Course: Research Activity 2 Movable Artefacts of the Middle Ages, and the Modern Period

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Course title Research Activity 2 Movable Artefacts of the Middle Ages, and the Modern Period
Course code KAR/VZ2D
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic areas: 1. The present state of the theoretical understanding of the problem. 2. Possibilities and limitations of empirical research. 3. Confrontation with traditional methodology in the field with new interdisciplinary approaches. 4. Application of suitable methods. 5. Interpretation of results. 6. Structure and formulation of a research report.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Individual project (40) - 182 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to summarize the archaeological theory and method in the scope of the master's study of archeology
Skills
to understand a professional text in Czech and English
to work systematically independently
to use relevant information sources with regard to the monitored thematic area
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to summarize the theoretical and methodological aspects of research projects in the monitored thematic area
Skills
to properly prepare and implement a research project
to lead a research team
to process empirical material independently
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Task-based study method
Skills
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Project
Skills
Project
Recommended literature
  • Baxter, Michael John. Statistics in archaeology. London : Arnold, 2003. ISBN 0-340-76299-3.
  • Graves-Brown, P., Harrison, R., Piccini, A. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Contemporary World. Oxford, 2013. ISBN 9780199602001.
  • Jervis, Ben. Pottery and social life in medieval England : towards a relational approach. 2014. ISBN 978-1-78297-659-2.
  • Shennan, Stephen. Quantifying archaeology. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-7486-0791-9.
  • Schiffer, Michael Brian. Behavioral archaeology. New York : Percheron Press, 2002. ISBN 0-9712427-1-2.
  • Scholkmann, B., Kenzler, H., Schreg, R. (Hrsg.). Archäologie des Mittlealters und der Neuzeit. Grundwissen.. Darmstadt, 2016. ISBN 978-3-534-26811-5.


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