SOCb1010 Academic Skills

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Blanka Farkašová (lecturer)
Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tereza Menšíková (lecturer)
Ing. Zuzana Talašová (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Vlachová, DiS. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 24. 9. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Tue 8. 10. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Tue 22. 10. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Tue 5. 11. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Tue 19. 11. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Tue 3. 12. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, Tue 17. 12. 8:00–9:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy
Prerequisites
(SEMESTR(1)&&(OBOR(SOC01)||OBOR(SOC02)))||((OBOR(SAN01)||OBOR(SAN02))&&! SOCb1001 Introduction to Sociology )
The course is intended exclusively for the first semester students. It is compulsory for all SOC/SAN students from the matriculation year 2023/24.
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
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basics of the formal requirements of academic writing. Primarily, the course is about learning the basics of working with academic sources, learning about the problem of plagiarism, and basic orientation in the basics of citation standards and their use.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to use different types of sources effectively for academic work, cite these sources correctly, and distinguish between different citation standards.
Syllabus
  • Structure of the course lectures: 1. Introduction and course organization 2.Citation and plagiarism 3.Using e-resources in the social sciences 2. 4.Citation and annotation software: inspiration for study and research 5. Argument building in written text: theory 6. Building arguments in written text: reflections on practice
Literature
  • MAZÁČOVÁ, Pavlína. Akademické psaní a jeho edukace (Academic writing and its education). 2016. info
  • SLOUPENSKÁ, Hana, Petra GEORGALA and Zuzana TEPLÍKOVÁ. Zjednodušte si citování s Citace PRO. 2016. info
  • BRATKOVÁ, Eva. Metody citování literatury a strukturování bibliografických záznamů podle mezinárodních norem ISO 690 a ISO 690-2 : metodický materiál pro autory vysokoškolských kvalifikačních prací. Verze 2.0. Praha: Odborná komise pro otázky elektronického zpřístupňování vysokoškolských kvalifikačních prací, Asociace knihoven vysokých škol ČR, 2008, 60 pp. URL info
Teaching methods
The course is based on block interactive learning and self-study.
Assessment methods
Independent performance of ongoing tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je povinný pro stud. SOC a SAN (hlavní/jednooborový program) od imatr. ročníku 2023/24. Předmět si mohou jako PV zapsat i stud. SAN, kteří neabsolvovali předmět SOCb1001.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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