SPP004 Thesis Workshop

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 25 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Navrátil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Designing and substantiating the research question of the dissertation.
Learning outcomes
Designing an application problem. Designing and research problém. Specify a research question based on the formulation of application and reserach problems.
Syllabus
  • Application problem. Interpreting rlevant literature on the application problem. Intepreting relevant literature on the research problem. Research problem. Knowledge relevant to solve the application and the research problem. Research question concerning relevant knowledge
Literature
  • SCHUTT, R. K. 2009. Investigating the Social World. Thousand Oaks, Caligornia: Pine Forge Press.
  • ABEND, G. 2008. The Meaning of Theory. Sociological Theory. 26(2), 173-199.
Teaching methods
reading, homework, discussing with supervisor
Assessment methods
feedback in terms of congruence among application problem, research problem, and reserach question as well as in terms of its substatiation by published knowledge
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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