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.