CJVCS Building Academic Skills

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Ing. Daniela Svobodová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 U44
Prerequisites
A communicative and proactive approach in discussions.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 7/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
Course objectives
This course aims to offer practical workshops and seminars in order to prepare students for active participation in student conferences organized in different formats. For this reason, the course design is based on presentations of thorough theoretic frameworks, focused on the effective development of presentation and communication skills. At the same time, there is a parallel goal related to the opportunities to gain particular academic experience in International Student Colloquia and Conferences.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will get acquainted with tools that will enable them to: • prepare conference presentations and posters on academic topics • develop their public speaking skills • get prepared for active participation in academic discussions • express adequately their opinions, and support their statements with arguments • articulate agreement, and disagreement and respond to questions. • use persuasive written strategies to create a convincing academic poster and PPT presentation • Prepare, organize and deliver a conference academic poster presentation using advanced rhetoric strategies
Syllabus
  • This semester the content reflects the main topics of the Epistemic Injustice Project, shared with partner universities in Europe and Latin America. Therefore, some of the joint seminars have a synchronous online format, ie. real-time online meetings. The course content contributes to the development of students´ productive and receptive language competencies, as well as to the refinement of their communication a presentation skills through specialized exercises. All the assignments throughout the semester are designed in a way to progressively prepare students for the Final Online Student Conference. There are 14 seminars and workshops spread throughout the whole semester: • 9 face-to-face sessions • 5 online sessions (synchronous format, i.e. real-time online meetings) with International partner Universities (UDA - Ecuador, London College – UK, UP- Dominican Republic, Unam - Mexico)
Literature
  • McCarthy, Patsy, Hatcher, Caroline, Presentation skills : the essential guide for students , 2002
  • Fricker, Miranda, Epistemic injustice : power and ethics of knowing, 2010
  • Reinhart, Susan M., Giving Academic Presentations, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2013.
Teaching methods
Each session begins with a brief overview of the theoretical framework. Students are expected to do their reading assignments in advance to familiarize themselves with the main issues as part of their required preparation for the class. Moreover, regular preparation includes readings of recomended texts (ie. articles, case studies and monographs chapters, etc.), completed with topic related videos, Ted talks, podcasts, etc. Class participation is compulsory. The main emphasis of this course is to assure a variety of teaching and learning methods that correspond to hands-on form of seminars and workshops. According to the particular topics scheduled for each lesson, students have to prepare their presentations and academic posters, and deliver them in class, in order to discuss them with their classmates. The assignment includes giving and receiving constructive feedback as part of a reflective analytical approach.
Assessment methods
Students will be assessed via portfolio assessment desribed in detail in the study materials (they are expected to submit/do all the assignments listed there, both during the term and in the exam period). active attendance (70%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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