Notes on the lectures from the workgroup (2021) for Introduction to International Relations (IIRs).
INCLUDES notes on workgroup sessions 1 to 5 (Total: 6 pages).
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Introduction to International Relations (IIRs) Workgroup Lecture
Notes
Table of Contents
Workgroup Session #1 2
Workgroup Session #2 3
Workgroup Session #3 4
Workgroup Session #4 5
Workgroup Session #5 5
, 2
Workgroup Session #1
Citing and Bibliography:
● Sources are used to gain credibility (for ourselves).
● Give credit where credit is due.
● Build on from one’s work (transparency for the readers).
Sources need to be looked at generously (given a third-point perspective, putting one's self in the
author’s shoes).
Citing: Putting the author’s words in a quote (exact pages).
Paraphrasing: The interpretation of the author’s words (use ideas of the book, chapters, pages, etc..).
Use resources to help with citations (e.g. Zotero) BUT style needs to follow APA Guide 2019.
The key to writing a good article is to use what everyone is looking at and add a credible, structured
and well-informed counter-point (distinguish the general trend from the accepted theory;
“probabilistic”).
To remain as unbiased as possible read multiple, widely
varying sources (a mix of right and left): When reading a piece, ALWAYS
● Al-Jazeera ask who the TARGET AUDIENCE
● The Conversation is (who are they trying to reach?).
● Foreign Policy
● Foreign Affairs
● International Relations podcasts/websites
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-does-your-favorite-news-source-rate-on-the-truthiness-scale-consult-this-chart-2016-12-15
INCLUDES notes on workgroup sessions 1 to 5 (Total: 6 pages).
1
Introduction to International Relations (IIRs) Workgroup Lecture
Notes
Table of Contents
Workgroup Session #1 2
Workgroup Session #2 3
Workgroup Session #3 4
Workgroup Session #4 5
Workgroup Session #5 5
, 2
Workgroup Session #1
Citing and Bibliography:
● Sources are used to gain credibility (for ourselves).
● Give credit where credit is due.
● Build on from one’s work (transparency for the readers).
Sources need to be looked at generously (given a third-point perspective, putting one's self in the
author’s shoes).
Citing: Putting the author’s words in a quote (exact pages).
Paraphrasing: The interpretation of the author’s words (use ideas of the book, chapters, pages, etc..).
Use resources to help with citations (e.g. Zotero) BUT style needs to follow APA Guide 2019.
The key to writing a good article is to use what everyone is looking at and add a credible, structured
and well-informed counter-point (distinguish the general trend from the accepted theory;
“probabilistic”).
To remain as unbiased as possible read multiple, widely
varying sources (a mix of right and left): When reading a piece, ALWAYS
● Al-Jazeera ask who the TARGET AUDIENCE
● The Conversation is (who are they trying to reach?).
● Foreign Policy
● Foreign Affairs
● International Relations podcasts/websites
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-does-your-favorite-news-source-rate-on-the-truthiness-scale-consult-this-chart-2016-12-15
