IREn4500 Diploma seminar I.

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
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 goal of the course is to prepare a viable proposal of the final thesis. For credit eligibility the diploma thesis must contain the final version of the research question and core structure. Credits will be awarded for the submission of research draft including a literature review, methodology, data gathering methods, and other relevant chapters representing at least 30% of the final text.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to conduct independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in their chosen field of study. Independently specify and solve complex problems of IR using appropriate theoretical, conceptual and methodologic apparatus. Apply research methodology in the realm of international relations in expert activities both in public and corporate spheres.
Syllabus
  • The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.
Literature
  • YIN, Robert K. Case study research : design and methods. 5th ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2014, xxviii, 28. ISBN 9781483302003. info
  • CRESWELL, John W. Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2013, xxi, 448. ISBN 9781412995306. info
  • Research design in European studies : establishing causality in Europeanization. Edited by Theofanis Exadaktylos - Claudio M. Radaelli. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xx, 273. ISBN 9780230285316. info
  • When to use what research design. Edited by W. Paul Vogt - Dianne C. Gardner - Lynne M. Haeffele. New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press, 2012, xxi, 378 p. ISBN 9781462503612. info
  • How to write a thesis. Edited by Rowena Murray. 3rd ed. Maidenhead, England: McGraw Hill, 2011, xviii, 325. ISBN 9780335244294. info
  • MARCZYK, Geoffrey R., David DEMATTEO and David FESTINGER. Essentials of research design and methodology. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2005, x, 290. ISBN 9780471470533. info
  • BECHHOFER, Frank and Lindsay PATERSON. Principles of research design in the social sciences. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, ix, 172. ISBN 0415214432. info
Teaching methods
The student participates in individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis preparation, writing, and completion.
Assessment methods
The course will be completed upon submission of a research proposal, a chapter on relevant literature and methods of collection and analysis of data. The prepared text must make at least 30% of the minimal size of the final thesis.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/fss/spring2025/IREn4500