FSS:SOC759 Thesis Writing Seminar - Course Information

SOC759 Thesis Writing Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/4. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Martin Kreidl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Benjamin Jeremiah Vail, Ph.D., M.Sc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Michal Vašečka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies

Prerequisites

SOC755 General Sociology && SOC776 Writing Sociology

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

• Sociology (Eng.) (programme FSS, N-SO)

Abstract

This course is for graduate students who plan to write an MA thesis. To receive a passing grade, students are expected attend consultations regularly and prepare work as assigned.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to develop the theme and structure of a thesis by writing a preliminary thesis proposal
to find resources for research and writing
to locate appropriate bibliographic material
to develop a timetable for researching and writing the thesis
to support individual writing skills and address weaknesses

Key topics

• Introductory meeting focusing on specialisation agreeing a topic
• Theoretical grounds and concepts
• Methodology and writing strategy
• The first chapter

Study resources and literature

• ECO, Umberto. Theory of semiotics. Edited by Marek Sedláček. Vyd. v českém jazyce 1. Brno: Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně, 2004, 407 s. ISBN 8085429993. info
• SILVERMAN, David. Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook. 1st pub. London: Sage Publications, 2000, xv, 316. ISBN 0761958231. info
• ECO, Umberto. The role of the reader : explorations in the semiotics of texts. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1979, viii, 273. ISBN 0-253-11139-0. info
• TURABIAN, Kate L. A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962, vii, 109. info

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Seminars are organized in the form of discussion groups of students who discuss structure of a their thesis together and they share resources for research and writing. Course offers students ability to identify appropriate bibliographic material and to gain writing skills through reading sessions organized around particular texts brought by students.

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Form of teaching: consultations
Requirements: participation in consultations; almost final text of dissertation, see below.

Language of instruction

English

Teacher's information

Requirements and standards to award credits in Thesis Writing Seminar, Master's program in Sociology:

1. The thesis must be put in the Homework Vault of Thesis Writing Seminar before the deadline stated in the schedule of the Department of sociology. Student submits the thesis in the file under the name of his/her supervisor.
2. When submitted to the Homework Vault, the thesis must have at least 80 per cent of the overall number of characters.
3. Please note not only you are required to comply with the minimal percentage of the overall number of characters; moreover, the thesis must be coherent in terms of its content and must include all the chapters as agreed with the supervisor (including the conclusion). It is also expected the research question(s) will already be resolved.
4. The footnotes may not be completed.
5. The list of references may not be completed.
6. Any appendices may not be included.

Once the deadline for submissions is over, the Homework Vault will be closed. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the thesis is submitted in time and in the appropriate folder.

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Výhradně pro zahraniční studenty programů "Sociology" . Just for Sociology students.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
  
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