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SOC483 Thesis seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 24 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Střítecký, CSc. (lecturer)

Supervisor

doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Division of Sociology - Department of Sociology - Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová

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 || SOC516 Thesis Project || SOC518 Thesis Project || SOC520 Thesis Project || SOC523 Thesis Project || SOC524a Thesis Project
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 Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP)
• Sociology (programme FSS, N-SO)

Course objectives

The student’s task is to conduct an independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in the field of their study. Results of this research are then to be analyzed and presented as an academic text, in 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). Graduates of this course will then be able to define a specific research topic in their field, independently conduct a research and analyze collected data to compose academic text meeting the theoretical, methodological and formal standards in their field. Students are also ready to defend their thesis.

Syllabus

• The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.

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 80-86429-40-7. info
• ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info

Assessment methods

This 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

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013.

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