Anthropologist's Writing Workshop 3500-FAKM-WPA
Investigative workshop focused on improvement of practical skills connected with the writing of anthropology. How to write about realized research? How to put „the theory” in empirical investigative works? How to write about the methodology? How to write about qualitative data analysis? What is the difference between discourse and narrative? What does mean “story telling” in anthropology? What relevant structure of monography to choose? – these are only a few basic problems have to bę answered by anthropologists when they are writing about their work.
The task of the workshop is the improvement of analytic and literary skills connected with anthropological (qualitative) writing. Such skills are connected with the use of anthropological theories and the description of methodological procedures applied in qualitative research.
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Learning outcomes
Has basic knowledge of methods used in research on cultural diversity
Has basic knowledge of problems stemming from the cultural diversity of modern society
Has basic knowledge of the criteria of inference correctness
Understands the specificity of sociological analysis
Has basic knowledge of major foreign, international and domestic sociological research
Is aware of the consequences of choosing a particular theoretical perspective
Can record and observe social phenomena in a methodologically correct way
Can independently find facts and materials needed to conduct simple sociological analyses, using various sources in both Polish and a foreign language, and using modern technologies
Can independently form simple judgments on the causes of selected social processes and phenomena
Can use basic theoretical categories to describe social changes in modern societies
Can conduct a simple analysis of the consequences of the processes occurring in modern societies
Can prepare a simple, descriptive scenario predicting the course of social processes and phenomena
Can use ethical norms and rules in research practice
Can use academic knowledge acquired in social practice
Can select proper research methods and techniques to conduct an analysis of a particular problem
Can describe the role of culture in the life of the individual and society
Can comprehend a scientific text and identify its main theses and the author’s arguments, as well as discuss them
Can effectively collaborate with members of a task team
Can share the acquired sociological knowledge
Can find, gather and synthesize information about social phenomena
Can argue a thesis
Can critically assess sources
Can present results of his/her own research
Knows and observes the rules of professional ethics, including those pertaining to intellectual property
Can properly use sources of scientific information
Assessment criteria
Research project, presentation, discussion
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