International Relations & Academic Skills - Workgroup
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers in the Twenty-First Century
Workgroup 1: Session 1
Starting session:
● Cite as specific as possible (e.g. adding page numbers) to fairly represent other’s work
Polarity: How many poles are there (what are the superpowers in the world)?
● Unipolarity → One country has significantly more power compared to other
countries, ex. US
● Bipolarity → Two countries have significantly more power compared to other
countries, ex. Cold War
● Multipolarity → A few countries have significantly more power compared to other
countries
● Apolarity → No countries have significantly more power compared to other countries.
How do the authors establish credibility?
● They immediately put out that they’re experts
● The immediate citing
● They clearly lay out and build on other work
● Their openness to feedback
● Use of logical arguments
● Even-handed and factual tone
● Fairly formal and academic writing style
● Highlighting the topics relevance for other academics
, Workgroup 1: Session 2
Library tutorial: Basic skills
During your studies you’ll have to search for academic information continually. This may
cause questions to arise like:
○ How do you best start your search? Which strategies should you use?
○ How can you judge worthiness? How do you find out if it’s regularly cited?
Tutorial 1: Working with the Catalogue
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
❖ reserve and borrow a book
❖ find a digital or printed journal article
❖ find publications on a specific subject or from a known author
❖ find our databases
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers in the Twenty-First Century
Workgroup 1: Session 1
Starting session:
● Cite as specific as possible (e.g. adding page numbers) to fairly represent other’s work
Polarity: How many poles are there (what are the superpowers in the world)?
● Unipolarity → One country has significantly more power compared to other
countries, ex. US
● Bipolarity → Two countries have significantly more power compared to other
countries, ex. Cold War
● Multipolarity → A few countries have significantly more power compared to other
countries
● Apolarity → No countries have significantly more power compared to other countries.
How do the authors establish credibility?
● They immediately put out that they’re experts
● The immediate citing
● They clearly lay out and build on other work
● Their openness to feedback
● Use of logical arguments
● Even-handed and factual tone
● Fairly formal and academic writing style
● Highlighting the topics relevance for other academics
, Workgroup 1: Session 2
Library tutorial: Basic skills
During your studies you’ll have to search for academic information continually. This may
cause questions to arise like:
○ How do you best start your search? Which strategies should you use?
○ How can you judge worthiness? How do you find out if it’s regularly cited?
Tutorial 1: Working with the Catalogue
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
❖ reserve and borrow a book
❖ find a digital or printed journal article
❖ find publications on a specific subject or from a known author
❖ find our databases
