PSYd0112 Review of dissertation-relevant literature

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hynek Cígler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Iveta Koblic, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Juchelková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
None
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 goal of the course is to provide a review of the current state of knowledge about the phenomenon studied by the doctoral student. The development od writing skills is a secondary goal.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course the student will be able:
- to design and carry out a thorough literature search across databases and other sources
- to write and defend a text summarising current knowledge in the field and live research directions
Syllabus
  • 1. Design of literature search
  • 2. Literature search
  • 3. Study of retrieved texts
  • 4. Writing the review paper
  • 5. Defense of the review paper
Literature
    required literature
  • Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010, xviii, 272. ISBN 9781433805622. info
Teaching methods
Mentoring and consultations with thesis leader and other experts.
Assessment methods
The credits are awarded based on successful defense in front of the thesis leader.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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