Course: Sociological proseminar

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Course title Sociological proseminar
Course code KSA/SPRO
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Karger Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Fafejta Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Academic environment and study on the university (communication with the teachers and with the institutions of the faculty, the institution of science and sociolgie in the Czech Republic and abroad) 2. Scientific knowledge (science, philosophy, art, science and the specificity of social sciences, paradigms in science) 3. The basics of scientific thinking (theory and empirical data, research, applications, ethical principles in science and research) 4. Scientific text (the strategy of making scientific text, the use of information, resources, excerpts, formal requirements of the scientific texts 5. Working with databases, bibliographic citations, standards of bibliographic citations and references (ISO standard 690), plagiarism 6.12. The analysis of text (reading and interpretation of sociological text)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the environment of the university, fundamentals of scientific work and to develop the ability to analyse sociological text.
The course does not presuppose specific eligibility.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite of the course is an active work in the seminar.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

The course presuppose reading and analysing of assigned texts. Semminar is compulsory and assumes the active work of all enrolled students. It is possible to apologize only two absences.
Recommended literature
  • Prokop, D. (2020). Slepé skvrny.. Brno: Host.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2024) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Sociology (2019) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -