Theoretical and Methodological Seminar I - AXIVTMS02E

• Title: Theoretical and Methodological Seminar I
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship (21-UISK)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2026
• Duration in semesters: 2
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 0
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, --- [HT]; summer s.:0/2, other [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unlimited (unknown); summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Repeated enrollment: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
• Note: course is intended for doctoral students only; course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; can be fulfilled in the future
• Guarantor: PhDr. Jiřina Šmejkalová, CSc.; doc. Mgr. Vít Šisler, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Ing. René Levínský, Ph.D.; Mgr. Michaela Slussareff, Ph.D.

Annotation

The theoretical and methodological seminar is devoted to the methodological foundations of the field. The
methods of qualitative and quantitative research in general within the social sciences and humanities and
specifically within the field of information science are discussed in detail. Students enroll in the seminar for a total
of two academic years; at the end of the seminar in the second academic year, students produce a seminar paper
of approximately 15-20 standard pages that focuses on the application of the findings from the methodology
seminar to their own dissertation project, either in the area of quantitative or qualitative methods (depending on
the focus of the dissertation project). The aim is to describe and discuss the methodology of the dissertation with
a justification and description of the research procedure, pre-research, etc. Submission and acceptance of this
thesis by the instructor is a prerequisite for completing the course in the second academic year. The seminar is
held regularly once every 3 weeks. After consultation with the supervisor, the student chooses whether to take the
Theoretical-Methodological Seminar or the Philosophy exam (the Philosophy exam is recommended especially for
students who are already sufficiently theoretically equipped in terms of social science methodology).

Last update: Andrlová Jarmila, Mgr. (10.12.2024)

Course completion requirements

Docházka 80%

Last update: Andrlová Jarmila, Mgr. (18.12.2024)

Literature

• BALL, Rafael. An introduction to bibliometrics: new developments and trends. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Chandos Publishing, 2018. ISBN 0-08-102151-8.

• BATES, Marcia. An Introduction to Metatheories, Theories, and Models. Chapter 1. In: Theories of Information Behavior. Ed. By K. Fisher, S. Erdelez, L. McKechnie. Meford, NJ., Information Today, 2005, s. 1-24.

• BAWDEN, David, ROBINSON, Lyn. Introduction to information science. London: Facet, 2012. ISBN 978-1-85604-810-1.

• BOLTER, Jay David. Remediation: understanding new media. Cambridge: MIT Press, c1999, xi, 295 s. ISBN 02-625-2279-9.

• CONNAWAY, Lynn Silipigni; CONNAWAY, Lynn Silipigni a RADFORD, Marie L. Research methods in library and information science. Sixth edition. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, 2017. ISBN 1-4408-3479-2.

• DERVIN, Brenda. Human studies and user studies: a call for methodological interdisiplinarity. In Information Research [online]. 2003, vol.9, no.1, paper 166. [cit. 2010-07-14]. Available at: http://InformationR.net/ir/9-1/paper166.html

• DERVIN, Brenda. What Methodology Does to Theory: Sense-Making Methodology as Exemplar. Chapter 2. In: Theories of Information Behavior. Ed. By K. Fisher, S. Erdelez, L. McKechnie. Meford, NJ., Information Today, 2005, s. 25-29.

• FLORIDI, Luciano. The 4th revolution: how the infosphere is reshaping human reality. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-960672-6.

• FLORIDI, Luciano. The ethics of information. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-964132-1.

• FLORIDI, Luciano. The philosophy of information. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-923239-0.

• HJORLAND, Birger. Information seeking and subject representation: an activity-theoretical approach to information science. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1997. 213 s. ISBN 0-313-29893-9.

• McKENZIE, Donald F. Bibliography and the sociology of texts. Cambridge et al: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

• MCCLUHAN, Marshall a GORDON, W. Terrence. Understanding media: the extensions of man. Critical ed. Corte Madera, CA: Gingko Press, 2003. ISBN 1-58423-073-8.

• PARIKKA, Jussi. A geology of media. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8166-9551-5.

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Course assessment methods and requirements for successful completion, grading scheme

Zápočet

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Learning outcomes

Upon completing the seminar, students will be able to:

• Integrate insights from general methodological practices in the social sciences into the specific context of information science.

• Identify appropriate research methods for addressing specific scientific questions within the field of information science.

• Critically analyze methodological approaches regarding their advantages, limitations, and applicability to their own research.

Last update: Andrlová Jarmila, Mgr. (10.12.2024)