Graduate seminar 1.S2.MLA.35

Course objectives
- completing own research for the purpose of MA thesis
- developing interpretative strategies and critical skills
- concluding the theory and research relevant to student's research topic
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Course content depends on the MA supervisor and individual student needs
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
mentoring, supervising, tutoring, discussion, extensive reading and writing, ICT tools/e-learning MSTeams

Field of study

Master of Liberal Arts

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS = 5 1 ects = 30h in class (50% university site/50% online) 0,5 ects = 15 h direct contact with a supervisor 3,5 ects = 100 h for preparation for class

Study level

MA level studies

Education profile

full time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses
Master's seminars

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 4

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Course coordinators

Term 2022/23-L:

Dorota Brzozowska
Robert Geisler
Krzysztof Skowroński

Term 2023/24-L:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge:
Students know and understand
1. advanced sampling and data processing techniques characteristic of academic activity in the selected discipline (k_W10/P7S_WG)
2. advanced methods of analysis and interpretation of texts, discourses and cultural products/practices (k_W11/P7S_WG)
3. advanced methods of analysis of human beings as social agents within larger social structures and of rules according to which they function (k_W12/P7S_WG)
4. political and ethical, economic and regulatory challenges connected with interdisciplinary research paradigms and their applications (k_W14/P7S_WK)

Skills:
Students can
5. formulate original research questions and design research to address unusual interdisciplinary problems when working on their MA thesis (k_U4/P7S_UW)
6. carry out an in-depth critical interpretation of selected texts and works of culture in order to evaluate their effectiveness and impact in the historical and cultural context when working on their MA thesis (k_U9/P7S_UW)
7. apply a normative social paradigm in order to explain and solve a selected problem within social science and relate the solution to a particular category of social relations or social norms when working on their MA thesis (k_U10/P7S_UW)
8. individually plan and carry out one’s own complex learning assignment (including life-long learning tasks), adjust learning techniques to changing circumstances and available sources and tools when working on their MA thesis (k_U16/P7S_UU)

Social competences:
Students are ready to
9. critically assess incoming information, acknowledge merits and limitations of various viewpoints, theories, methods and research results when working on their MA thesis (k_K2/P7S_KK)
10. recognise the role of interdisciplinarity and cooperation in solving practical problems when working on their MA thesis(k_K4/P7S_KK)
11. think and act resourcefully and creatively when working on their MA thesis (k_K5/P7S_KK)
12. fulfil social obligations by developing their academic skills (k_K6/P7S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active participation in meetings and discussions - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,8, 9,10,11,12)
2. Completed chapter two and three after revisions - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)
3. Completed conclusion and summary - 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list includes the texts connected with the topics of the students' MA theses and it may vary.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.S2.MLA.35 in USOSweb