TU-EV00032 - Political Organizations and Decision Making, Lectures, 26.10.2023-30.11.2023

December 13: Final essay on political organizations and decision making
The final essay is a reflective writing assignment that explores selected key themes of this course. Adopt a scientific referencing style, justifying your claims and viewpoints based on readings. 

Topic: Based on the course readings, identify and discuss your top three key learnings about political organizations and decision-making.

Choose your title based on those key learnings you found the most relevant and interesting. The essay's topic should be coherent, the learnings aligning with the given title.

Guidelines:

• Title yourself your essay.
• Reference and utilize course readings of your choice.
• Feel free to use texts from your learning diaries in the final essay.

Length: Three A4 pages or more.

Submit the assignment by December 13th, 23:59 to mari.holopainen@aalto.fi or through MyCourses to the submission box below.

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Tips on Improving Research-based Writing and Reflection:
In an analytical text, employ techniques such as summarization, reflection, description, narration, or argumentation. Engage in a discussion with key sources to demonstrate your own thinking. Compare sources through your perspective, analyzing where they align and differ concerning your essay's topic.

Utilize Sources

• Ensure correct references and bibliography.
• Apply multiple sources 
• Optionally, incorporate broader source literature than the assigned course readings.

Analyze and Synthesize

• Connect theory with examples or different perspectives through personal reasoning.
• Offer reflective comparisons between theoretical and personal perspectives, highlighting differences and similarities.

Reflect and Create

• Reflect on opposing viewpoints.
• Critically evaluate information.
• Combine elements in a novel way.
• Present an argumentative and well-justified text.
• Introduce new perspectives.