IREb1003 Academic Skills

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Jirušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anežka Konvalinová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Vratislav Havlík, 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
Mon 16:00–17:40 U23
Prerequisites
! IRE103 Academic Skills && !NOW( IRE103 Academic Skills )
This course has no prerequisities.
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 7/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is meant to instruct and empower students in the skills necessary for success in the academic field as well as their future careers.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion, students will be able to - work with texts, explain the main goal, arguments, weaknesses, and strengths of the given study matter (orally and in a written form) - differentiate individual academic genres and use them in the correct context - present findings, opinions - communicate with their peers - give feedback - build an argument
Syllabus
  • The course focuses on the following: 1) Academic Genres 2) Preparing a paper 3) Designing a research 4) Referencing 5) Argumentation skills 6) presentation skills
Literature
  • Hartley, J. (2008). Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Handbook. New York: Routledge
  • Belcher W. L. (2009). Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks, SAGE
  • Chivers, B.; Schoolbred, M. (2007). A Student´s Guide to Presentations: Making Your Presentation Count. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications
  • Craswell, G.; Poore, M. (2012). Writing for Academic Success (2nd ed.). New Delhi: SAGE Publications
  • Biggam, J. (2008). Succeeding with Your Master´s Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Handbook. Maidenhead: McGrawHill/Open University
  • Barbour C. and Wright G.C. (2014). Keeping the Republic – Essentials: Power and Citizenship in American Politics, 6th edition, CQ Press, pp. 20-21.
Teaching methods
- lectures - in-class discussions - group work - presentations - position paper - test
Assessment methods
Position paper Review Exam
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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