Political Economy - classes
Spring semester 2022/2023
2nd year & exchange students, Wednesdays, 9.45-11.20am, room A002
Course given by: Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska
Course schedule
| 22/02 | Introductory meeting - organization of the course |
| 1/03 | No class |
| 8/03 | Methodological and technical remarks on writing papers. Organization of the course contd. |
| 15/03 | No class |
| 22/03 | Topic #1: Zuzanna Uljasz Comment #1: Asha Said Comment #2: Comment #3: Comment #4: |
| 29/03 | Topic #2: Asha Melekh Said Comment #1: Comment #2: Comment #3: Comment #4: |
| 5/04 | No class |
| 12/04 | Topic #3: Sofia Hermida Somoza Comment #1: Noela Garcia Gonzales Comment #2: Claudia Garcia Coladas Comment #3: Comment #4: |
| 19/04 | Topic #4: Marie Gaillard Comment #1: Mateusz Miklicz Comment #2: Noela Garcia Gonzales Comment #3: Claudia Garcia Coladas Comment #4: |
| 26/04 | Topic #5: Mateusz Miklicz Comment #1: Comment #2: Comment #3: Comment #4: |
| 10/05 | No class |
| 17/05 | Topic #6: Manal Oulad Comment #1: Marie Gaillard Comment #2: Asha Said Comment #3: Zuzanna Uljasz Comment #4: Sofia Hermida Somoza |
| 24/05 | Topic #7: Noela Garcia Gonzales Comment #1: Mateusz Miklicz Comment #2: Zuzanna Uljasz Comment #3: Sofia Hermida Somoza Comment #4: Manal Saidi |
| 31/05 | Topic #8: Claudia Garcia Coladas Comment #1: Marie Gaillard Comment #2: Manal Saidi Comment #3: Comment #4: |
| 14/06 | No class / Topic #9: - Comment #1: Comment #2: Comment #3: Comment #4: |
Results
Final results are available here (last updated June 10, 2023).
Rules for passing the course
1. The course is composed of a lecture and classes (ćwiczenia). In order to be allowed to participate in the exam you are required to obtain a positive grade from classes (beforehand). The final grade for "Political Economy" is composed of the scores from the exam (60 points) and classes (40 points). Altogether you can obtain 100 points.
2. The maximum score from classes is 40 points. It is composed of the following elements:
a) written assignment: 0-12 points
The written assignments are prepared individually. The topics of the assignments are distributed during the first two/three classes. The written assignment should be about 7 pages long. It is not allowed to rewrite the assignment. The written assignment should be submitted in paper form in class to the instructor on the day when it is presented, as well as sent by email (in pdf format) to the instructor before the class when it is presented. Each day (24h) of delay in handing in the written assignment in either form results in lowering the total score for the assignment by 1 point, e.g. in the case of an assignment obtaining 10 points which was submitted during the 3rd day (24h) from the submission date, 3 points are substracted from the obtained score and the final result is 10 - 3 = 7 points).
Assessment of the written assignment encompasses:
- assessment of the merits:
- Does the assignment refer to the topic? (1 point)
- Is there a hypothesis or research questions stated / what kind? (2 points)
- Are the arguments presented clearly/logically? (2 points)
- Are author's original thoughts presented? (2 points)
- Is additional literature (at least 2 additional scientific sources) included / what kind? (includes correctness of quotes and references) (2 points)
- assessment of the presentation (written form):
- Clear structure (introduction/conclusions) (1 point)
- Editing (1 point)
- Language (1 point)
b) presentation of the written assignment in class: 0-6 points
Each written assignment must be presented in class on the appropriate date. Absence at the presentation results in 0 points for the presentation and for the written assignment for this person. The presentation should take 30-40 minutes. Interactive presentations are particularly encouraged. Together with elements involving various forms of interaction, they may take up to 60 minutes. You may not repeat ('retake') a presentation. The presentation (slides) must be sent by e-mail to the course instructor at least 1 day before the class, when it is scheduled (until 8pm). Failure to do so will result in substracting 3 points from your total presentation score.
Assessment of the presentation encompasses:
- assessment of the merits:
- Introduction (attracts attention, provides an overview of the arguments) (1 point)
- Presented argumentation (clear, logically presented arguments) (2 points)
- Conclusions (summary of the main inferences) (1 point)
- assessment of the presentation:
- Slides: clear, neat, readable, etc. (1 point)
- Presenting method: voice, body language (visual contact, gesticulation) (1 point)
c) comments and active participation in class: 0-10 points
Each student may present 2 comments regarding the readings from the reading list (0-2 points each). Comments need not be prepared in writing but must be presented in class orally. Each student can present only one comment per class and only when they are not presenting their written assignment. The maximum number of comments (prepared by different persons) per topic is 4. It is not allowed to retake a presentation of a comment.
The deadline for selecting comments is 22.03. Please submit your preferences by e-mail.
Points for active participation in class (0-6 points) can be received for participating in discussion during classes (0-1 points per class). If there are less than 9 classes with presentations during the semester, a relevant multiplier is used to calculate the final active participation scores.
d) short tests: 0-12 points
Short tests regarding the readings discussed in class will be organized every week (5 minutes at the beginning of each class). Each test will consist of 1 question relating to the reading scheduled for that class. For each test you may receive 0-1 point. It is not possible to retake short tests. In order to pass the classes it is necessary to obtain at least 50% of the total points for short tests during the entire semester. If there are less than 12 short tests organized during the semester, a multiplier is used so that the maximum total score for short tests is 12 points.
3. There will be only one retake of classes and it will be organized during the retake exam period (in September). It will take the form of a written pre-exam (kolokwium) and include open questions based on all readings from the reading list. For the pre-exam you can receive 0-30 points. All points received earlier are cancelled, excluding points for comments and active participation in class.
4. Presence in class is obligatory. Only two absences are allowed without written proof of medical leave (each additional absence, which is not justified in a formal manner, results in lowering the final score by 2 points). Absence on the day when your presentation of the written assignment is scheduled results in 0 points for the presentation and written assignment. The same regards comments.
Grading scale:
| 0 - 20 points | 2 |
| >20 - 24 points | 3 |
| >24 - 27 points | 3+ |
| >27 - 31 points | 4 |
| >31 - 34 points | 4+ |
| >34 - 40 points | 5 |
