Preparation and defense of a master's thesis

Course: Philosophy

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Preparation and defense of a master's thesis
Code
ОК 9
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
18
Learning outcomes
1. To carry out an intellectual search, to identify and critically consider the current problems of modern philosophical thought, to develop them within the framework of one's own philosophical research. 2. Know and use professional vocabulary and philosophical tools to convey one's own knowledge, conclusions and arguments to specialists and non-specialists, in particular to students. 3. To be able to reconstruct the historical progress of world philosophy, the evolution of philosophical ideas and problems. 4. Propose and substantiate new approaches to solving tasks and problems. 5. Use the methodology and cognitive tools inherent in philosophy and its applications. 6. Critically interpret, analyze and evaluate philosophical texts, apply relevant methods of their analysis and interpretation. 7. Understand the connections between philosophy and other areas of philosophical discourse and other intellectual and humanitarian practices.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before writing the qualification paper, students should know the theoretical content of the subject area: the system of philosophical ideas, approaches, concepts, theories, concepts and principles. 2. To be able to collect, systematize, analyze and interpret information regarding the object of research; predict the development prospects of the chosen topic. 3. Possess the skills of scientific research and information management; foreign language specialist sources in the field of philosophy and humanities.
Course content
Preparatory stage 1 Choosing a research topic 2 Definition of the subject, object of research, goal, main tasks 3 Acquaintance with the literature on the topic, its selection and arrangement Work on the text 4 Studying and summarizing the literature on the research topic 5 Clarifying the structure and plan of the study 6 Presentation of the main text of the work 7 Presentation of the text of the introduction and conclusions Designing the work 8 Drawing up a list of references 9 Text editing Preparation for defense 10 Preparation of the speech
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Law of Ukraine on Higher Education. URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1556-18#Text 2. Methodical recommendations for writing qualifying papers for a bachelor's degree in master's degree / Edited by. L.O. Shashkova, V.V. Prikhodko, Yu.V. Humenyuk K., 2020. URL: http://philosophy.univ.kiev.ua/ua/view/courses/47/23/8 4. Regulations on the organization of the educational process at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (Approved by the Academic Council of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University. 05/07/2018, protocol No. 10). URL: http://nmc.univ.kiev.ua/docs/Poloz_org_osv_proc-2018.pdf 5. Provisions on the system of detection and prevention of academic plagiarism at Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (Approved Academic Council of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University. 02.03.2020, protocol No. 8). URL: http://senate.univ.kiev.ua/?p=1352
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Public protection
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Taras Petrovych Kononenko
Department of History of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Liudmyla Oleksiyivna Shashkova
Department of Theoretical and Practical Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
Iryna Ihoriva Maslikova
Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies
Faculty of Philosophy
Iryna Viktorivna Khomenko
Department of Logic
Faculty of Philosophy