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LOCKE/Penny Montesquieu Jefferson/Paine; or
O Politicians – the legislative records of democratic legislatures (c) When news coverage is rich,
,
plus Presidents who do not sit in their legislature. Please keep please consider random
in mind that the U.S. Congress publishes records of
sampling. When coverage is not
statements not made in the presence of other
rich, the focus should be on a
Representatives and Senators.
population study, i.e. all.
nalogous to above except in the academic option, where you would
ocus on journals in politics, economics, international affairs, and Analogous to above
democracies defence.
Option 1: Media coverage of surveillance/violence/espionage/brutality/
c. cross-national censorship and/or anti-democratic practices of China,
Start date could be 1948/later.
China Option 2: Media Falun Gong coverage including democide and organs.
Your project could analyze Land
R media as in option A, above.
Option 3: Politicians as described above in option A.
A.
D. Islamism, Analogous to the options described for option A, above, the research
Le. could explore this theme in some detail, perhaps with a focus on Analogous to above
extremism treatment of ethno-religious minorities (e.g. Christians) or women
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E. Higher
education
and its
values
Analogous to above
You could analyse what publications devoted to colleges/universities
may or may not say about such matters as the rights of students to
disagree with their professors, the role of political diversity among
faculty, and the core educational or training purposes of universities
Content analysis of perceptions of the virtues/liabilities of freedom of
opinion among the populations outlined for option A, above,
G. Freedom
of Opinion
Analogous to above
Special Note on Topics (Described in Lectures But Not Syllabus)
Potential topics not listed above may be discussed in lectures. .
Students are welcome to submit papers on topics (a) drawn from the syllabus, (b) not from the syllabus
but discussed in class, or (c) not from the syllabus but arising from a student’s own thinking. Papers on
topics outlined in the syllabus will not need permission from CW.
For topics from lectures or students’ thinking and not in the syllabus, students will need
to send CW a brief outline plus a description of data to be collected, found or borrowed,
o written permission in an email from CW for their assignment research paper to be accepted, and
o an early start (not later than January) if involving survey/polling research in light of the
requirement for permission from the research ethics unit at Carleton.
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you read the table before it is discussed in class, please be unconcerned if it seems complex. The
different essay options in the table are less complex than they may appear to be in this ultra-concise
summary.
The normal deadline for requesting written approval of an authorized topic is the end of the first month
of the term. Topics are placed in table 2 because they may need discussion for planning purposes.
Irrespective of topic, please remember to (a) describe and analyze an important empirical, i.e.
quantitative, data element at the core of your planned research and (b) begin your poll if you do one as
early in January as possible given that it will require university approval.
Table 1: Pre-Authorized Topics
Area
Topics
Data
Four options come to mind but you may conceive of a 5th:
If your study is about national
o Media-main media in principal democracies. Nations might media:
include U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia plus perhaps a very few
of the following depending upon the historical period you
(a) The longer the time period for
a
choose – France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Israel,
your data collection, the fewer
India, Japan, South Korea Taiwan); or
the nations in your study;
A
o Academics – the academic journals in principal democracies (b) Normally limit yourself to one
(e.g. in politics, economics, public administration, and
Internal
domestic policies), or
rightwing and one leftwing
threats to
outlet, both respectable (e.g.
o Great writers – concerns expressed about internal threats to
democracies
Telegram and Guardian in the
democracy by classic writers about democracy such as
U.K.);
Locke/Penn/ Montesquieu/Jefferson/Paine; or
o Politicians – the legislative records of democratic legislatures (c) When news coverage is rich,
plus Presidents who do not sit in their legislature. Please keep please consider random
in mind that the U.S. Congress publishes records of
sampling. When coverage is not
statements not made in the presence of other
rich, the focus should be on a
Representatives and Senators.
population study, i.e. all.
B. External Analogous to above except in the academic option, where you would
threats to focus on journals in politics, economics, international affairs, and Analogous to above
democracies defence
Option 1: Media coverage of surveillance/violence/espionage/brutality/
.
c
cross-national censorship and/or anti-democratic practices of China. Start date could be 1948/later.
China Option 2: Media Falun Gong coverage including democide and organs.
Your project could analyze Land
Rmedia as in option A, above
Option 3: Politicians as described above in option A
D. Islamism, Analogous to the options described for option A, above, the research
i.e. could explore this theme in some detail, perhaps with a focus on Analogous to above
extremism treatment of ethno-religious minorities (e.g. Christians) or women.
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Analogous to above
E. Higher You could analyse what publications devoted to colleges/universities
education may or may not say about such matters as the rights of students to
and its disagree with their professors, the role of political diversity among
faculty, and the core educational or training purposes of universities.
G. Freedom Content analysis of perceptions of the virtues/liabilities of freedom of
of Opinion opinion among the populations outlined for option A, above,
values
Analogous to above
Special Note on Topics (Described in Lectures But Not Syllabus)
Potential topics not listed above may be discussed in lectures.
Students are welcome to submit papers on topics (a) drawn from the syllabus, (b) not from the syllabus
but discussed in class, or (cl not from the syllabus but arising from a student’s own thinking. Papers on
topics outlined in the syllabus will not need permission from cw.
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Vile Term Paper – Data, Quantity, Statistics
,
Assignments must be data-focused. The purpose is to provide students with competitive advantage in
the challenging economy of the COVID era.
Data will matter: (a) the quality and quantity of the quantitative data, (b) the intelligence/plausibility of
your analysis, inferences, and conclusions, and/or (c) the reasonableness of statistical analysis.
Unlike in statistics courses, an incorrect application of a statistical test may not have much effect on
your grade. Please feel free to consult Professor Winn.
VIIf Term Paper – Size
–
A strong paper may have many numbered tables and charts but as few as 2-4 pages of writing. A strong
paper might consist of about one page or so spelling out
o the paper’s purpose,
o how the data were collected, and
about one page or a few pages linking the main conclusions to your numbered charts and tables.
Each conclusion should be linked to the chart or table containing data supportive of that conclusion. For
an explanation, please see section Vild for a discussion of table/chart nomenclature. A lot of writing will
not be necessary since you will have invested a fair amount of effort in data or content analysis.
Vlig Term Paper – Grading of the Empirical/Quantitative Component
The quality of charts, presentation, writing, and data interpretation will influence grades. With respect
to the empirical/quantitative data component of the paper, grading will also be influenced by (a)
quantity of data, analysis, and interpretation and (b) team size. For hypothetically two teams of the
same size, the grade will be higher if the quantity of original data and data analysis/interpretation is
larger.
Viih Topics for Papers
Topics
Please feel free to consult Ms. Blake re media access and discovery of any existing academic study or
sources on your topic.
Please feel free to consult Prof. Winn re dates, coding, media choices, efficiency (saving time), and/or
interviewing journalists for their reaction to your findings if interviewing proves appropriate. If part of
your project, surveys/interviews will often require CU authorization.
Table 1, below, describes pre-authorized topics. Please feel free to propose other topics for possible
approval. your intended topic is other than from table 1 below, you will need written permission. If
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you read the table before it is discussed in class, please be unconcerned if it seems complex. The
different essay options in the table are less complex than they may appear to be in this ultra-concise
summary.
The normal deadline for requesting written approval of an authorized topic is the end of the first month
of the term. Topics are placed in table 2 because they may need discussion for planning purposes.
Irrespective of topic, please remember to (a) describe and analyze an important empirical, i.e.
quantitative, data element at the core of your planned research and (b) begin your poll if you do one as
early in January as possible given that it will require university approval.
Table 1: Pre-Authorized Topics
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VII Evaluation in Detail
Vlia Term Paper – Teams
The team experience can provide more learning, more efficiency, and more friendship. For
requirements, see subsection on Communications on page 1.
VIIb Writing – Quality and Plagiarism
Quality of writing includes: clarity, organization, spelling, grammar, short sentences at the start of each
paragraph, few adjectives or adverbs, Word, Excel, complete bibliographic references or footnotes at
the bottom of the page (not the essay), and no PDF’s (CU rule). Observations/conclusions should derive
from data examined and discussed and/or sources cited.
The University and the course take plagiarism seriously. The origin of data must be described
completely. If the data are secondary, i.e. not your own, bibliographic references must be complete so
that any reader could easily verify the accuracy of your data by checking easily with your source.
You may only re-use data, data analysis, and/or data interpretation from another of your term papers if
you receive prior written permission from Professor Winn.
VlIc Term Paper – Research Quality
Quality empirical research requires clear, concise writing
about
o the purpose of the paper;
Accommodation and Research
Assistance
o why the topic matters;
o quantitative data you collect and/or analyse;
Test accommodation – A medical
o sampling procedures and how you assured no
note will normally be required only if
bias;
three or more tests are missed. .
o how any hypothesis/proposition/interpretation
Late paper accommodation-
of your data is related to the nature of the data;
acceptable for medically documented
o the tables and/or charts you are using;
reasons.
Librarian Aleksandra Blake –
o the sources of the data in these tables and/or
charts.
would gladly advise on non-empirical
aspects (ie. where to find media but
VIId Term Paper – Table and/or Chart
not how to content analyze media).
Seeking Ms. Blake’s advice early in the
Nomenclature
term will bring you significant benefits,
A hypothetical table on age and voting could have the
including more free time.
o
title, Table 1: Age and Voting. A chart on education and
Professor Winn-would gladly
help with respect to design, media,
reading the Economist could have the title, Fig. 2:
sampling, analysis etc.
Education and Reading the Economist. The sources of
the data should be complete.
o
o
o
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Vile Term Paper – Data, Quantity, Statistics
Assignments must be data-focused. The purpose is to provide students with competitive advantage in
the challenging economy of the COVID era.
Data will matter: (a) the quality and quantity of the quantitative data, (b) the intelligence/plausibility of
your analysis, inferences, and conclusions, and/or (c) the reasonableness of statistical analysis.
Unlike in statistics courses, an incorrect application of a statistical test may not have much effect on
your grade. Please feel free to consult Professor Winn.
VIIf Term Paper – Size
A strong paper may have many numbered tables and charts but as few as 2-4 pages of writing. A strong
paper might consist of about one page or so spelling out
o the paper’s purpose,
o how the data were collected, and
about one page or a few pages linking the main conclusions to your numbered charts and tables.
Each conclusion should be linked to the chart or table containing data supportive of that conclusion. For
an explanation, please see section Vild for a discussion of table/chart nomenclature. A lot of writing will
not be necessary since
your content analysis.

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