SOC535 Thesis seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 24 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Werner Binder (lecturer)
Dr. Zuzanna Brzozowska, M.Sc., M.A. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Slavomíra Ferenčuhová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Fučík, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Galčanová Batista, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Irena Kašparová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Kateřina Lišková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marcela Petrová Kafková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Vacková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Roman Vido, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOC535/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. W. Binder
SOC535/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. Z. Brzozowska
SOC535/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Fučík
SOC535/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Galčanová Batista
SOC535/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Chromková Manea
SOC535/06: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Jaworsky
SOC535/07: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Kašparová
SOC535/08: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Katrňák
SOC535/09: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kreidl
SOC535/10: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Lišková
SOC535/11: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Marada
SOC535/12: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Nedbálková
SOC535/13: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Petrová Kafková
SOC535/14: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Pospěch
SOC535/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Rabušic
SOC535/16: No timetable has been entered into IS. Z. Sekeráková Búriková
SOC535/17: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Souralová
SOC535/18: No timetable has been entered into IS. C. Szaló
SOC535/19: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Šlesingerová
SOC535/20: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Šmídová
SOC535/21: No timetable has been entered into IS. B. Vacková
SOC535/22: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Vido
SOC535/23: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Vidovićová
SOC535/24: No timetable has been entered into IS.
SOC535/25: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
SOC492 Thesis Project || SOC493 Thesis Project || SOC494 Thesis Project || SOC495 Thesis Project || SOC496 Thesis Project || SOC497 Thesis Project || SOC498 Thesis Project || SOC499 Thesis Project || SOC500 Thesis Project || SOC501 Thesis Project || SOC503 Thesis Project || SOC504 Thesis Project || SOC505 Thesis Project || SOC506 Thesis Project || SOC507 Thesis Project || SOC508 Thesis Project || SOC509 Thesis Project || SOC510 Thesis Project || SOC512 Thesis Project || SOC514 Thesis Project || SOC516 Thesis Project || SOC518 Thesis Project || SOC520 Thesis Project || SOC523 Thesis Project || SOC524a Thesis Project || SOC525a Thesis Project || SOC526a Thesis Project || SOC526a Thesis Project || SOC528a Thesis Project || SOC529a Thesis Project || SOC531a Thesis Project || SOC532a Thesis Project || SOC533a Thesis Project || SOC534a Thesis Project || SOC535a Thesis Project || SOC536a Thesis Project GEN || SOC537a Thesis Project SAN || SOC538a Thesis Project Urban Study &&! SOC540 Thesis seminar &&!NOW( SOC540 Thesis seminar )
Students enrol this course in their last intended term before they sit for final exam. Defence of the thesis is a part of the exam.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student’s task is to conduct independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in their chosen field of study.

By the end of the course, students will analyze the results of this research and prepare the presentation of the research. They will compose an academic text, according to the length and formal standards common in their field (incl. structure of the thesis, abstract, key words, format, citation standard and list of references and bibliography). This involves the following specific outcomes:

- Defining a specific research topic in their field
- Organizing, designing, and managing independently conducted research
- Collecting and recording data
- Analyzing and interpreting the data
- Relating the data analysis to social science theory
- Composing an academic text meeting the theoretical, methodological and formal standards in their field
- Preparing to defend their thesis
Syllabus
  • The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách : několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 stran. ISBN 9788086429403. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
The student participates in individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis preparation, writing, and completion.
Assessment methods
This course is continously checked according ac. 16.8. SZŘ MU. Course takes the form of individual consultations of students’ theses with their supervisors. It concludes with a credit granted by the supervisor upon the condition that the student submits their final thesis in time. The thesis needs to meet the terms set in the assignment and comply with formal requirements and standards in the respective field of research.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předmět je rozdělen do seminárních skupin. Zápis do SS bude umožněn ode dne Zápisu do předmětů v semestru dle Harmonogramu FSS.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pro studující imatr. ročníků nižších než 2017/18
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/predmet/fss/podzim2017/SOC535
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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