SOCd0130 Dissertation Thesis Seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 25 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, 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
Students have successfully defended their thesis project in "Methodological seminar". Students' research is sufficiently advanced so that they will be able to complete a first full draft in the first seminar meeting and that it is reasonable to assume that the chapter/paper will be ready for submission/publication by the end of the teaching period.
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
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Course objectives
The main goal is to help students navigate the writing and publishing process. Presentation of parts of analysis, findings or theories as well as critical discussion of (a segment) of dissertation theses with colleagues. Students get feedback both from the lecturer and from his/her colleagues. Paper is ready for submission/publication.
Learning outcomes
After successfully passing the course, student will be able to discuss, evaluate, rate, provide and receive feedback and use it productively in the writing process.
Syllabus
  • This course is focused on the production of a research paper/dissertation chapter and various elements of the writing a publishing process. Students present parts of their dissertations and/or papers based on their dissertation research and these presentations are then followed by the group discussion (active participation is one of the course requirements). Students also write reviews of other students" papers adn serve as "editors" for selected papers. Dates of the sessions are scheduled by the lecturer at the beginning of semester. The number of sessions depends on the number of enrolled students (it is usually 3 session per semester).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VAN MAANEN, John. Tales of the field : on writing ethnography. 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011, xx, 216. ISBN 9780226849645. info
  • BECKER, HOWARD S. Telling about Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. info
  • BECKER, Howard S. Tricks of the trade : how to think about your research while you're doing it. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998, xi, 232 s. ISBN 0-226-04123-9. info
  • What is a case? : exploring the foundations of social inquiry. Edited by Charles C. Ragin - Howard S. Becker. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1992, viii, 242. ISBN 9780521421881. info
  • BECKER, Howard. Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish your Thesis, Book, or Article. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, 1986. info
Teaching methods
Sessions are based on presentations and reviews followed by discussions over presented chapters of the dissertation thesis. Seminars are held in Czech and also in English depending on enrolled.
Assessment methods
The evaluation is based upon the attendance, written reviews/editor's statements, active participation of students in discussions and presentation of a chapter of the dissertation (research questions, draft of the theoretical chapter and findings), or a draft of some other paper in form of a colloquium. The draft is submitted in a written form. Students must be able to produce a complete draft paper/chapter before the first course meeting and a full, ready-for-submission version be the end of the semester. We strongly prefer single-authored papers that must be linked to the dissertation topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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