UVSRP0K068 Introduction to PARP study

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Lucie Kamrádová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jiří Mašata
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the basics of methodology of human sciences to students and provide them with fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for work with scientific texts. The course content is divided in two parts. The theoretical part presents the origin and foundation of science proper, with its division and principal concepts and methods used in human sciences. In the second, practical, part the students will, by means of work with scientific texts, adopt elements of scientific style, will be presented with its main forms and especially will learn main principles of study and composition of scientific texts. The graduates must be able to work in the frame of their further study and professional work with scientific literature as well as compose scientific texts provided with all formal necessities according to valid norm.
Syllabus
  • 1. Scientific style and its peculiarities
    2. Elementary types of scientific texts (1st part)
    3. Elementary types of scientific texts (2nd part)
    4. Means of work with scientific text
    5. Structure of scientific text and its main parts (1st part)
    6. Structure of scientific text and its main parts (2nd part)
    7. Science and its division
    8. Development and current concept of scientific research
    9. Process of scientific cognition and its results
    10. Methods of scientific cognition (1st part)
    11. Methods of scientific cognition (2nd part)
    12. Language of science
Literature
    required literature
  • MEŠKO, D. - KATUŠČÁK, D. - FINDRA, J. Akademická příručka. České, upravené vydání. Martin: Vyd. Osveta, 2006. info
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, J. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Několik zásad pro začátečníky. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005. info
  • ADAMOVÁ, L. - DUDÁK, V. - VENTURA, V. Základy společenských věd III. Filosofie. Etika. Praha: Fortuna, 2004. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, S. - DANEŠ, F. - SVĚTLÁ, J. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha: Leda, 1999. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 6 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
The students fulfil two practical seminar tasks (seminar work) during the course, it is thematic bibliography (comprising various types of information sources) to selected scientific topic derived from the content of the study filed and successive annotation of selected publication.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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