AJ34001 Methodology Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 11. 10. 14:10–15:45 G31, Fri 8. 11. 14:10–15:45 G31, Fri 6. 12. 14:10–15:45 G31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course meets every other Friday, every semester. It is designed to give students from various stages in the program an opportunity to meet as one group and present their work-in-progress to one another and interested faculty. Thus it facilitates a supportive network that promotes each student’s overall well-being and academic success.
Syllabus
  • This course meets every other Friday, every other semester. It is designed to give students from various stages in the program an opportunity to meet as one group and present their work-in-progress to one another and interested faculty. Thus it facilitates a supportive network that promotes each student’s overall well-being and academic success.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • EAGLETON, Terry. After theory. London: Penguin Books, 2004, 225 s. ISBN 9780141015071. info
Teaching methods
The intent of the course is to provide students with a platform for mutual scholarly exchange, in other words to create a forum where methods of enquiry and, the already achieved research results, can be shared, discussed and assessed. By participating in the seminar students are gaining an opportunity to meet one another and subject their works in progress to mutual scrutiny and criticism. It is also designed to provide students with feedback from the teachers in the program. Students are expected to actively contribute to the seminars by means of presentations. The presentations do not necessarily have to be related to the students' theses. Students at the early stages of their studies may also include their works in progress, planned conference papers, or perhaps presentations of research already undertaken before. Each participant then will be responsible for one session where s/he would speak about his/her project of his/her choice. The person in charge of such a presentation would be expected to share a text (the essay in question; an outline of the project underway, his/her ppt presentation) so that other participants can get acquainted with its methodology and main points beforehand. These texts will be shared via Google Drive. Students will be encouraged to retake the course later in their studies when your projects will be sufficiently advanced to be presented to the following cohort of PhD students (i.e. at the dissertation prospectus stage). By taking the course students gain peer encouragement, feedback, and a feeling of participation in an academic community that shares similar scholarly interests and the same professional goals. The requirements: attendance and a presentation submitted via google drive no later than four days prior to the respective session (and presented in person during the session). Suggested time of the performance: 45 minutes (30 min. presentation; 15 min. discussion). Typically there are two presentations per seminar.
Assessment methods
- Regular attendance and active participation; - presentation;
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2024.
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