FSS:ENSd0911 Research Seminar I - Course Information
ENSd0911 Research Seminar I
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- each even Wednesday 16:00–17:40 U43
- Prerequisites
- ! HEN911 Research Seminar I &&! NOW ( HEN911 Research Seminar I )
None - 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
- Environmental Studies (programme FSS, D-ES_) (2)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is for the student to work on the dissertation thesis within the wider group of other doctoral students. The goal for the students of the first Research Seminar is to clarify the basic working hypotheses and research methodology for their doctoral thesis. The students should present their progress in these areas within the seminar and engage in discussion.
- Learning outcomes
- The student will be able to define the working hypotheses, objectives and methodology of the dissertation project and will be able to support them with complex arguments in discussion with other students and teachers.
- Syllabus
- The course does not have a fixed syllabus; it consists of individual seminars reflecting the diverse topics and methodologies of the student presenters.
- Literature
- GLASMAN-DEAL, Hilary. Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English. Imperial College Press, 2009, s. 272. ISBN: 978-1848163102 .
- HEARD, Stephen B. The scientist's guide to writing : how to write more easily and effectively throughout your scientific career. Princeton: Princeton university press, 2016, ix, 306. ISBN 9780691170220. info
- EVANS, David, Paul GRUBA and Justin ZOBEL. How to write a better thesis. Third edition. Cham: Springer, 2014, xiv, 167. ISBN 9783319042855. info
- TURABIAN, Kate L. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago style for students and researchers. Edited by Wayne C. Booth. 8th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013, xv, 448. ISBN 9780226816371. info
- SCHIMEL, Joshua. Writing science : how to write papers that get cited and proposals that get funded. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, xiv, 221. ISBN 9780199760237. info
- DAY, Robert A. and Barbara GASTEL. How to write and publish a scientific paper. 6th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xv, 302. ISBN 9780521671675. info
- BOOTH, Wayne C., Gregory G. COLOMB and Joseph M. WILLIAMS. The craft of research. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008, xvii, 317. ISBN 9780226065663. URL info
- Teaching methods
- Class presentation, discussion, reading.
- Assessment methods
- Credits are awarded for active attendance of at least 70% of the seminar sessions and presentation of one’s own dissertation project with focus on its goals, working hypotheses and methodology.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- ENSd0914 Research Seminar IV
!HEN914&&!NOW(HEN914)&&(ENSd0911||HEN911) - ENSd0941 Research Seminar V a - Social Ecological Economics
!NOW(ENSd0921)&&!ENSd0921&&ENSd0911&&ENSd0912&&ENSd0901 - ENSd0943 Research Seminar V c - Environmental Aspects of Town and Landscape
!NOW(ENSd0923)&&!ENSd0923&&ENSd0911&&ENSd0912&&ENSd0901
- ENSd0914 Research Seminar IV
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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