Course: Seminar in Current Sociology

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Course title Seminar in Current Sociology
Course code KSS/SESOS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Douša Miloslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Švarcová Andrea, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Selected research papers chosen from the most respected international journals.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Task-based study method, Textual studies, Seminar
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 8 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 40 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and to explain basic sociological theories and methods.
to describe the formation of sociological perspectives using sociological methods.
to list and to describe the basic quantitative and qualitative methods.
to characterize the basic findings from empirical quantitative and qualitative research.
Skills
to produce a formally acceptable professional output.
to use actively foreign databases of professional journals.
to apply and to interpret independently knowledge resulting from the application of quantitative methods.
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to list and to distinguish the key studies and essentials associated with the chosen seminar topics.
Skills
to classify key findings on the basis of the texts studied.
to demonstrate and to apply independently the studied theories and research methods discussed during the seminar.
to evalutate independently critically the acquired knowledge.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Collaborative instruction
Skills
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • American Journal of Sociology (vybrané články).
  • American Sociological Review (vybrané články).
  • Bude stanovena přednášejícím a zveřejněna v Courseware.
  • Demograpgy (vybrané články).
  • European Sociological Review (vybrané články).
  • Literature will be stated by the invited lecturer and announced via Courseware.
  • Social Forces (vybrané články).


Study plans that include the course
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