ENSd0918 Discussion about the Dissertation Thesis

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Karel Stibral, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! HEN918 Discussion about the Dissert. &&!NOW( HEN918 Discussion about the Dissert. )&&( ENSd0933 Research Seminar I || HEN910c Disertation Thesis Preparation )
Successful completion of the first two years of doctoral study (ENSd0910 courses). The absolute minimum is gaining the credits of two research seminars (in case of a six-month foreign internship one credit is sufficient), the completion of ENSd0900 or ENSd0901 Current Issues of Environmental Humanities and the delivery of at least one scientific paper, at a conference or in print (i.e. ENSd0927 or b, or ENSd0903).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make the student elaborate the basic theses, the initial hypotheses, the methodology, and the first research findings of the dissertation and to train the skill to present the preliminary results to the scientific committee. The form of the dissertation thesis (either monograph or a set of articles / chapters) is to be decided during the examination session.
Learning outcomes
The student should be able to analyse the progress made in the given topic for the Czech and international professional public, he/she should be able to identify and describe the current trends in the research of the given subject. The student should be able to present the results of his/her current research clearly and in a well-structured manner and to propose further steps towards resolving the given problem in written and oral form and to defend this in discussion with experts.
Syllabus
  • The course does not have a syllabus; it is tailored to the needs of an individual doctoral student.
Literature
  • BREWER, Robert. Your Ph.d. Thesis: How to Plan, Draft, Revise And Edit Your Thesis (In-Focus Post Graduate). Studymates Ltd., 2007. s. 227. ISBN 9781842850701.
  • DUNLEAVY, Patrick. Authoring a PhD : how to plan, draft, write, and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, xiii, 297. ISBN 1403905843. URL info
Teaching methods
Individual consultations with the teacher and the supervisor or other experts; discussions with members of the Doctoral Board.
Assessment methods
Classified discussion of the dissertation project (documented by at least 3-5 pages of written text) in front of the Doctoral Board. The student must successfully defend his/her doctoral dissertation project both orally and in writing and should be able to respond to questions related to the topic of the thesis at a professional level.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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