Course: Introduction into History Studies II

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Course title Introduction into History Studies II
Course code KHI/BPH26
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stellner František, prof. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Scientific text, structure, types; ethics of scientific work 2. Bibliography, citations, sources and historical method 3. Biographical method, prosopography 4. Methods of historical anthropology, cultural history and history of everyday life 5. Memory studies 6. Methods of economic and social history, historical demography, quantitative and qualitative research methods 7. Geographical method, iconographic method 8. Gender analysis 9. Microhistory 10. Structural method, discursive analysis 11. Narrative, philological method, modern and postmodern 12. Popularization and popular culture 13. Communication in science, academic and scientific departments, professional organizations 14. Bohemian research, research and study abroad

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim is to familiarize students with the principles of creating a professional text, its structure and types, and to learn the rules of ethics of scientific work. To master the work with bibliography, citations and sources, including the historical method. Understand specific historical methods. Gain an overview of current trends in historical research, its methodological diversity and the possibilities of professional application in academic and popular settings.
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to: -understand the basic rules of preparation of a professional text, its types and ethical principles of scientific work -explain the principles of historical method and the correct handling of sources and literature, including the rules of bibliographical citation -describe and distinguish between different research approaches in historiography and apply basic methods -reflect on the possibilities and limits of popularising history and its representation in popular culture -orientation in the ways of academic communication, functioning of scientific and professional institutions in the Czech Republic and abroad -evaluate the importance of bohemian research and opportunities for study or research in an international context
Prerequisites
Introduction into History Studies I, KHI/BPH13
KHI/BPH13

Assessment methods and criteria
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Participation in teaching, preparation and defence of a seminar paper on a selected and approved topic after consultation. Written test.
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