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Lecturer(s)
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Kohoutová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Ferencová Hana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Peřinová Markéta
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Course content
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The course consists of several workshops focused on general academic skills as well as on particular scholarly topics that are chosen according to the students' research interests. Academic skills part includes: - researching bibliographical databases, working with sources; - preparation of academic presentation on a scholarly topic: defining the topic, building-up a structure, researching sources, writing the presentation itself; - formal aspects of academic presentation: visual aids, time management, giving a talk; Scholarly part includes: The topics are chosen according to the scholarly interests of the students. For every topic, 2 workshops are organized. - A workshop related to the particular field. Lecturer is an experienced researcher in the field. Students with the interest in the topic prepare a presentation for the class. - A historical workshop. The workshop offers a historical context to the particular research topic. Lecturer is a historian specialized in the field. Students work with the texts provided by the lecturer.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 75 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 150 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to develop students' knowledge and research skills in the scholarly fields which they are interested in and within which they would like to write their master thesis. In order to achieve this, the course consists of several workshops focused on general academic skills as well as on particular scholarly topics that students choose. The fields that are generally popular among Euroculture students might include transcultural studies, gender and women studies, Middle Eastern politics (with emphasis on Turkey), sociology of migration, international relations and diplomacy, visual culture and propaganda, memory studies and many more.
Students broaden their knowledge in the fields of their research interests (current research issues and methods, sources etc.) and develop specific academic skills as researching and working with sources, preparing academic presentation etc.
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Prerequisites
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Students should be able to formulate their research interests and are expected to submit their Thesis proposal to the Euroculture consortium at the beginning of the semester.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Final project
- Class participation; - A presentation in the workshop related to the topic of student's interest (15 minutes); - Studying the readings for the workshops + special tasks for historical workshops; - A presentation for the academic skills part of the course: every student receives an individualized question according to his/her research interests and within a time-limit of two weeks prepares a presentation on the given topic, which s/he subsequently gives in the class (15-minute presentation + 15-minute discussion).
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Recommended literature
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Diana Hopkins - Tom Reid. (2018). The Academic Skills Handbook. London.
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Kate L. Turabian - Wayne C. Booth et. al. (2007). A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. Chicago.
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Susan M. Reinhart. (2013). Giving Academic Presentation. Ann Arbour.
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Umberto Eco. (2015). How to Write a Thesis. Cambridge, Mass.
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