Research Workshop - introduction to social studies Field of study: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2025

Module name: Research Workshop - introduction to social studies
Module code: W6-AK-S1-WBWBSN
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2025
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
W ramach zajęć osoby studiujące otrzymają podstawową wiedzę na temat metod i technik badawczych stosowanych w etnologii/antropologii kulturowej oraz podstawowych założeniach etycznych w badaniach antropologicznych. Zapoznają się w ich trakcie z przebiegiem i z etapami eksploracji terenowych oraz z zasadami konstruowania narzędzi badawczych. Uzyskają rozeznanie w istocie notatek terenowych i w rodzajach informacji, jakie powinny one zawierać. Uzyskają umiejętność ewaluowania źródeł informacji etnograficznej, wiedzę o stylach stosowanych w narracji etnograficznej, a także wiedzę o stosowanych w niej środkach retorycznych.
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]
is ready to comprehensively analyze cultural and social phenomena using selected research methods and interpretation of culture, while being guided by the principles of ethics [_K_1]
 K_K02 [3/5] K_K06 [5/5]
is able to use the theoretical and methodological approaches learned in order to review, analyse and interpret specific socio-cultural phenomena and processes [_U_1]
 K_U01 [4/5]
is able to design and conduct ethnological research based on selected research techniques and methods, formulate conclusions and present the results [_U_2]
 K_U06 [5/5]
knows and understands the basic principles relating to the nature of research problems, criteria for selecting a theoretical approach, research method and research strategy, taking into account the substantive, practical, ethical, moral and psychological conditions of research work [_W_1]
 K_W10 [5/5]
knows and understands at an advanced level the historical and theoretical context of ethnological and anthropological research, including the importance of cultural, social, political and economic conditions of ethnographic practice on the way in which the results of research are reported in ethnographic texts [_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] 15 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
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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