SOCn6212 Thesis seminar Population Studies

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 20 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Fučík, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marcela Petrová Kafková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
SOCn6211 Thesis Project Population Stud || SOC544a Thesis Project Population Stud
This course is intendet for students working on their final MA thesis in the programme "Sociologie" with the "Populační studia" profile.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student’s task is to conduct independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in their chosen field of study. • • By the end of the course, students will analyze the results of this research and prepare the presentation of the research. They will compose an academic text, according to the length and formal standards common in their field (incl. structure of the thesis, abstract, key words, format, citation standard and list of references and bibliography). This involves the following specific outcomes: • • - Defining a specific research topic in their field • - Organizing, designing, and managing independently conducted research • - Collecting and recording data • - Analyzing and interpreting the data • - Relating the data analysis to social science theory • - Composing an academic text meeting the theoretical, methodological and formal standards in their field • - Preparing to defend their thesis
Learning outcomes
- chose the appropriate strategy for answering the research question - understand the logic of sociological research - apply the acquired strategies, methods and techniques for accomplishing the research goal
Syllabus
  • Course outline is highly individualized and dependes on the character of the thesis itself.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BECKER, HOWARD S. Telling about Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. info
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách : několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 stran. ISBN 9788086429403. info
Teaching methods
The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.
Assessment methods
This course is continously checked according ac. 16.8. SZŘ MU. Course takes the form of individual consultations of students’ theses with their supervisors. It concludes with a credit granted by the supervisor upon the condition that the student submits their final thesis in time. The thesis needs to meet the terms set in the assignment and comply with formal requirements and standards in the respective field of research.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis do dipl. semináře je podmíněn přijetím "zadání" od vedoucího práce
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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