Аспирантура 2021/2022

Методология диссертационного исследования и организация работы с библиографией

Статус: Курс обязательный

Направление: 39.06.01. Социологические науки

Кто читает: Департамент социологии

Когда читается: 1-й курс, 1 семестр

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Шевчук Андрей Вячеславович, Ярская-Смирнова Елена Ростиславовна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 48

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The purpose of the discipline is to develop among graduate students the skills of substantiating a chosen topic, formulating a research problem, drawing up a plan and structure of work, formulating research questions, goals and objectives, peer review, book reviewing, preparing a review of sources, planning, writing and preparing for publication of academic texts, skills academic work with bibliographic sources using modern software.

Learning Objectives

• The purpose of the discipline is to develop among graduate students the skills of substantiating a chosen topic, formulating a research problem, drawing up a plan and structure of work, formulating research questions, goals and objectives, peer review, book reviewing, preparing a review of sources, planning, writing and preparing for publication of academic texts, skills academic work with bibliographic sources using modern software.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Book review of a recently published book relevant for the student's own research topic ready to submission to a publisher
• Literature review based on the selecting, reading and analysing of the relevant literature
• Peer review of a class mate's state of the art article or a literature review
• Student finds relevant literature on a topic, using academic search engines, full-texts databases, and bibliographic databases.
• Student is able to access the quality of a piece of academic literature based on various dimensions.
• Student uses Zotero to collect, organize, and cite the literature.
• The state-of-the-art article ready for peer-review and subsequent submission to a publisher
• The student prepared synopsis of the thesis according to the assigned structure, the synopsis will be reviewed and discussed by the Academic Board.

Course Contents

• Working with Bibliography: general principles and issues
• Searching strategies and tips
• Using Zotero
• The preparatory stage of writing a dissertation
• Literature review of the research topic
• Preparation of publications based on review and peer review of sources
• Review

Assessment Elements

• Library in Zotero
• Synopsis of the dissertation
  Synopsis of the dissertation
• Home assignment: a book review
  Book review
• Home assignment: literature review
  Literature review
• Home assignment: the state of the art article
  The state of the art article
• Home assignment: peer review
  Peer-review

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 1st semester
  0.2 * Synopsis of the dissertation + 0.4 * Home assignment: literature review + 0.2 * Library in Zotero + 0.2 * Home assignment: a book review

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Academic writing for graduate students. Essential tasks and skills, Swales J.M., Feak C.B., 2014
• Day, R. A. (1998). How to Write and Publish Scientific Papers. Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 93(3). https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761998000300029
• Effective academic writing 3. The essay, Davis J., 2006
• Greetham, B. (2013). How to Write Better Essays (Vol. Third edition). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1522754
• Gustavii, B. (2008). How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper (Vol. 2nd ed). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=224505
• Hall, G. M. (2013). How To Write a Paper (Vol. 5th ed). Chichester, West Sussex: BMJ Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=531388
• Puckett, J. (2011). Zotero : A Guide for Librarians, Researchers, and Educators. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=452121
• Shvidko, E. (2014). Review of Longman Academic Writing Series 5: Essays to Research Papers, by Meyers, A. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7AD69954
• Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2001). Academic Communications and the Graduate Student. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.3E2EACE3

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2008). The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Vol. 3rd ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=272563

Authors

• YARSKAYA-SMIRNOVA ELENA ROSTISLAVOVNA
• SHEVCHUK ANDREY VYACHESLAVOVICH