AJ34001 Methodology Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is designed to give students from various stages in the program an opportunity to meet as one group and present their work-in-progress to one another and interested faculty. Thus it facilitates a supportive network that promotes each student’s overall well-being and academic success. Students in their first and second semester are strongly encouraged to attend. Students in their third and fourth semester are required to attend and actively participate in the peer-review process. Students in their fifth and sixth semester who are taking Dissertation Prospectus and Dissertation Colloquium have priority in terms of giving presentations.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identifiy the main methodological principles related to their doctoral research, present their latest research and get critical feedback from both their peers and academic staff.
Syllabus
  • This course meets every other Friday, every semester. It is designed to give students from various stages in the program an opportunity to meet as one group and present their work-in-progress to one another and interested faculty. Thus it facilitates a supportive network that promotes each student’s overall well-being and academic success. Students in their first and second semester are strongly encouraged to attend. Students in their third and fourth semester are required to attend and actively participate in the peer-review process.
Literature
  • Research Methods for English Studies, Gabriele Griffin, Edinburgh University Press, 2005.
  • Due to the specific nature of each research project, no other formal literature is required.
  • Principles of Methodology: Research Design in Social Science by Perri 6 &Christine Bellamy, Sage, 2012.
Teaching methods
oral presentations, critical discussions, providing feedback from staff members
Assessment methods
1 & 2 term students - attendance 3 & 4 term students – regular feedback (written to a previously posted text by the student presenting, submitted via googledocs and later presented in person) 5 & 6 term students - feedback and/or presentation
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2024.
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