SPP799 Conceptualization of Thesis

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Horová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Alena Lubasová (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Procházková, DiS. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Formánková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
The course is enrolled in that semester when subject of final work is submitted.
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 aim of the course is to give students support in elaborating the theoretical background of their final work. At the end of the course, students should be able to give theoretical reasons to their partial research questions which consist with the basic research question.
Syllabus
  • The course is devoted to the following topics and issues:
  • 1. Identifying concepts used in designing the basic research question.
  • 2. Defining concepts consistent with the intended meaning of the basic research question
  • 3. Defining partial research questions and elaborating theoretical arguments supporting their design.
Literature
  • Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. Edited by Miroslav Disman. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info
Assessment methods
The course consists in individual consultations with the tutor, defining theoretical concepts of the final work and giving theoretical reasons to the partial research questions. The course is completed by credit which is preconditioned by handing in the first draft of theoretical part of the final work to the tutor.
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 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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