FSS:VPLn8898 Thesis Methodology - Course Information

VPLn8898 Thesis Methodology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Sat 18. 2. 9:00–15:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy

Prerequisites

Students enroll in the subject VPL898 three semesters before the end of standard time of their MA studies. Teaching consists in one day (7 hours) seminar taking part at the beginning of the semester and in individual consulting of stduents with their supervisors. Students submitt individual writings according to the timeschdule during the semester.

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

1. Students become known with theoretical, methodological and formal expectations of the Department of social policy and social work concerning final works of the students. 2. The second aim of the course is to support students in designing their basic research questions.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to present their basic research question and to explain how the results of final work should promote solution of the specific problem in practice

Syllabus

• The course is devoted to the following topics and issues:
• 1. Formal procedure of elaborating final work.
• 2. The design of final work in terms of research methodology.
• 3. Designing text of final work.
• 4. Stating “problem”.
• 5. Designing basic research question.

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

The course consists in lectures and group consultations on formulating the problem and defining basic research questions in terms of the problem.

Assessment methods

The course is completed by credit which is preconditioned by handing in the elaborated topic, submitting and acceptance of mutually consistent symbolic, aplication and research goal, and by handing in reasoning of research question.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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