ObjectivesStudentswillbeexpectedtowritea1000-wordcriticalessayononeofthedocumentarieslistedinthecourseplan.Thedocumentaryinquestionmustbeoneofthedocumentarieswithanasteriskbeforeitinthesyllabus.Provideanoverviewofthedocumentaryincludingitsmainthemes,ideas,claimsandconcepts.Inordertodoso,makesuretodiscusstheessenceofthedocumentaryandtosituateitinitshistoricalcontext. You should be able to answer the following questions:
1.Whatisthedocumentaryabout?Whatistheviewerlearningaboutthefieldofconflict studies and human rights?a.Ifyouhadtoexplainandsummarizethedocumentaryandthetopicitself,what would you focus on?
2.Provide additional information to contextualize the documentary based on our class discussion,and connect the documentary with the course material(humanrights,humanitarianintervention,internationallaw,andthecausesanddynamicsof armed conflicts).a.Forexample,canyouprovideadditionalinformationaboutinternationallaw,humanrightsorthecausesofconflictsthatwehavediscussedinclass?
3.Doyouthinkthatthedirectorprovidesanobjectiveassessmentofthetopic?Canyou identify missing information or point of views?
a.Criticallyassessitscontributionanditsmainarguments;askyourselfifthedirectorpresentssufficientandvalidevidenceinsupportofthesearguments.
b.Useacademicliteratureinordertodiscussthemaintopicshighlightedinthe documentary.Technical GuidelinesTitlepage:Pleaseindicatethetitle,yournameandstudentnumber,andthecoursenumber.Referenceformat:YouhavetouseAPAcitationandreferenceformatforyourresearchpaper1.Makesurethatyouuseitconsistentlyandaccurately.Indicatespecificpagereferences. Do include a separate bibliography.Sources:Youmustdrawonatleasttwo(2)externalreputablesourcestosupportyourargument2.Somemustbescholarly(i.e.booksandjournalarticles).Nomorethanhalf1 Please refer to these websites for additional information:http://sass.uottawa.ca/en/writing/resources/references;http://sass.uottawa.ca/sites/sass.uottawa.ca/files/referencing_styles_apa.pdf;https://sass.uottawa.ca/sites/sass.uottawa.ca/files/awhc-apa-style.pdf2 For scholarly sources, please refer to http://www.scholarsportal.info/
canbeinternetsources(journalsavailableonlinethroughdatabasesdonotcountasinternetsources).Youmay,ofcourse,drawonthecoursereadings;these,however,arein addition to the required external sources.Substantive GuidelinesThe assignment will be assessed based on the following criteria:Argument:Yourpapershouldbeorganizedaroundaclearargument.Yourpapershouldnotreadlikeashoppinglist–withonethingafteranother–butratherlikeonesideofadebate.Evidence:Youneedtosupportyourargumentbydrawingonrelevantevidence.Inthecaseoftheresearchpaper,youwillbedrawingonmainlyscholarlysourcestobackupyourarguments;howeveryoucanalsousenewsandinternetsourcesifyoufindtheyarerelevantandyoucannotfindtheinformationanywhereinpeer-reviewsources.Trytobreak your evidence down into several sub-sections.Organization:Yourpapershouldhaveaclearstructurewithanintroductionthatoutlinesyour argument and paragraphs that support it along with a conclusion.Qualityofresearch:Dotheresearchnecessarytosupportyourargument.Drawonreputable,scholarlysources.Makesurethatyouciteallofyoursources.Youmustprovidecompletereferences,includingpagenumbers.BecarefulaboutInternetsources;youareresponsibleforensuringtheirauthority.Makesuretoputanydirectquotesintoquotation marks. Plagiarism is taken very seriously at the University of Ottawa.Style:Youshouldtrytocommunicateyourideasasclearlyandarticulatelyaspossible.Revisingisacrucialstepinpaper-writing.Dotakethetimetoreadoverandpolishyourwork.Criticalthinking:Onceyouhavethebasicsdown,feelfreetobecreativeorcritical.Above all, I want to see you thinking.Fine PrintPapersmustbesubmittedelectronicallyonBrightspaceandcannotbesubmittedinperson.Lateassignmentswillbepenalized5%aday(aweekendcountsas2days).Assignmentswillnotbeacceptedafter7days,atwhichpointyouwillreceiveazeroontheassignment.Youmusthandinallassignmentsifyouwanttoavoidanincompleteforthecourse.Lateassignmentsmustbesubmittedinclassorhandedintothedepartmentaloffice(FSS)ortheofficedrop-boxafterhours,wheretheywillbedate-stamped.Lateness due to illness must be justified with a doctor’s note covering the relevant time.
