FSS:EVSb1005 Introduction into the Analysis - Course Information
EVSb1005 Introduction into the Analysis in European Studies
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Zuzana Ringlerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Petr Svatoň (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Zuzana Ringlerová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Mon 18:00–19:40 exP52
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVSb1005/Skupina_2: No timetable has been entered into IS. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! EVS194 Introduction into the Analysis && !NOW( EVS194 Introduction into the Analysis )
- 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
- there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Current ersearch in the area of social science is based upon application of rigorous methods. The aim of this course is to provide the students with basic analytical tools and methods that can be applied in the area of European Studies.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to identify main analytical tools that can be used in the European studies research
Student will be able to draft appropriate methodology for course paper (as for example position paper)
Student will be able to to draft appropriate methodology for BA thesis
Student will be able to explain main weaknesess and strenghts of basic analytical tools appropriate in the European studies - Syllabus
- 1) Introduction into the academic writting
- 2) Principles of academic writting
- 3) How to work with sources
- 4) How to work with sources: seminar
- 5) Literature review
- 6) Literature review? seminar
- 7) Policy paper
- 8) Policy paper: seminar
- 9) Case study
- 10) Case study: seminar
- 11) Introduction into the quantitative analysis
- 12) Introduction into the quantitative analysis: seminar
- 13) Presentation skills: seminar
- Literature
- required literature
- Young, Eóin & Quinn, Lisa. Writing Effective Public Policy Papers A Guide for Policy Advisers in Central and Eastern Europe. 2002.
- Knopf, Jeffrey W. (2006): Doing a Literature Review. Political Science and Politics 39, 1, pp. 127-132.
- Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. Edited by Miroslav Disman. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info
- Teaching methods
- The course combines lectures and seminars.
- Assessment methods
- The course is completed as pass/fail, for which students complete assignments for individual seminars and attend lectures and seminars. Seminar assignments: 4 seminar assignments for a maximum of 13 points each, i.e. a maximum of 52 points in total. Bonus points for attending lectures: 7 times attending lectures for 3 points each, i.e. max 21 bonus points in total. Attendance at seminars: 4 times attendance at a seminar for 3 points each, i.e. max 12 points in total. Online test: maximum of 13 points. Total maximum of 77 points, threshold for credit: 65 points. Participation in seminars is compulsory.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Teacher's information
- Questions direct to Dr. Zuzanu Ringlerovou ringler@fss.muni.cz
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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