Research Workshop 2 Field of study: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023

Module name: Research Workshop 2
Module code: W6-AK-S1-WBN2
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023
Semester:
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
As part of the module, students learn about the place of social and humanistic disciplines in the system of sciences, the specificity of methods used in the sciences about man as the creator of culture, about culture and society. Students will learn methodological categories related to scientific research procedures and their results. They receive basic information on quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques used in ethnology/cultural anthropology, as well as their use in research practice. They will become acquainted with the specificity of qualitative research in the interpretation of various socio-cultural phenomena. Classes present the advantages and disadvantages of individual research techniques as well as the typology, specificity and criticism of selected sources of ethnographic information. The course and stages of field exploration, the principles of constructing research tools, the psychological and ethical aspects of the research process are presented. Students learn to develop, analyze and interpret the collected empirical material.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
jest gotów do wszechstronnego analizowania zjawisk kulturowo-społecznych za pomocą wybranych metod badań i interpretacji kultury kierując się przy tym zasadami etyki [_K_1]
 K_K02 [3/5] K_K06 [5/5]
potrafi posługiwać się poznanymi ujęciami teoretycznymi i metodologicznymi w celu dokonania oglądu, analizy oraz interpretacji konkretnych zjawisk i procesów społeczno-kulturowych [_U_1]
 K_U01 [4/5]
potrafi zaprojektować i przeprowadzić badania etnologiczne w oparciu o wybrane techniki i metody badań, sformułować wnioski i przedstawić wyniki [_U_2]
 K_U06 [5/5]
zna i rozumie podstawowe zasady dotyczące istoty problemów badawczych, kryteriów doboru podejścia teoretycznego, metody badawczej i strategii badań, z uwzględnieniem merytorycznych, praktycznych, etyczno-moralnych i psychologicznych uwarunkowań prac badawczych [_W_1]
 K_W10 [5/5]
zna i rozumie w zaawansowanym stopniu kontekst historyczny oraz teoretyczny badań etnologicznych i antropologicznych, w tym znaczenie kulturowych, społecznych, politycznych, gospodarczych uwarunkowań praktyki etnograficznej na sposób relacjonowania efektów prac badawczych w tekstach etnograficznych [_W_2]
 K_W02 [3/5] K_W03 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
workshop [_fs_1] 30 Activating method – discussion / debate [b04] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Observation [e06] 
Practice-as-research [e08] 
Individual work with a text [f02] 
Conceptual work [f03]  		course work _K_1 _U_1 _U_2 _W_1 _W_2
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Production/preparation of tools, materials or documentation necessary for class participation [a05] Preparation for classes
developing, preparing and assessing the usefulness of tools and materials (e.g. aids, scenarios, research tools, equipment, etc.) to be employed in class or as an aid when preparing for classes
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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