FSS:VPLn8800 Thesis - Course Information

VPLn8800 Thesis Workshop

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Kotolová, DiS. (assistant)
Mgr. Jiří Vander, DiS., Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies

Prerequisites

The course is enrolled in the semester when student plans submit his or her final work. Submitting final work elaborated in accordance with the assignment in predetermined date is prerequisite for credit recognition.

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

• Personnel management and organisational development (programme FSS, N-VSPLZ) (2)
• Social services and management in civic sector (programme FSS, N-VSPLZ)
• Labour Market and Employment Policy (programme FSS, N-VSPLZ)
• Public and Social Policy (programme FSS, N-VSPLZ) (2)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, N-SP)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Personnel Management and Organizational Development)
• Public Policy and Human Resources (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Policy)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to give students opportunity to make their own research and to present its results by their final work. At the end of the course, students should be able to final work in accordance with the theoretical, methodological and formal expectations of the discipline.

Learning outcomes

Write diploma thesis according to the professional standard of the field; Apply the principles of research methodology; To know and apply the formal requirements of the professional style of all the principles of quoting a professional text; Apply in practice ethical standards to scientific research;

Syllabus

• The course is devoted to the following topics and issues:
• 1. Empirical research.
• 2. Interpretation of findings in terms of relevant research questions.
• 3. Presentation of research results by means of academic text.

Literature

• 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

Individual consultations

Assessment methods

The course consists in individual consultations with the tutor, doing empirical part of the research, interpreting data and elaborating the text of the final work. The course is completed by credit which is preconditioned by handing in the final work in accordance with the theoretical, methodological and formal expectations of the Department of social policy and social work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Tento předmět/kurs studenti zapisují v semestru, kdy chtějí odevzdat diplomovou práci. Podmínkou udělení zápočtu je odevzdání práce v předepsaném termínu a v souladu s jejím zadáním.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
  
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