ETDDS Doctoral Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martina Pavlicová, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Daniel Drápala, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Nosková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Lucie Uhlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Alena Křížová, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course organized for individuals / in blocks in the form of an internal seminar focusses mainly on the consistent and continuous (self) reflection and control while writing the dissertation. The course will run regularly, at least in semesters in the form of individual teaching in seminars and consultations, within which the doctoral student shall present results, which he/she has achieved, in the form of a “report”. The student also can submit parts of his/her dissertation. These proceeding advanced stages will be, in a summarizing way, commented and discussed by the supervisor with the objective not only to check the doctoral student but mainly to mentor him/her. The subject also requires the student to participate in regular doctoral colloquia at the Institute of European Ethnology.
Learning outcomes
Achievement of capabilities of autonomous research work. Mastery of abilities to articulate a research problem clearly and to create the structure of a specialized text. Demonstration of the ability to argue and to defend the theses of his/her research work.
Syllabus
  • 1. Bases to write a specialized text.
  • 2. Articulation of a research problem.
  • 3. Heuristics and source research.
  • 4. Construction and structure of doctoral dissertation.
  • 5. Possibilities of interpretation.
  • 6. Theoretical tools.
  • 7. Preparation for closing presentation of doctoral dissertation.
Teaching methods
Tutorials; self-study; reading; discussion.
Assessment methods
Presentation of the research project; fulfilling requirements.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Doktorský seminář se zapisuje 8x.
Teacher's information
The student enrols in subject course every semester from the beginning of his/her studies (a possibility to repeat the enrolment), meaning at least eight times during the studies.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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