Syllabus
Syllabus of the PSP Doctoral seminar 2020/2021
1. Title and code of the course JSD002 Doctoral seminar II. JSD004 Doctoral seminar IV. JSD006 Doctoral seminar VI.
2. Lecturers Guarantor: Prof. PhDr. Arnošt Veselý, Ph.D. Moderator: Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc., MSc. Lecturers: Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc., MSc. Mgr. Eva Hejzlarová, Ph.D. Mgr. Magdalena Mouralová, PhD. PhDr. Marie Jelínková, PhD.
3. Number of credits 5 credits
4. Abstract Essential forum for PhD. students of public and social policy to meet, interact and discuss the advancement of research, involving doctoral students, mentors, guarantors and invited guests. The seminar will discuss topical issues of theory and methodology of public and social policy in the Czech Republic and the world at large. This semester will focus upon theoretical and empirical aspects of students´ dissertations.
5. Requirements For recognizing semester a student must a. submit two short papers which will assess his/her advance in the theoretical background and in the empirical evidence strategy of his/her dissertation in time; b. provide feedbacks to both papers submitted by two other students, selected by the course moderator, in time; c. be actively involved in following online discussions.
6. Communication Due to the covid epidemiologic restrictions, the seminar will be organized online via Moodle and Zoom platforms.
7. Moodle https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=9223
8. Zoom https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/99179548333?pwd=T1JIcnlwc0FGOER0RStaTVhQR3ByUT09 Meeting ID: 991 7954 8333 Passcode: 126615
9. Contact and consultations Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc. MSc. E-mail: potucek@fsv.cuni.cz Assistant - Ing. Mgr. Olga Angelovská E-mail: olga.angelovska@fsv.cuni.cz
10. Basic topics of DS I - Theoretical aspects of the dissertation – MP - Empirical aspects of the dissertation – MP - Evaluation of students´ theses (and students´ papers) – EH, MM - Open forum to discuss issues of mutual interest – students and teachers
11. Basic literature Black, Thomas R. Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences : An Integrated Approach to Research Design, Measurement, and Statistics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage,
1999. Blaikie, N.
2000. Designing social research. Oxford: Blackwell. Blaikie, Norman.
2007. Approaches to Social Enquiry. Cambridge: Polity Press, Gerring, J.
2001. Social Science Methodology: A Criterial Framework. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Nekola, M., Geissler, H. a Mouralová, M. Současné metodologické otázky veřejné politiky. Praha: Karolinum. Potůček, M. et al.
2017. Public Policy. Prague: Karolinum Press. Available on the E-resources of SIS.
12. Tentative schedule Zoom meetings, Deadlines Day Time Topic Zoom meeting Wednesday
17.
2.
16.30-18.30 Introduction. Student research support. Marie Jelínková Open Forum. Task I. Dissertation theories published. Deadline Monday
1.
3. 24:00 To upload the answer to Task I Dissertation theories in Moodle. Task II. The strategy of collecting empirical evidence published. Deadline Monday
15.
3. 24:00 To upload the evaluation of other students´ Task I Dissertation theories in Moodle. To upload the answer to Task II. The strategy of collecting empirical evidence in Moodle. Zoom meeting Wednesday
17.
3.
16.30-18.30 Discussion to Task I Dissertation theories. Open forum. Deadline Monday
29.
3. 24:00 To upload the feedback to Task II. The strategy of collecting empirical evidence of other students in Moodle. Zoom meeting Wednesday
31.
3.
16.30-18.30 Discussion to Task II The strategy of collecting empirical evidence. Open forum. Zoom meeting Wednesday
21.
4.
16.30-18.30 Evaluation of students´ theses (and students´ papers). Eva Hejzlarová, Magdalena Mouralová Zoom meeting Wednesday
5.
5.
16.30-18.30 Internal defence (tbc). Open forum.
Annotation
Essential forum for PhD. Students of public and social policy to meet, interact and discuss the advancement of research, involving doctoral students, mentors, guarantors and invited guests.
The seminar will discuss topical issues of theory and methodology of public and social policy in the Czech Republic and the world at large.
This semester will focus upon theoretical and empirical aspects of students´ dissertations.