SPPd0021 First draft of the Article

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, 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
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
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Elaborating a framework of an academic article on the crucial concept of respective dissertation
Learning outcomes
Ability to design framework of an academic article on the crucial concept of the dissertation; framework of obligatory academic article on the crucial concept of respective dissertation; framework of dissertation chapter on theories of the crucial concept of respective dissertation
Syllabus
  • application and theoretical problem; research question on relevant theories of the respective dissertation research object; conceptualizing research question so that comparison and typology-designing of relevant theories of the respective dissertation research object is possible; methodology of researching relevant theories of the respective dissertation research object; framework of interpreting findings concerning relevant theories of the respective dissertation research object; framework of answering research question on relevant theories of respective dissertation research object
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SCHUTT, R. K. (2009) Investigating the Social World. Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press.
  • WACKER, J. (1998) A definition of theory: research guidelines for different theory-building research methods in operations management. Journal of Operations Management, 16, 361-385.
  • GOPNIK, A., MELTZOFF, A. (1997) Words, Thoughts, and Theories. Cambridge: MIT Press.
  • ABEND, G. 2008. The Meaning of Theory. Sociological Theory. 26(2), 173-199.
  • FLOWER, L. (1989) Cognition, Context, and Theory Building. In: College Composition and Communication. 40(3):282-311. National Council of Teachers of English.
  • HALVORSON, H. (2012) What Scientific Theories Could Not Be. In: Philosophy of Science. 79(2):183-206; The University of Chicago Press.
Teaching methods
researching on theories; homework; the subject teacher explanation and consulting subsequent steps of designing the framework of an academic article on the crucial concept of respective dissertation (see above outline); peer review of the framework of an academic article on the crucial concept of respective dissertation by the other student of the same course
Assessment methods
the subject teacher feedback to subsequent steps of designing the framework of an academic article the crucial concept of respective dissertation
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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