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Lecturer(s)
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Sobek Tomáš, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Tomoszek Maxim, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Zbíral Robert, doc. JUDr. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Kohajda Michael, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course will cover the following topics in relation to the development of scientific skills: 1. Research in law: ontology/epistemology, goals, approaches (descriptive, normative, analytical) 2. Comparison in law (including foreign comparison) and case studies 3. Empirical approach to law, Law & Economics 4. Analysis of specific research tools: questionnaires, interviews, text analysis (and their processing) 5. Publishing in law, publication strategies and pitfalls of peer review 6. Speaking at conferences, including creating presentations 7. Writing research projects, basic grant schemes The subject in relation to the development of pedagogical skills will cover the following topics: 1. Basic principles of learning and the teaching process 2. Preparation of the teaching unit - structure, content, methods 3. Teaching methods applicable in the field of law 4. Presentation and communication skills 5. Working with a group and group dynamics 6. Practical training in teaching unit management
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on the development of skills and general abilities, in the case of this course specifically on the development of the student's ability to apply the acquired knowledge in scientific activities. The course is based on the premise that students acquire the basic skills of legal research already at the master's level and apply them primarily when writing their master's thesis. The relevant parameters should also be met by the dissertation project proposal submitted in the acceptance procedure. The current experience shows that the level of knowledge of Ph.D. students at law f. is generally low in this area, and they continue to proceed in an intuitive manner during their studies without applying standard tools of modern scient. research. In this respect, law falls behind related social science disciplines such as criminology or political science. The main goal is to eliminate this deficit and to develop and enhance the knowledge and especially the skills of students needed to fully exploit the potential of the Ph.D. pr. The core of the course is the question of "how to study law", which it fulfills primarily through the introduction to the relevant methods of research. The syllabus, however, includes other, quite practical academic skills. The course (2 sem. dedicated to the methodology of law) focuses in detail on normative methods that prevail in legal science in the Czech-Slovak context. However, legal science is methodologically more diverse and, esp. in the international context, other scientific methods are applied, e.g. empirical research methods, Law and Economics or sociological methods. If students have to use foreign sources, it is essential that they understand the principles of these methods as well. Even in current Czech and Slovak legal science, these methods are beginning to be applied, but often randomly and incorrectly, and it is therefore convenient to introduce students to these other methods and their difficulties so that they can use them on the way to a correct result. It is not intended to force specific pathways for students to meet their research goal. This is also reflected in the teaching approach. At the same time, legal research must be held to the same standards as other fields, and the chosen path to knowledge must follow the current rules and dogmas of the social sciences. Students will acquire theoretical knowledge by self-study of recommended sources and materials provided by the lecturers, on the basis of which they will then prepare written assignments on selected topics. The contact classes will consist of a summary of the theoretical matter and of discussion related to it, and the rest of the meetings will consist of group analysis of case studies or submitted assignments. The students' activity will not be focused abstractly, but in relation to their preferred field of study in law (dissertation). The ambition of the course is not to influence the conception of the dissertation, but only to open up the students' horizons and make them think about how the subject methods could possibly be useful for their goals and how they should be properly applied. One of the essential skills of a Ph.D. student is the ability to pass on the acquired knowledge and skills to other students in a understandable way. In relation to the development of pedagogical skills, the aim of the course is therefore to provide the basic knowledge and skills needed to engage in pedagogical activities. After completing the course, students will be able to independently prepare the concept of the teaching unit, select teaching methods appropriate to the content of the teaching and evaluation methods and will improve their presentation skills, master methods of working with groups and managing group dynamics, incl. problematic situations. They will become familiar with basic teaching methods applicable in the legal f. and will be able to enhance their acquired knowledge and skills in practicing teaching.
Development of the student's skills and general abilities leading to the ability to apply acquired knowledge in scientific and pedagogical activities.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of this course is conditional upon successful completion of the course Scientific and Pedagogical Propedeutics I.
KPO/DVPP1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Personal consultation with the teacher focusing on the developed tasks that are assigned to the students and also on the concept of the teaching unit that the student is to prepare.
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Recommended literature
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Zvláštní číslo časopisu Jurisprudence, roč. 25, č. 12, 2016.
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Epstein, L., King, G. (2002). The Rules of Inference. The University of Chicago Law Review, roč. 69, č. 1, s. 1-133.
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Epstein, L., Martin, A. D. (2014). An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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George, A., Bennet, A. (2005). Case Studies and Theory Development in Social Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Mareš, P., L. Rabušic, P. Soukup. (2015). Analýza sociálněvědních dat (nejen) v SPSS. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
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MC Conville, M., Chui, W. H. (2012). Research Methods for Law. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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Monateri, P. G. (ed.). (2012). Methods of Comparative Law. London: Edward Elgar.
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Petty, G. (2013). Moderní vyučování. (6. rozšířené a přepracované vydání). Praha: Portál.
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Schwartz, M. H., Hess, G. F., Sparrow, S. M. (2016). Teaching Law by Design: Engaging Students from the Syllabus to the Final Exam. Durham Carolina Academic Press, 2. vyd.
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Schwartz, M. H., Hess, G. F., Sparrow, S. M. (2010). Teaching Law by Design for Adjuncts. Durham Carolina Academic Press.
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Schwartz, M. H., Hess, G. F., Sparrow, S. M. (2013). What the Best Law Teachers Do. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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Tomoszek, M. (ed.). (2013). Complex Law Teaching: Knowledge, Skills and Values. Olomouc, VUP.
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WATKINS, D. (2013). Research Methods in Law. Routledge.
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