Paper writing: from first ideas to successful submission 1600-SZD-ID-PP
During the class-workshop, the process of preparing a dissertation will be reconstructed (according to the sequence: search for a research idea – recognition of the current state of knowledge in a particular discipline – formulation of the research problem, objectives, questions and hypotheses – conceptualization – operationalization – planning, structuring and implementation of the essential research – analysis of the collected material and drawing conclusions – embedding the results in scientific discourse and practice) in the light of the actual writing of the text of the dissertation / series of articles comprising the dissertation (formulation of thoughts, editing, critical reading of one's own text). Differences in the construction of scientific discourse across disciplines will be highlighted, and good practices for preparing a research argument will be pointed out.
Forms of classes: discussion about the sources of cognitive inspiration and ways of its adequate expression, presentation of research papers from different disciplines by representatives of these disciplines (class participants), presentation of sample scientific texts and the structure of their argumentation within the framework of different scientific practices, presentation of an excerpt from one's own scientific text and an attempt to defend it against criticism
Teaching methods applied: workshop conversational forms: presentation – discussion – criticism, exercise in designing a scientific research for a selected issue outside one's own discipline
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UW_01 – make use of knowledge from various fields of science, in particular the social sciences in order to creatively identify, formulate and innovatively solve complex problems or perform tasks of a research nature, and in particular to: define the purpose and object of scientific research in the field of the social sciences, formulate a research hypothesis; develop research methods, techniques and tools and apply them creatively; make inferences based on scientific findings
UK_04 - participating in scientific discourse in the field of the social sciences
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KK_01 - critically evaluating achievements within a given scientific discipline in the field of the social sciences
Assessment criteria
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the permitted number of explained absences: class participants should actively participate in all forms of workshop exchange of thoughts, should attend at least 80% of classes (8 meetings), three excused absences are allowed
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): the basis for passing the class is: 1. attendance at at least 8 meetings; 2. active participation in the class (presentation part, discussion part, exercise part); 3. a one-page text presenting synthetic comparative reflections on the differences between disciplines in the construction of scientific discourse
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: ongoing observation and analysis of the intellectual activity presented by the class participants (individual involvement in the presentation, discussion and exercise parts) and reading of the text containing synthetic comparative reflections (prepared individually by each class participant)
Evaluation criteria: the quality of the participants’ involvement in each part of the class (presentation, discussion, exercise) and the quality of the final reflections (prepared in textual form) will be evaluated; the validity and relevance of the statements, inventiveness in argumentation, accurate criticism, ability to point out differences and similarities between different research practices will be appreciated
Bibliography
Jan Allen, 2019, The productive graduate student writer. How to manage your time, process, and energy to write your research proposal, thesis, and dissertation and get published, Stylus, Sterling, Virginia; Earl Babbie, 2015, The basics of social research, Cengage Learning, Boston; Mario Augusto Bunge, 2012, Epistemology & Methodology I. Exploring the World, Springer, Dordrecht; John W. Creswell, J. David Creswell, 2018, Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, Sage Publications, Los Angeles (etc.); Rene Descartes, 2006, A discourse on the method of correctly conducting one’s reason and seeking truth in the sciences, Oxford University Press, Oxford – New York; Ray C. Dougherty, 1976, Einstein and Chomsky on scientific methodology, “Linguistics”, 167, pp. 5–14; Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik, 2020, Doktorat jako stopień naukowy: geneza, znaczenie, kontrowersje, "Studia Edukacyjne”, 59, s. 91–102; Igor Hanzel, 2010, Studies in the methodology of natural and social sciences, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main (etc.); David Kaplan (ed.), 2004, The Sage handbook of quantitative methodology for the social sciences, Sage, Thousand Oaks (California); Józef Lipiec, 1972, Podstawy ontologii społeczeństwa, PWN, Warszawa; Józef Lipiec, 1979, Ontologia świata realnego, PWN, Warszawa; Andrzej Lisowski, 2019, Zbyszko Chojnicki. Jak można być strażnikiem ładu intelektualnego w epoce kryzysu nauki?, ”Rozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna”, 43, s. 25–39; William Outwaite, Stephen P. Turner (eds.), 2007, The Sage handbook of social science methodology, Sage Publications, Los Angeles (etc.); Łukasz Sułkowski, Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, 2021, Rozprawa doktorska w naukach społecznych: poradnik doktoranta i promotora pracy doktorskiej, Wyd. Społecznej Akademii Nauki, Łódź; René Thom, 1982, The role of mathematics in present-day science, “Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics”, 104, pp. 3–13; René Thom, 2018, Structural stability and morphogenesis, CRC press, Boca Raton (Florida); Cynthia Vincent, Émilie Tremblay-Wragg, Catherine E. Dérib, Sara Mathieu-Chartier, 2023, A multi-phase mixed-method study defining dissertation writing enjoyment and comparing PhD students writing in the company of others to those writing alone, “Higher Education Research & Development”, 42.4, pp. 1016–1031; January Weiner, 2018, Technika pisania i prezentowania przyrodniczych prac naukowych: przewodnik praktyczny, Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Warszawa
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