Eastern Europe Today I - JMMZ083

• Title: Eastern Europe Today I
• Guaranteed by: Department of Russian and East European Studies (23-KRVS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: written
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (0); summer:unknown / unknown (0)
• 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; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: PhDr. Jan Šír, Ph.D.; PhDr. Václav Lídl, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses not for incoming students
• Pre-requisite : {Group of prerequisites can be completed either by JMMZ094 or JEM163}
• Is pre-requisite for: JMMZ084

Annotation

Last update: doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. (24.09.2019)

This course discusses selected hot issues, problems and developments in the Central-East Europe and post-Soviet area.

Aim of the course

Last update: doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. (24.09.2019)

This course aims to help students understand and analyse actual developments in the Central-East Europe and post-Soviet area.

Literature

Last update: doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. (24.09.2019)

The respective literature will be distributed to students by course conveners one week prior to particular class.

Teaching methods

Last update: doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. (24.09.2019)

This course's seminars are divided into three parts. First third of seminar is devoted to student's presentation on assigned topic, second third of seminar is devoted to short presentation by specific lecturer on assigned topic, third third of seminar is devoted to discussion of presentations and respective readings.

Each student will deliver two written outputs during the semester - summary of his/her presentation and seminary work on assigned topic.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D. (10.12.2019)

Course requirements

Course requirements include attendance and class participation, a class presentation, and a final paper.

Attendance and active class participation are required as the course is designed as a seminar. Students are allowed to miss no more than one week. A legitimate explanation must be provided for any further absence. Should a student be unable to deliver her or his scheduled presentation, she or he is requested to inform the instructor well in advance so the course can be rescheduled accordingly. Failure to deliver the assigned presentation will result in failure of the course.

Students are requested to consult with the instructor on the topic of their presentation, which shall correspond to one of the thematic areas covered by the course as listed below (due February 25, 2019). Students are required to submit their presentations/handouts before the scheduled presentation to the particular class lecturer. The presentation should focus on the topic discussed with the lecturer and should consist of short background of the topic, the analysis of the issue and relevant conclusions. The analysis should prevail over description only. The presentation should not exceed 30 mins (even in case of joint presentation). The written summary of the presentation based on comments voiced during the class discussion should be sumbitted to a class lecturer as well as course leader no later than 1 weeks after the presentation. The written presentations should be approximately three to five pages long and contain a list of consulted sources. 

The final paper should be 3000-4000 words. It is important that for your final paper you chose a different regional focus from that of your in-class presentation. The paper must be appropriately referenced, contain a list of consulted sources and conform to the standards of academic writing. The papers are to be sent to the respective instructor (due January 31, 2020). The students are requested to discuss the topic of their final papers with the respective instructors. 

Both presentation (including presentation summary) and final paper will be evaluated with grade A-E and F (failed). The final grade is the average sum of the two parts with final paper as more decisive factor in case of two different grades. 

All submission deadlines for papers are obligatory. Students must pass all assignments in order to pass the course. Papers will be assessed based on the first draft submitted.

There is a zero tolerance in regard to plagiarism. Misconduct will result in failure of the course and further action.

Please make sure you send all your papers in copy to the main course convener ([e-mail]).

Contacts:

Slavomír Horák: [e-mail]

Jan Šír: [e-mail]

Václav Lídl: [e-mail]

Lubomír Dlabik: [e-mail]

Karel Svoboda ([e-mail])