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Postgraduate course 2021/2022

Methodology of the dissertation research and оrganizing the work with bibliography

Type: Compulsory course
Area of studies: Sociology
Delivered by: School of Sociology
When: 1 year, 1 semester
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Elena R. Iarskaia-Smirnova, Andrey Shevchuk
Language: English
ECTS credits: 5
Contact hours: 48

Course Syllabus

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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

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

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

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

Assessment Elements

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

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

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