Course: Work with Resources

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Course title Work with Resources
Course code KTEO/KPRPR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svoboda Rudolf, doc. ThDr. Th.D.
Course content
Within the course, students will be acquainted with the following topics - thematic blocks: 1. basic principles and procedures of the historian's work, which also includes work with sources (choice of topic, research ethics; bibliography, bibliographic searches, dictionaries, manuals, encyclopedias, internet; professional literature, professional journals; sources; archives, libraries and museums, universities and institutes Work with literature - ways of reading, excerpts and copies, citations, work with sources - criticism, excerpts, copies, citations, interpretation and synthesis, own writing, structure and editing of text, proofreading. 2. basic orientation in sources (sources and classification of historical sources, critique and interpretation of sources, editions and publishing techniques, institutional sources, communication sources, memorial sources, insurance sources, registration sources, normative sources, intra-institutional sources, documents of personal nature, written and literary legacy, personal correspondence, diaries, ego-sources, literary sources - legends, annals, chronicles, journalism, material and iconographic sources 3. development perspective of methods and techniques of historian's work (methodology, methods and techniques in the process of historian's work; Annales school and structural conception of the history of collective mentalities, historical anthropology; cultural history - history of everyday life; postmodernist scientific discourse; inductive and deductive methods; direct and indirect method, diachronic and synchronous approach to history, quantitative methods, historical analogies and models, comparative method, stratification and typology, representative selection, probe, geographical method, historical demographic approaches 4. specifics of approaches to the study of church history Acquired knowledge and skills: The student will learn the basic principles and procedures of professional historians' work with regard to a specific area of church history. The student is familiar with historical sources, can evaluate them and use them for scientific work. The student will get acquainted with individual methods and techniques of historical work in a developmental perspective and on the basis of knowledge of historical sources.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Practical training
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 36 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to the study of historical sources. The student will get acquainted with the classification of historical sources, with the rules of criticism of sources and with individual types of historical sources. In addition, they will also get acquainted with the principles and procedures of the historian's work, the historical development of historiographical approaches and the specifics of church historiography. It is basic methodological preparation for those of them who not only want to acquire knowledge and skills in this area but also want to use them practically in the preparation of their diploma thesis or further study.
The student will get acquainted with the classification of historical sources, with the rules of criticism of sources and with individual types of historical sources. In addition, they will also get acquainted with the principles and procedures of the historian's work, the historical development of historiographical approaches and the specifics of church historiography. It is a basic methodological preparation for those of them who not only want to acquire knowledge and skills in this area, but also want to use them practically in the preparation of their diploma thesis or in further study.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is the student's interest in studying history.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

As part of the study, the teaching students meet regularly every week for 3 hours for one semester. Students are required to study study materials for individual thematic blocks. If necessary, students have the opportunity to participate in individual consultations according to the student's needs to explain any ambiguities or more complex issues - there is the possibility, in addition to regular weekly times, the use of email correspondence or communication via MS Teams. Credit is awarded on the basis of passing the final oral interview, in which the student will prove both orientation in the subject matter and their own reflection on individual topics. Knowledge and orientation in the issue is verified by an oral interview, in which the student proves both orientation in the subject matter and their own reflection on individual topics. The student will be asked twelve questions (see Control questions and tasks listed in the Study Supports of the course). If 75% of them answer correctly, he will be awarded a credit.
Recommended literature
  • Bůžek, Václav. Úvod do studia historie. 1. vyd. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 1994. ISBN 80-7040-063-3.
  • Hanuš, Jiří. Pozvání ke studiu církevních dějin. 1. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 1999. ISBN 80-85959-45-3.
  • Hroch, Miroslav. Úvod do studia dějepisu. IV., Metody historikovy práce. Vydání první. Praha : SPN, 1983.
  • Petráň, Josef. Úvod do studia dějepisu. [D.] 3. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983.


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