary global and development challenges while practicing a shorter and more concise project format. Students work in groups on a particular contemporary global and development challenge associated with the theme of one or more Advanced Study course. They provide a literature review; an analysis of the phenomenon based on collected data and a conclusion that addresses possible solutions. The project should collect and analyse various sources from, for example, statistics, databases, newspapers, television, online sources, and students can also choose to create their own data (by doing surveys, interviews and observations, for example).

The project module will typically consist of a combination of workshops, peer-feedback, and supervision.

Workshop 1: Lecture and shared identification of possible projects.

Workshop 2: Lecture and facilitated group formation.

Cluster Supervision 1

Cluster Supervision 2

Guidance on the use of quantitative methods in projects and theses

If you and your group find quantitative analyses relevant to answer your research question, and your supervisor cannot help, here is an offer of assistance. We offer a workshop where a group of researchers will talk about how to use quantitative data in projects and theses. We will present an overview of publicly available data sets, as well as the possibilities, if you wish to collect your own data. We expect you to have taken a course in basic quantitative methods (BC 8 or equivalent).

The workshop is held on October 9th, 2025, 2-4 pm, in theory room 07.1-033

After the workshop you/your group will have the opportunity to book an appointment with a skilled student, who will help with downloading and preparing data for analysis and interpretation. If you need extra guidance on any particular issue, you will be referred to a relevant researcher.

See Moodle

The project is based on group work (with groups consisting of up to 5 students) and peer-to-peer feedback. The supervisors facilitate 4 workshops during the semester. In connection with these workshops, there are fixed deadlines for the draft papers that the groups are required to submit. The students provide each other with feedback on their drafts, and the supervisors can provide additional feedback and guidance to the groups. The supervisors also prepare short presentations to be held during the first two workshops. The presentations form the basis for discussion of important aspects of the project reports, e.g.: How do you compile a multidisciplinary literature review? How should empirical data be presented in a chapter?

10 ECTS = 270 hours (divided between preparation/reading, workshops, supervision, project work, and examination)

The activity is evaluated regularly based on the study board's evaluation procedure. The responsible for the activity will be informed of any evaluation of the activity at the start of the semester. See link to the study board's evaluation practice here: https://intra.ruc.dk/fileadmin/assets/ise/Undervisning/Evaluation_procedures_at_ISE.pdf

Programme will be available on Moodle

• The project provides students with the ability to address global and development challenges from various disciplinary and methodological angles. Writing a project that is comparable to the format of an academic journal article strengthens students’ ability to focus on organisation, progression, and conciseness.

Oral project exam in groups with individual assessment


Permitted group size: 2-5 students.

The character limits of the project report are:
For 2 students: 33,600-48000 characters, including spaces.
For 3 students: 40,800-50400 characters, including spaces.
For 4 students: 43,200-52800 characters, including spaces.
For 5 students: 48,000-60000 characters, including spaces.
The character limits include the cover, table of contents, abstract, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude appendices.

The project report must include an abstract, that is part of the assessment. The abstract can either be written in English or Danish.

Time allowed for the exam including time used for assessment is for:
2 students: 60 minutes.
3 students: 75 minutes.
4 students: 90 minutes.
5 students: 105 minutes.



Permitted support and preparation materials at the oral exam: All

Assessment: 7-point grading scale
Moderation: Internal co-assessor.

Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam

Explain and evaluate, using relevant terminology, various theories relating to Global and Development studies.

Authoritatively and independently, select and apply relevant theories in relation to a specific case.

Analyse and reflect critically on the project.

Discuss in a creative and solution-oriented way how and to what extent the analysed global and development challenge can be addressed.

Communicate knowledge in oral and written language that is technically precise, well-structured and well-argued.

Besides above following will be part of the assessment • Resume in English or Danish • Writing and spelling skills are part of the assessment.

Oral presentation Same criteria as for project, but also: The student are able to: • Present and communicate • Take part in dialogue and discussion about the written project report The assessment is a collective assessment of all above.