IREn4501 Diploma seminar II.

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, 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
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
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to complete the final thesis. Credits are awarded for the submission of a text representing 80% of the final thesis required scope and including all required sections of a thesis (including contents, bibliography, and footnotes) while already having answered the main research question. After submission the students will receive final feedback from their supervisor and will proceed to adjust the thesis for final submission.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to conduct independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in their chosen field of study. Independently specify and solve complex problems of IR using appropriate theoretical, conceptual and methodologic apparatus. Apply research methodology in the realm of international relations in expert activities both in public and corporate spheres. Apply research methodology in the realm of international relations in expert activities both in public and corporate spheres. Independently specify and solve complex problems of IR using appropriate theoretical, conceptual and methodologic apparatus.
Syllabus
  • The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.
Literature
  • YIN, Robert K. Case study research : design and methods. 5th ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2014, xxviii, 28. ISBN 9781483302003. info
  • CRESWELL, John W. Qualitative inquiry & research design : choosing among five approaches. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE, 2013, xxi, 448. ISBN 9781412995306. info
  • Research design in European studies : establishing causality in Europeanization. Edited by Theofanis Exadaktylos - Claudio M. Radaelli. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xx, 273. ISBN 9780230285316. info
  • When to use what research design. Edited by W. Paul Vogt - Dianne C. Gardner - Lynne M. Haeffele. New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press, 2012, xxi, 378 p. ISBN 9781462503612. info
  • How to write a thesis. Edited by Rowena Murray. 3rd ed. Maidenhead, England: McGraw Hill, 2011, xviii, 325. ISBN 9780335244294. info
  • MARCZYK, Geoffrey R., David DEMATTEO and David FESTINGER. Essentials of research design and methodology. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2005, x, 290. ISBN 9780471470533. info
  • BECHHOFER, Frank and Lindsay PATERSON. Principles of research design in the social sciences. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2000, ix, 172. ISBN 0415214432. info
Teaching methods
The student participates in individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis preparation, writing, and completion.
Assessment methods
The course will be completed upon submission of a draft representing 80% of the required scope of the thesis and including all required sections of a thesis (including contents, bibliography, and footnotes) while already having answered the main research question.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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