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Lecturer(s)
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Stellner František, prof. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Zábranský Vilém, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The teaching of the course in combined form summarizes these topics by individual teaching blocks: 1. History as a science, philosophy of history, subdivision of history 2. Periodization of history, basics of the historical method, structure and assignment of a seminar paper 3. Bibliography, research, managers, sources and specialist literature, specialist journals, annotation/abstract 4. Databases, electronic information sources, reviews 5. Critique of sources (external and internal) and use of artificial intelligence Within the framework of self-study, learners deal with topics included in the compulsory literature and in particular in the course outline, tasks assigned in the attendance part of the course or in the Moodle learning system, as well as on the basis of consultations with the teacher implemented also through the communication forum in Moodle or other electronic form.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to understand the nature of history, its meaning and role within the system of sciences. To orientate oneself in the internal division of historical sciences and to learn the basics of historical method. To learn how to work with sources and literature, including bibliographies, editions of sources and specialist journals. Gain an overview of the types of sources and learn the skills of external and internal criticism.
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to: -explain the basic concepts and issues of historical knowledge, including discussions of the meaning and goals of history -orient themselves in the system of historical sciences, their position among other scientific disciplines and the internal division of the field -describe and apply the basic principles of historical method, including source criticism (external and internal) -distinguish between different types of historical sources and literature -search, analyse and effectively use specialist literature (including journal studies), including domestic and foreign databases -work with basic bibliographic record-keeping tools and bibliographic managers -compose an annotation, abstract and resume, and review and assign a scholarly work
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Credit will be awarded based on: A) attendance at lectures B) active participation in discussions C) completion of 2 assignments via Moodle: 1) The student will discuss the title of the topic and the main research question with the instructor. The topic must be narrowed down/specified as much as possible (thematically, temporally, spatially). After approval of the topic and question, the student will prepare and upload the Seminar Paper Assignment to Moodle (the MS Word file will include the following items: - student's name, title of the seminar paper, abstract (approx. 10 lines: time and space definition; main and sub-research questions/objectives; anticipated methods). 2) After approval of the previous task, students will conduct research of sources and professional literature on the chosen topic. They will submit it to Moodle as a file (MS Word/OpenOffice) "Research" according to the bibliographic conventions of the Czech Historical Journal. The file must include the following items: student's name; title of the seminar paper; at least 2 unpublished or published sources; at least 5 specialist books or theses, 1 popular science book, 2 studies from conference proceedings, 1 journal study from WoS or Scopus, 1 journal study from JSTOR, and 5 databases used (in addition to the mandatory WoS, Scopus, and JSTOR). Some items may be replaced with others upon agreement with the instructor. D) Successful completion of the online credit test.
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Recommended literature
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STELLNER, František a kol. Úvod do studia historie. Praha. 2023.
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