ESS412 Academics Skills Review

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Jirušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 9:45–11:15 U23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/22, only registered: 0/22
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This session is instructing and empowering students in the skills necessary for success in academic field as well as their future carreers.
Syllabus
  • Session Structure • Formal aspects of written texts (writing of formally correct and well-structured text) • Searching Resources & Research Skills: How to Succesfully Conduct a Literature Search; Find, Evaluate and Use Your Information. • Academic Writing & Referencing: Aspects of Academic Writing, Ethics in Social Research • Speaking & Presenting: Fundamentals and Effective Strategies of Formal Presentations and Discussions in Academic Field
Literature
  • BAILEY, Stephen. Academic writing : a handbook for international students. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge. xx, 293. ISBN 9780415595803. 2011. info
  • BIGGAM, John. Succeeding with your master's dissertation : a step-by-step handbook. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/Open University Press. 325 p. ISBN 9780335242252. 2011. info
  • A student's guide to presentationsmaking your presentation count. Edited by Barbara Chivers - Michael Shoolbred. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications. x, 166 p. ISBN 9780761943693. 2007. info
  • MCWHORTER, Kathleen T. Academic reading. 6th ed. New York, NY: Pearson/Longman. xxxii, 512. ISBN 0321364791. 2007. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, in-class discussion, in-class presentations.
Assessment methods
Students will be assessed and granted with the ECTS credit upon their activities during and after the session. This will include: • Participation in course discussions and presentations and submitting a paper after the course (see below). • Students will be obliged to submit a paper with a research proposal. - This proposal will include a research topic with proper description and reasoning, research question, conceptualization and operationalization of related notions and concepts. - It will also include at least 10 relevant sources suitable for the purpose of the research out of which there will be 3 books, 5 articles and 2 sources of different nature. Each source will be followed by short description (2-3 sentences) justifying its relevance for the study. - Students will be obliged to submit the paper within 3 weeks following after the session. - The proposal should be - Students should consult their proposal with the lecturer. • Upon successful completion students will receive “Z” in the Information System indicating that they met all requirements and are thus eligible to obtain the ECTS credit.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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