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17.449 | Fall 2024 | Undergraduate

# Emerging Technology and International Security

Writing is a critical component of the course. The assignments are designed to help students develop their ability to think critically about issues related to emerging technology, innovation, and international security, conduct independent research, synthesize material, and clearly convey information in well-structured and empirically supported essays.

Click on the links below for further detail on the assignments for this course.

- Response Paper
- Simulated Shark Tank Pitch
- In-Class Midterm
- Short-Form Analytic Article (Final Paper)

General guidance on written assignments

We will spend a portion of a class early in the semester discussing best practices for writing essays and short articles. As our discussion that week will highlight, the most successful written assignments clearly lay out an argument, are structured in a coherent and readable manner (typically including an intro, body paragraphs that address the question or topic at hand, and a conclusion), and concisely and clearly present and synthesize evidence that supports the writer’s claims.

Please double-space papers, use a standard 12-point font (e.g., Times New Roman), include your name and email address, and ensure citations follow a consistent format. Additionally, you cannot submit a paper you are writing for another class without written permission from both instructors.

## Course Info

### Instructor

- Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg

### Departments

- Political Science

### As Taught In

Fall 2024

### Level

Undergraduate

### Topics

- Social Science
  - Political Science
    - International Relations

### Learning Resource Types

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