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MA Seminar: Aspects of American Literary Culture

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Course ID:	4219-ZS110-AM
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0229) Humanities (except languages), not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	MA Seminar: Aspects of American Literary Culture
Name in Polish:	MA Seminar: Aspects of American Literary Culture (Seminarium magisterskie: Aspekty amerykańskiej kultury literackiej)
Organizational unit:	American Studies Center
Course groups:	All classes - weekday programme - 2nd cycle MA Seminars
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	0.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	Master's seminars obligatory courses
Short description:	MA seminar devoted to research projects taken up by individual participants in any given cycle.
Full description:	The seminar proceeds by joint discussion of readings used by individual participants in their projects and joint discussion of participants' own work (plans, bibliographies, chapter drafts). Participants agree with instructor a common reading list based on their research interests and individual projects. These readings are then discussed by the seminar group, especially with regard to how they relate to individual projects. Participants present their chapter drafts to the group. Other participants receive and read the drafts ahead of a seminar meeting. They are obligated to comment on the drafts and offer helpful advice regarding, for example, the structure and the argument, and suggest potential sources.
Bibliography:	Readings depend on participants' projects.
Learning outcomes:	KNOWLEDGE: Participants become experts in the subject are of their Masters project. SKILLS: Participants are capable of library research, formulating research question, postulating and arguing a thesis. Participants are capable of selecting and properly documenting their sources. Participants are capable of writing a thesis in keeping with academic standards and in the correct register. COMPETENCES: Participants are capable of presenting their work to the group. They can also comment on other participants' projects in an appropriate and friendly manner.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	A complete thesis chapter (or complete thesis) required for a pass. Mandatory attendance and participation in classes conducted either online or in the classroom. Any instance of plagiarism will result in a failing grade.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH SEM-MGR FR
Type of class:	Second cycle diploma seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Tomasz Basiuk
Group instructors:	Tomasz Basiuk
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Pass/fail Second cycle diploma seminar - Pass/fail

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH SEM-MGR FR
Type of class:	Second cycle diploma seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Tomasz Basiuk
Group instructors:	Tomasz Basiuk
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Pass/fail Second cycle diploma seminar - Pass/fail

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