FSS:SPRn8899 Conceptualization - Course Information

SPRn8899 Conceptualization of Master Thesis

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies

Prerequisites

The course is enrolled in that semester when subject of final work is submitted.

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

• Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP) (2)
• Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Communal Social Work)
• Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Case Social Work)
• Social Work Macro - Innovations in Organisations (programme FSS, N-SPR) (2)
• Social Work Macro - Community Service Programmes (programme FSS, N-SPR)
• Social Work Micro – Counselling (programme FSS, N-SPR) (2)
• Social Work Universal (programme FSS, N-SPR) (3)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to give students support in elaborating the theoretical background of their final work. At the end of the course, students should be able to give theoretical reasons to their partial research questions which consist with the basic research question.

Learning outcomes

Analyze current scientific knowledge on the topic and problem of the diploma thesis; formulate partial research questions; explain the links between major and secondary research questions.

Syllabus

• The course is devoted to the following topics and issues:
• 1. Identifying concepts used in designing the basic research question.
• 2. Defining concepts consistent with the intended meaning of the basic research question
• 3. Defining partial research questions and elaborating theoretical arguments supporting their design.

Literature

• Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. Edited by Miroslav Disman. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info

Teaching methods

The learning outcome of the course will be attained by means of following teaching methods: 1. elaborating and giving theoretical reasons to partial research questions by student, 2. individual consultation by thesis supervisor.

Assessment methods

The course consists in individual consultations with the tutor, defining theoretical concepts of the final work and giving theoretical reasons to the partial research questions. The course is completed by credit which is preconditioned by handing in the first draft of theoretical part of the final work to the tutor.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
  
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