SEMESTER ASSIGNMENTSECOND SEMESTER 2010/2011 SESSION POL 4313 POL 3314 POL 2204

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO

FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

The distinction between Theoretical Framework and Literature Review in construction of knowledge is indisputable but the distance between the two is doubtful as any literature review is an assessment of many theories on the subject under study and theoretical assumption is constructed with available literature relevant to the assumption.

Subsequently, from methodological point of view a literature review contains many theoretical postulations.

Each seminar in all the above three courses is to formulate a theoretical assumption relevant to the course offered. For example:-

• Differences in language and religion stand out among the factors that generate ethnic conflict and tension.
  
• Shift of global production to service-oriented changes the patterns of global trade.
  
• Commodity production, of exchange value leads to development of capitalism.
  

These are examples of theoretical assumptions derived from POL 4313, POL 3314 and POL 2204 respectively.

So, each seminar from the above three levels is to formulate a theoretical assumption similar to above. But note that a theoretical assumption may be of a description type; paradigmatic; abstractly theoretical; classificatory; or interpretative.

Then you are to search for relevant materials to construct the assumption to become like a theoretical framework. In other words it is like building a literature review on the assumption.

The following are to be observed:-

1. If you are ten not less than ten different texts to be used. If fifteen as in POL 2204 not less than the number of students in the seminar.
   
2. Presentation must be according to standard i.e. to acknowledge all the references used e.g. (Mandel 1975: 20).
   
3. Each report is not to be less than 4 pages computer processed.
   
4. Each seminar is to submit the assumption for approval this week and then 2 weeks to finish and submit.
   
5. When submitted reports would be exchanged between the seminars for review and discussion.
   
6. All references must be listed as References at the end of the work.
   

Good Luck

M.M. YUSIF

31/10/11