Project in Applied International Politics and Governance

E2025

International Politics and Governance

Project

Mandatory

English

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You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage.

Registration for project-exam: Please remember to confirm your registration by signing up for exam as a group when the group formation is final. The registration is through STADS Online Student Service

When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose.

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Laust Schouenborg (lausts@ruc.dk)

Laust Schouenborg (lausts@ruc.dk)

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

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Project in Applied International Politics and Governance consists of the students' own in-depth work with a self-selected problem-oriented research question that leads to the preparation of a project. The project is prepared in groups of 2-5 students, guided by a lecturer. The project is tied thematically to one of the three compulsory courses in the first semester, or the advanced seminars offered for IPG students, permitting students to specialise within subject matter fields (e.g. climate, foreign policy, health and food and social policies)

Project in Applied International Politics and Governance consists of the students' own in-depth work with a self-selected problem-oriented research question that leads to the preparation of a project. The project is prepared in groups of 2-5 students, guided by a lecturer. The project is tied thematically to one of the three compulsory courses in the first semester, or the advanced seminars offered for IPG students, permitting students to specialise within subject matter fields (e.g. climate, foreign policy, health and food and social policies)

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.

The project literature and curriculum are determined by the students in consultation with the supervisor and in compliance with requirements and learning goals as specified in the study programme. The students are expected to utilize curriculum from own literature search and reviews, and where possible from existing computer science courses.

The majority of the activity takes place as self-study, where the group of 2-5 students works independently with a problem-oriented project. The project group can expect up to 3-4 supervision sessions of about 45-60 minutes each with their assigned supervisor. The study intensity for a student in this activity: 405 hours. This includes group formation, any additional workshops and preparation for the oral exam.

Campus

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

Will be made available on Moodle before semester start.

• be able to develop in depth knowledge about the issue within the IPG subject area that they have chosen to write the project about.

• be able to formulate a precise problem formulation and, by extension, select and reflect on relevant theory, method, analysis design and empirical data.

• be able to master the chosen methodological approach, obtain the necessary empirical evidence and carry out a thorough analysis where the theoretical terminology is systematically applied to the project's subject area and in line with the project's research question and design.

• be able to draw relevant and well-reasoned conclusions based on the project's analysis, and present and communicate these conclusion clearly and precisely.

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: 72,000-91200 characters, including spaces.
For 3 students: 96,000-110400 characters, including spaces.
For 4 students: 120,000-132000 characters, including spaces.
For 5 students: 132,000-151200 characters, including spaces.
The character limits include the cover, table of contents, abstract, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude appendices.

The project portfolio 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

Identify a relevant issue or problem area and formulate an analytical research question

Select and critically reflect relevant literature

Develop and apply a relevant theoretical framework

Select and apply relevant methodological tools.

Justify the chosen analytical choices and findings

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.