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Poli2030 2009/2010
Learning Log
1. Introduction
I am not quite sure about the exact research question of my dissertation at this point but I know it is something along the lines of international relations and within that the examination of IPE and emerging economies in East-Asia. I find it important to state this as early as this stage of my work so whenever I hear/read something that is particularly important in connection with these topics during the following weeks I can refer to them.
Lecture 2: Clarifying your Approach
Professor Stoker identified 3 stages of a research cycle and introduced us to the first one which he called: “From hunch to approach”
In my opinion the most important part of the lecture was the list of the 6 categories that one should be guided by when designing a research. Professor Stoker put them in the following order: hunch, ask, method, measurement, explanation and relevance. He described them all and I believe they will prove to be a useful guidance during my research especially when finalizing my exact research question and begin to write it up.
Once I have the exact research question I should make sure that it is comprehensive by specifying the meaning of each words in the introduction as words can often have rather broad meanings. For that I should follow the “ladder of generality”: the more specific the term/word the more specific and detailed definition it requires.
The last point I especially found to be of great value for my research was the distinction Professor Stoker made between an essay and a research. A research relies on both outside and personally generated data while an essay usually uses only externally generated ones. This I think is important to be aware of in order to guarantee that my work is not just an extended essay but an actual research.
Lecture 3: From Approach to Doing
In this lecture we continued the analysis of a research through Professors Stoker’s model of research cycle....
Learning Log
1. Introduction
I am not quite sure about the exact research question of my dissertation at this point but I know it is something along the lines of international relations and within that the examination of IPE and emerging economies in East-Asia. I find it important to state this as early as this stage of my work so whenever I hear/read something that is particularly important in connection with these topics during the following weeks I can refer to them.
Lecture 2: Clarifying your Approach
Professor Stoker identified 3 stages of a research cycle and introduced us to the first one which he called: “From hunch to approach”
In my opinion the most important part of the lecture was the list of the 6 categories that one should be guided by when designing a research. Professor Stoker put them in the following order: hunch, ask, method, measurement, explanation and relevance. He described them all and I believe they will prove to be a useful guidance during my research especially when finalizing my exact research question and begin to write it up.
Once I have the exact research question I should make sure that it is comprehensive by specifying the meaning of each words in the introduction as words can often have rather broad meanings. For that I should follow the “ladder of generality”: the more specific the term/word the more specific and detailed definition it requires.
The last point I especially found to be of great value for my research was the distinction Professor Stoker made between an essay and a research. A research relies on both outside and personally generated data while an essay usually uses only externally generated ones. This I think is important to be aware of in order to guarantee that my work is not just an extended essay but an actual research.
Lecture 3: From Approach to Doing
In this lecture we continued the analysis of a research through Professors Stoker’s model of research cycle....