FSS:SOC759 Thesis Writing Seminar - Informace o předmětu

SOC759 Thesis Writing Seminar

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Vyučující

prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (cvičící)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (cvičící)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Mgr. Benjamin Jeremiah Vail, Ph.D., M.Sc. (cvičící)
PhDr. Michal Vašečka, Ph.D. (cvičící)

Garance

prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií

Předpoklady

SOC755 General sociology && SOC776 Writing Sociology

Omezení zápisu do předmětu

Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Jiné omezení: Výhradně pro zahraniční studenty programů "Sociology" . Just for Sociology students.

Mateřské obory/plány

• Sociologie (angl.) (program FSS, N-SO)

Cíle předmětu

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

Osnova

• Introductory meeting focusing on specialisation agreeing a topic
• Theoretical grounds and concepts
• Methodology and writing strategy
• The first chapter

Literatura

• 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

Výukové metody

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.

Metody hodnocení

Form of teaching: consultations
Requirements: participation in consultations; almost final text of dissertation, see below.

Vyučovací jazyk

Angličtina

Informace učitele

Requirements and standards to award credits in Thesis Writing Seminar, Master's program in Sociology:

1. The thesis must be put in the Homework Vault of Thesis Writing Seminar before the deadline stated in the schedule of the Department of sociology. Student submits the thesis in the file under the name of his/her supervisor.
2. When submitted to the Homework Vault, the thesis must have at least 80 per cent of the overall number of characters.
3. Please note not only you are required to comply with the minimal percentage of the overall number of characters; moreover, the thesis must be coherent in terms of its content and must include all the chapters as agreed with the supervisor (including the conclusion). It is also expected the research question(s) will already be resolved.
4. The footnotes may not be completed.
5. The list of references may not be completed.
6. Any appendices may not be included.

Once the deadline for submissions is over, the Homework Vault will be closed. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the thesis is submitted in time and in the appropriate folder.

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