POLS1009 Research and Writing in

Political Science
Week 2 Tutorial: Approaches to Research
and Critical Reading
Skills

Dr Borui(Ray) Song
 We acknowledge and
celebrate the First
Australians on whose
traditional lands we meet,
and pay our respect to the
elders past and present.
Course
representatives
• 5 representatives needed
• It is good for your CV!
• Help your fellow students’ voices to
be heard by the Lecturer and Head
of School, including thoughts and
opinions about the classes!
• Interested in this position? Email
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Tutorial Structure

• Student questions

• Group Activities
• Usually, one major activity

• Time permitting, a second one

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Our Expectations
• You need to show up at
least 8 times
• You need to engage with
the activities and work in
the group to solve the task
• One group member will
share your group’s
discussion with the entire
tutorial class
Q&A
• Questions about the course?
• Questions about content of the
first 2 weeks?
 Activity 1
Discussion (15 minutes):
Groups of 4, each group gets several Referencing lectures and
research questions
readings, discuss in the groups
which research approach is most
appropriate for each research
question
Group Presentation (3-4
minutes per group): state
your chosen research
question and present why
you have chosen the
respective approach