Submission of written assignments - Department of Political Science

Technical standards

• Requirements for word limit will vary. See "Examination" on the relevant course page for information about the word limit. The total amount of words shall include footnotes, but exclude references/bibliography.
• Fonts are optional, but must be in accordance with standards that give approximately 375-400 words per page. We, however, recommend the use of Times New Roman with font size 12.
• A4 is the standard page format. Left, right, top and bottom margins must be at least 2,5 cm. The text must be written with 1,5 line spacing.
• Number all the pages.

The front page should contain

• course code
• semester and year
• candidate number (do not write your name on the assignment)
• word count (front page, list of references, table of content, table, figures and appendix are not included in the word count)
• title

How to submit the assignment

• You hand in your assignment in the digital system Inspera
• You find the date for submission on the course's semester page under "Examination: time and place".
• You hand in the paper before 15.00 at the date of submission.

References

• You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citation and cheating.
• See the library's web site on how to write and cite. 
• Your paper will be checked for plagiarism with the programme URKUND.