Master’s Qualification Thesis

Course: Sociаl Technologies

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Master’s Qualification Thesis
Code
ОК12
Module type
Кваліфікаційна робота
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
12
Learning outcomes
Demonstrate writing and oral skills communication in state and foreign languages, professionally use sociological terminology. Demonstrate argumentative skills presentation of one's own opinion, competent and tolerant discussion with opponents. Carry out abstracting of scientific sources (in state and foreign languages), to substantiate one's own position, to do independent conclusions. Publicly present your own results research. Apply the latest sociological theories and methods of analysis of social phenomena and processes. Justify the use of the latest methods of collecting and analyzing sociological information to solve practical problems in different spheres of public life. Be able to independently formulate the goal, set specific research objectives in applied fields of sociology. Demonstrate the ability to diagnose the condition communicative and organizational processes, develop and justify ways to increase their efficiency.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The required amount of GQT for the EL "Master" is 90-120 thousand characters, including spaces (45-60 pages of text), excluding the title page, content, annotation, list of sources and applications used. The list of used sources should contain at least 25 references to special literature on sociology (scientific books, chapters of monographs, articles, analytical and statistical collections and reports), including at least 3 references to English-language scientific sources. In the list of used sources at least 50% of references should be to publications published in the last 10 years (for the year of protection). Works containing plagiarism are not allowed to be protected.
Course content
The thesises must contain: title page; annotation of up to 900 characters (including spaces) and keywords (3-5 words) - in two languages (Ukrainian and English); table of contents - with reference to the page numbers where the relevant sections begin; introduction - where the object, subject, purpose and objectives of the research should be clearly defined; two or more sections of the main part, in which the main content of the work should be stated, each section should end with conclusions on the section; conclusions in which the results of the work should be formulated and the correspondence of the obtained results to the set tasks of the research; list of used sources - designed in accordance with the requirements; applications - if necessary.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
ЗАГАЛЬНІ ВИМОГИ ДО ПІДГОТОВКИ КУРСОВИХ РОБІТ ТА ВИПУСКНИХ КВАЛІФІКАЦІЙНИХ РОБІТ (ОС «БАКАЛАВР» ТА ОС «МАГІСТР») ЗА СПЕЦІАЛЬНІСТЮ «054 СОЦІОЛОГІЯ» Бабенко С.С. Як написати академічний навчальний текст (курсову роботу, есе, реферат, рецензію) // https://sociology.knu.ua/sites/default/files/library/elopen/babenko_ac.writing_dovidnyk_2016.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Individual work, self-education, research work, consultations with the supervisor, group discussion, recommendation of the department.
Assessment methods and criteria
The thesises must be performed in the state language. Literacy and correct use of special terminology are taken into account when evaluating the work. The defense of the GQT (master's thesis) is carried out at a meeting of the examination commission (EC), appointed by order of the rector, in accordance with the schedule of comprehensive final exams and defense of master's thesis approved by the vice-rector for research and teaching. Admission to the defense at a meeting of the EC is by order of the dean on the basis of the submission of the department. The maximum number of points that can be obtained by the applicant for the defense of the WRC of the master - 100. Works that are evaluated by the commission less than 60 points are considered those whose defense did not take place. Works containing plagiarism are not allowed to be protected.
Language of instruction
ukrainian

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