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Poslední úprava: MA et MA Sean Mark Miller (03.08.2023)
By the end of the semester students will be able to: · understand a writing assignment · draft a literature review · design research questions · match research questions to the right method · design a schedule of research activities · draft a proposal (this may be an essay, but generally anticipates discussing your own research) · design the outline of research paper · evaluate peers’ proposals and research papers The emphasis will be on qualitative research methods which is usually underfunded. |
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Poslední úprava: MA et MA Sean Mark Miller (03.08.2023)
Final essay: 2500 words + minimum of 5 scholarly references Topic: any relevant topic in the social sciences, feasible for a short essay Course Requirements: · Attend all classes · Complete all (homework) assignments · Complete all readings · Participate in class discussion · Complete a research proposal or a research paper by the end of the exam period · Meet with professor at least once during the semester
Evaluative scheme final papers
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Poslední úprava: doc. Mgr. Martin Hájek, Ph.D. (03.12.2019)
Programme
Class 1: Introduction - Outline writing course - Discussion of objectives and activities - What does it mean to write a good quality paper or proposal?
Readings Ellison, chapter 1.
Class 2: Sociological research paradigms - The importance of research questions - Research paradigms
Readings: Guba, Egon G., and Yvonna S. Lincoln (1994), ‘Competing paradigms in qualitative research’, in: Handbook of qualitative research 2, pp. 163-194.
Reading excerpt: Fuchs, Dieter, and Hans-Dieter Klingemann. "Eastward enlargement of the European Union and the identity of Europe." West European Politics 25.2 (2002): 19-54.
Class 3: Choosing a project - Different types of writings - What is a research paper
Readings: WFS, chapter 1.
Reading excerpt: Nash, Kate. "Human rights, movements and law: On not researching legitimacy." Sociology 46.5 (2012): 797-812.
Class 4: Starting to draft - Critical reading - Problem formulation - Drafting an outline - How to gather materials
Readings: WFS, chapters 2 and 3.
Reading excerpt: Smith, Joe, Tomáš Kostelecký, and Petr Jehlička (2015), ‘Quietly does it: Questioning assumptions about class, sustainability and consumption’, Geoforum.
Class 5: Types of research - Methodologies - Hypothesis formulation - Matching research questions with methodology
Readings: Ellison, chapters 2, 3 and 4.
Reading excerpt: Castiglione, D. et al. (2008), Handbook of social capital, Oxford University Press; Chapter 13, M. Fennema and J. Tillie, ‘Social Capital in Multicultural Societies’.
Class 6: Writing a good paper I - Three elements: clear introduction, argument, conclusions - Making a convincing argument
Readings: Ellison, chapter 5 WFS, chapter 5.
Reading excerpt: Favell, Adrian. Eurostars and Eurocities: Free Moving Urban Professionals in an Integrating Europe. (2008), Wiley.
Class 7: Writing a good paper II - Revising your paper - Submitting the work
Readings: Ellison, chapters 6 and 7 WFS, chapter 5.
Reading excerpt: Crouch, Colin. Post-Democracy Polity (2004).
Class 8: Literature review - How to gather literature - How to use literature
Reading excerpt: Delanty, Gerard. "Conceptions of Europe: a review of recent trends." European journal of social theory 6.4 (2003): 471-488.
Class 10: Other people’s work and feedback - Your argument and the usage of other people’s argument - Using feedback
Readings: Ellison, chapter 8
Class 11: Proper citation and plagiarism - Avoiding improper usage of other people’s work
Readings: WFS, chapter 6.
Reading excerpt: chapter 'EU Democratic Oversight and Domestic Deviation from the Rule of Law: Sociological Reflections', in: C. Closa and D. Kochenov (eds), Reinforcing the Rule of Law Oversight in the European Union, Cambridge University Press.
Class 12: Summary and presentations - Discussion writing process - Discussion final drafts
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