SOC759 Thesis Writing Seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/4. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Benjamin Jeremiah Vail, Ph.D., M.Sc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Michal Vašečka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOC755 General sociology && SOC776 Writing Sociology
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
This course is for graduate students who plan to write an MA thesis. To receive a passing grade, students are expected attend consultations regularly and prepare work as assigned.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to develop the theme and structure of a thesis by writing a preliminary thesis proposal
to find resources for research and writing
to locate appropriate bibliographic material
to develop a timetable for researching and writing the thesis
to support individual writing skills and address weaknesses
Syllabus
  • Introductory meeting focusing on specialisation agreeing a topic
  • Theoretical grounds and concepts
  • Methodology and writing strategy
  • The first chapter
Literature
  • ECO, Umberto. Theory of semiotics. Edited by Marek Sedláček. Vyd. v českém jazyce 1. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně, 2004, 407 s. ISBN 8085429993. info
  • SILVERMAN, David. Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook. 1st pub. London: Sage Publications, 2000, xv, 316. ISBN 0761958231. info
  • ECO, Umberto. The role of the reader : explorations in the semiotics of texts. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1979, viii, 273. ISBN 0-253-11139-0. info
  • TURABIAN, Kate L. A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962, vii, 109. info
Teaching methods
Seminars are organized in the form of discussion groups of students who discuss structure of a their thesis together and they share resources for research and writing. Course offers students ability to identify appropriate bibliographic material and to gain writing skills through reading sessions organized around particular texts brought by students.
Assessment methods
Form of teaching: consultations
Requirements: participation in consultations; almost final text of dissertation, see below.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Výhradně pro zahraniční studenty programů "Sociology" . Just for Sociology students.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
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