SOC736 How to write paper

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sidiropulu Janků, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Stanislav Biler (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Fri 3. 10. 10:30–11:35 P24, Fri 31. 10. 10:30–11:35 P24, Fri 5. 12. 10:30–11:35 P24
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to improve skills of sociological skilled writing. Participants are supposed to assume the genre of skilled analytical study. Analytical study may have a form of secondary data analysis, or sociological case study, eventually compilation, etc. Participants will work on formulation of study topic (what shall be researched and how), formulation of results of relevant library research (that will be realized during the course as well), and finally on developing basic structure of skilled text as a necessary preparation for writing a quality text. The main focus of the course will be on proper grasping of the skilled text topic in a written form, while preferred perspective on chosen topics will be sociological one, not e. g. psychological or political. Participants will develop their argumentation style and writing skills; work with resources, and formal adjustment of the text. Participants are advised to use the course work for preparation of their own diploma work.
Syllabus
  • First meeting Introduction: aim of the course, organization and assessment style. First task submission: Analytical study topic (at best diploma work), including the results of library research. Second meeting First task assessment discussion. Explanation of typical mistakes and insufficiencies. Second task submission: Structure of the study, including more detailed results of library research. Third meeting Second task assessment discussion. Main problems in skilled writing that came out of course work.
Literature
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách :několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 s. ISBN 8086429407. info
  • VYMĚTAL, Jan and Miriam VÁCHOVÁ. Úvod do studia odborné literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orac, 2000, 287 s. ISBN 80-86199-19-3. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Assessment methods
Two writing tasks (see the structure of the course), two peer assessments based on teacher’s instruction. Keeping the deadlines and content are counted, there is no final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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