The course has two main objectives. The first is to provide the relevant methodological and theoretical knowledge and skills, at an advanced level, which are necessary for MA students to produce an MA thesis, keeping in mind the diversity of the student group at the level of knowledge and skills, educational background, prior training and experience. The second objective is to guide individual students in developing the core design of their MA thesis project, at the level of their research questions, theoretical/conceptual framework, methods and research design, and textual structure. Intense data analysis workshop will be added to the course with data specialists.
Poslední úprava: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)
Podmínky zakončení předmětu - angličtina
Assessment Fall semester: mandatory group assignments and submission of MA thesis proposal.
Data analysis for a data analysis workshop.
Poslední úprava: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)
Literatura - angličtina
Literature on research design and thesis writing
Allison, B. and Race, P. (2004). The student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses. London: Routledge.
Bell, J. (2005). Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Björk, L. and Räisänen, C. (1999/2000). Academic Writing: a university writing course, 2nd ed. Lund: Studentlitteratur; Chatwell-Bratt: Bromley.
Bond, A. (ed.) 2006. Your master's thesis: how to plan, draft, write and revise, 2nd ed. Abergele: Studymates.
Glatthorn, A. and Joyner, R. (2005). Writing the winning thesis or dissertation: a step-by-step guide, 2 ed. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
Heath P. M. T. and Tynan, C. (2010). Crafting a research proposal. The Marketing Review, 10(2): 147-168.
Lunenburg, F. C. and Irby, B. J. (2008). Writing a successful thesis or dissertation: tips and strategies for students in the social and behavioral sciences. Thousand Oaks: Corwin; London: Sage.
Rudestam, K. E., and Newton, R. (2007). Surviving Your Dissertation, 3rd ed. London: Sage.
Thomas, R. Murray and Brubaker, D. L. (2000). Theses and dissertations: a guide to planning, research, and writing. Westport: Bergin & Garvey.
Literature on methodology
General methods literature (including research ethics)
Altheide, D. (1996). Qualitative media analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Berger, A. A. (2000). Media and communication research methods: an introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Jensen, K. B. (2002). A handbook of media and communication research: qualitative and quantitative methodologies. London: Routledge.
Jensen, K., Jankowsi, N. (1993). A Handbook of qualitative methodologies for mass communication research. London: Routledge.
Krippendorff, K. (2004, 2013). Content analysis: an introduction to its methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Mason, J. (2002). Qualitative Researching. London: Sage. Available online at: http://www.sxf.uevora.pt/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mason_2002.pdf.
Riffe, D., Lacy, S., Fico, F. (2005). Analyzing media messages: using quantitative content analysis in research. London: Routledge.
Saldaña, J. (2012) The coding manual for qualitative researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Older version available online at: http://stevescollection.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/8/6/13866629/saldana_2009_the-coding-manual-for-qualitative-researchers.pdf
Silverman, D. (2010). Doing qualitative research: a practical handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Part of older version available online at: https://fasstasticmethodologygroup.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/silverman2005.pdf
Silverman, D. (ed.) (2004). Qualitative research: theory, method, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Available online at: http://www.stiba-malang.com/uploadbank/pustaka/RM/QUALITATIVE%20THEORY%20METHOD%20PRACTICE.pdf
Digital methods literature
Hargittai, E., Sandvig, C. (eds) (2015). Digital Research Confidential. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Hine, C. (2015). Ethnography for the Internet. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Rogers, R. (2013). Digital Methods. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Literature on theory and literature review
Cooper, H. M. (1998). Synthesizing Research: A Guide for Literature Reviews. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Hart, C. (1998). Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. London: Sage [in association with] The Open University.
Galvan, J. L., Galvan, M. C. (2017). Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 7th Edition. New York: Routledge.
Laughey, D. (2007). Key Themes in Media Theory. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education.
Littlejohn, S. W., Foss, K. A., Oetzel, J. (2016). Theories of Human Communication, Eleventh Edition. Long Grove: Waveland Press.
Ridley, D. (2008). The Literature Review: A Step-By-Step Guide for Students. London; Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Watson, J. (2008). Media communication: An introduction to theory and process, 3rd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Poslední úprava: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)
Sylabus - angličtina
The students will start from general ideas about their thesis topic to the development of an MA thesis proposal.
Phase One: Each student will produce an initial draft note, which will include the proposed primary and secondary research questions, theoretical framework, the methodological framework and methods, the research design and the table of contents. These initial notes will be discussed with the course lecturer and participants, resulting in an updated full draft note.
Phase Two: This phase will consist of a series of assignments and discussions dealing with: how to write an MA thesis - core components; putting methodology in practice; putting theory in practice; doing the literature review; and research ethics.
Phase Three: In this phase, the updated full draft note will be revisited and revised, on the basis of the lectures (and ongoing discussions). This phase will result in the final MA thesis proposal outlining all core elements of the MA thesis.
Assessment Fall semester: mandatory group assignments and submission of MA thesis proposal
Poslední úprava: Němcová Tejkalová Alice, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.02.2023)
