Competencies and Skill for International Academia II - JJM349

• Title: Competencies and Skill for International Academia II
• Guaranteed by: Department of Media Studies (23-KMS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:combined
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (10)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mgr. Markéta Supa, M.A., Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

The unit aims to prepare a new generation of international scholars who possess key competencies and skills in generating income (through networking and grants) and impact (through applied research, publications and talks). International scholarship and the links between education, research and practice will be explored, encouraging students to pursue a successful career. The unit will be equally devoted to supporting the students’ individual goals and to identifying and pursuing new opportunities, while guiding them through the process of developing own publications or grant and studentship applications.

Course completion requirements

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

The evaluation of each student will therefore be highly individual, depending on the deadlines of his or her chosen application or publication submission. It is required that all students decide early in the semester on what kind of a project(s) they want to work. The student own motivation and effective self-management will thus be essential to successful completion of this course. 

Literature

Last update: Mgr. Markéta Supa, M.A., Ph.D. (04.02.2019)

Aldridge, J., and Derrington, A.M., 2012. The Research Funding Toolkit: How to Plan and Write Successful Grant Applications. Sage Publications Ltd.

Bailey, S., 2014. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students 4th Edition. Oxon: Routledge.

Browning, B., 2008. Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Burns, T.M., 2014. The Zen of Fulbright: The Unofficial Guide to Making the Most of Your U.S. Fulbright Scholarship. Los Angeles: Don Davis Press.

Carlson, M., 2002. Winning Grants: Step by Step, 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Chapin, P.G., and Leshner, A.I., 2004. Research Projects and Research Proposals: A Guide for Scientists Seeking Funding 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Crawley, G., and O’Sullivan, E., 2016. The Grant Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Research Proposal and Succeed. London: Imperial College Press.

Denicolo, P, and Becker, L.., 2012.Developing Research Proposals (Success in Research). London: Sage.

EU, 2014. Your Guide to EU Funding. Available from http://www.greens-efa.eu/fileadmin/dam/Documents/2014_2020_YourGuidetoEUFundingLowRES.pdf

Kirk, A. 2016. Data Visualisaiton. Sage

Knaflik, C.N., Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals. John Wiley & Sons

Pequegant, W., Stover, E., and Boyce, C.A., 2011. How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application: A Guide for Social and Behavioral Scientists. Springer.

Phillips, E., and Pugh. D.S., 2010. How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors, 5th ed. Berkshire: McGraw-Hill.

Rocco, T.S., Hatcher, T., Crewell, J.W., 2011. The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing, 1st ed. San Francisco: John Willey & Sons.

And any of these https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/29/campus-novels-best-books-university-life

Teaching methods

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

During the semester, there will be each month one 2 hours and 40 minutes long workshop focused on the core themes chosen by Marketa as well as the students. The rest of the time each student works individually with Marketa. He/she should meet her in person for one to two hours per month, out of which one hour is obligatory and one hour is voluntary. The rest of communication and cooperation takes place virtually. The focus of these student-centred individual sessions is to facilitate the students' work on their own projects and publications.

 

Syllabus

Last update: prof. MgA. Martin Štoll, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

The themes that will potentially be covered include:

·      Funding and research bidding, research in practice, grants management and dissemination 

·      CV and cover letter

·      Writing for academia, consultancy and publishing

·      Research proposal

·      Being published

·      Being a reviewer

·      Ethics and data protection penetrating academia and industry

·      International and cross-cultural research and practice

       Making the best of interdisciplinarity