RLDrA10 Doctoral Seminar III: Theory and Method

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Matouš Vencálek
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 16:00–17:40 J.509
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLDrA01 Seminar I:Dissertation Project
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
Course objectives
The course teaches deeper theoretical and methodological skills through the reading of up-to-date theoretical and methodological texts and discussion of their content.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, students are able to:
  • analyze thoroughly the problems of objectivity in research;
  • practice reflexivity in the form of practical tools and strategies in research practice;
  • take into account ethics and politics in research, protect the privacy of informants, analyze field relations from the ethical and political point of view, and practice research in harmony with ethical guidelines and respect;
  • plan and design research pragmatically and efficiently with regard to its theoretical goals;
  • avoid at least elementary errors in the analytical process.
    • Syllabus
    • Research objectivity.
    • Reflexivity as a research practice.
    • The researcher's identity in the field and in relation to a research topic.
    • Ethical aspects of research practice.
    • Research design in relation to the research aim.
    • Data analysis.
    Literature
      required literature
    • LATOUR, Bruno. Reassembling the social : an introduction to actor-network-theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, x, 301. ISBN 9780199256051. info
      recommended literature
    • The Sage handbook of qualitative research. Edited by Norman K. Denzin - Yvonna S. Lincoln. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2011, xvi, 766. ISBN 9781412974172. URL info
    • Ethnographic fieldwork : an anthropological reader. Edited by Antonius C. G. M. Robben - Jeffrey A. Sluka. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, xvi, 616. ISBN 1405125926. info
    • LAW, John. After method : mess in social science research. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2004, viii, 188. ISBN 0415341752. URL info
    • GARFINKEL, Harold. Studies in ethnomethodology. 1st pub. Cambridge: Policy Press, 1984, xvi, 288. ISBN 0745600050. info
    Teaching methods
    The course is based on seminar discussions. Its topics reflect the required reading and the students' presentations, which aim at solving relevant problems in their dissertation projects. The main outcome is the first draft of the dissertation chapter that deals with methodological issues.
    Assessment methods
    An essay in the form of the theoretical-methodological introductory chapter of the dissertation (70%).
    Essay defence - colloquial defence of the methodological chapter of the dissertation (30%).
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught each semester.
    Teacher's information
    A detailed synopsis of seminars is available in the e-course in ELF.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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