Discipline seminar - Communication and Media Studies (II year) 1600-SZD-SEMII-KM
By the end of this course, students will:
• Present their own research projects with a focus on methodological planning.
• Identify and analyze academic articles using similar research methods.
• Develop a draft of a scientific article based on their own planned or ongoing research.
• Conduct a subject-specific literature review using academic databases.
• Formulate research objectives, questions and/or hypotheses, and clearly describe methodological choices.
Course Content
1. Presentation of student research projects and planned methodologies
o Peer feedback and discussion of research designs.
o Identifying methodological consistency.
2. Searching for articles with similar research methods
o Use of academic databases (e.g., Scopus, Web of Science).
o Comparative analysis of methods and techniques in selected studies.
3. Drafting a scientific article
o Structure and conventions of academic writing.
o Writing sections of the article based on students' own projects.
4. Literature review and source integration
o Identifying and evaluating relevant literature.
o Organizing sources and building scholarly argumentation.
5. Critical discussion of key article components
o Articulation of research goals, research questions and/or hypotheses.
o Detailed description of methods, techniques, and tools to be included in the article.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: Knows and understands:
WG_1 – world achievements, covering theoretical foundations as well as general issues and selected specific issues of a given scientific or artistic discipline, to a degree allowing revision of existing paradigms
WG_2 - main development trends of the scientific or artistic disciplines which are the object of studies
WG_3 - methodology of scientific research
Skills: Can:
UW_1 - use knowledge of various scientific or artistic disciplines to creatively identify, formulate and innovatively solve complex problems or perform research tasks, and specifically: define the purpose and subject of research and formulate a research hypothesis, develop and creatively use research methods, techniques and tools, draw conclusions from research results
UW_2 – make a critical analysis and evaluation of the results of scientific research, expert activity and other creative works and their contribution to the development of knowledge
UK_1 - communicate on specialist topics to a degree enabling active participation in the international research community
UK_3 - initiate a debate
UK_4 - participate in the scientific discourse
Social competences: Is ready to:
KK_1 - critically evaluate the achievements of a given scientific or artistic discipline
KK_2 - critically evaluate own contribution to the development of a given scientific or artistic discipline
KK_3 - recognise the importance of science in solving cognitive and practical problems
KO_1 - fulfil social obligations of researchers and creators
KR_1 - maintain and develop the ethos of research and creative communities, including: conducting scientific activity independently, respecting the principle of public ownership of research results, taking into account the principles of intellectual property protection
Assessment criteria
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the
permitted number of explained absences: 1 absence allowed
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): Tasks completed during class
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes; Activity during classes. Obligatory presentation discussing the progress of the scientific work (according to the indicated assumptions).
Evaluation criteria:
• Participation and engagement (40%)
Active participation in discussions and peer feedback sessions.
• Completion of in-class assignments (40%)
Tasks include search exercises, article analyses, and methodology planning.
• Submission and discussion of article draft (20%)
Preliminary version of the article demonstrating coherence, research logic, and clarity of expression.
Bibliography
• Connaway, L. S., & Radford, M. L. (2016). Research methods in library and information science (6th ed.). Libraries Unlimited.
• Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2017). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.
• Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (1995). Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. University of Chicago Press.
• Given, L. M., Case, D. O., & Willson, R. (2023). Looking for information: A survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior (5th ed.). Emerald Publishing.
• Hartel, J. (2020). Writing-up ethnographic research as a thematic narrative: The excerpt-commentary-unit. Library & Information Science Research, 42(3), Article 101037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2020.101037
• Tashakkori, A., Johnson, R. B., & Teddlie, C. (2020). Foundations of mixed methods research: Integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications.
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