FSS:ENSd0913 Research Seminar III - Course Information
ENSd0913 Research Seminar III
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Hana Librová, CSc. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Veronika Išová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies - Prerequisites
- ! HEN913 Research Seminar III &&! NOW ( HEN913 Research Seminar III )
Successful completion of the courses ENSd0911 and ENSd0912. - 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 specific objective of the second Research Seminar is to discuss the progress of the research. The student is expected to present the results of their research so far, both in an oral presentation and in the form of a written text during the seminar. The course is designed to develop the students' argumentation and presentation skills and as well as their basic research skills, especially for using secondary literature.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completing the course, students will be able to analyze the current state of knowledge within the field and to clearly define their working hypotheses, objectives and methodology of the dissertation project.
- 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 reporting the progress so far and further specification of the goals, working hypotheses and methodology.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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