1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2018/2019
4. Sociology - Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
5. M.A. Seminar 2

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M.A. Seminar 2 - course description

Aim of the course

The aim of the M.A. seminar is to prepare student’s own thesis, under a supervision of a director of studies, which will be the basis for the M.A. comprehensive exam. The task of the studies director is to determine the topic and thesis issues, targeting of empirical research and monitoring the student’s own work.

Prerequisites

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Scope

1. Working on particular parts of the theoretical work, consistent with the earlier theoretical assumptions – reporting the earlier adopted assumptions and discussion on them.
2. Transformation of theoretical assumptions into empirical research, the choice of specific research methods and techniques-methodological assumptions – discussion on the correctness of the chosen: research aims, main problem, detailed problems, hypotheses, indicators and variables.
3. Giving the final shape of the methodological part.
4. Conducting the pilot studies.

Teaching methods

Discussion, project method, method the leading text, work with a literature, work with a source document,

 seminar, group work, classic problem-solving method, brainstorming, ideas share, expressive methods, essays, student’s lectures, reports, discussion, individual work with students, presentations.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

 

Form of assessment	Remarks
Pass (no grade).	SEMESTER 2
Preparation of the subsequent parts of the thesis in the written form.	Methodological preparation, query, collection and interpretation of pilot data, edition of the paper. Preparation of written versions of particular parts of the work.
Grade of the seminar II.	Positive grade is getting a pass of the seminar.

 

The final grade of the course is a pass of the seminar in a given semester.

Recommended reading

Babbie E. (2013), The practice of social research, Cengage Learning, Boston.

Creswell J. W. (2014), Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, Sage, Los Angeles.

Crotty M. J. (2015), The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process, Sage, Los Angeles.

Gerring J. Case (2017), Study Research. Principles and Practices, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Further reading

Wheeldon J., Ahlberg M. W. (2011), Visualizing Social Science Research, Sage, Los Angeles.

Kwiatkowski M. (2016), Exploratory walks as an example of networking research, “Rocznik Lubuski”: Good Connections. Trust, cooperation and education in the mirror of social sciences, n 42, part 2a, p. 137—148.

Some additional reading depends on the students M.A. thesis subjects and research methods.

Notes

Modified by dr Dorota Bazuń (last modification: 02-05-2018 18:51)