DSPL006 Výzkumník jako nástroj

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2027
Extent and Intensity
1/1/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. Hana Průchová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Hana Slavíková, Ph.D.
Doctoral studies Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Doctoral studies Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(D)
Absolvování předmětu Psychologie v kontextu uměleckého výzkumu (zimní semestr).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives

The aim of this two-semester module is to prepare students for the specific context of artistic research, in which the researcher is themselves part of the field under investigation – examining their own creative practice, their own ensemble, colleagues or fellow students. The module does not teach research methodology; rather, it develops the competencies that such methodology presupposes. Specifically, these include:


  • understanding one’s own position in relation to the field under investigation and its implications for the validity of findings,
  • adopting the practice of keeping a diary and engaging in reflection as both a working tool and a source of data for research,
  • developing the ability to maintain a sense of detachment – a meta-position – when assessing one’s own and others’ work,
  • developing the relational aspect of the research interview and the ability to recognise the limits of one’s own competence,
  • understanding the ethical risks of research conducted within one’s immediate professional environment,
  • learning to give and receive feedback and the basics of intervision,
  • acquiring mental health management tools that enable the sustainment of long-term research work.
Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the summer term, students will:


  • conduct a research interview whilst taking into account the relationship with the interviewee and recognise the limits of their own competence;
  • identify the ethical risks of research carried out in their immediate professional environment and propose ways of addressing them;
  • provide constructive feedback to a colleague and use intervision as a tool for working on their own research;
  • recognise the signs of their own burnout and apply mental health management techniques.

Syllabus

Block 1 – The Interview as a Relationship


The relational aspect of the research interview: listening, empathy, silence, asking questions at the right moment. Boundary situations – what to do when the interview breaks down. The limits of one’s own competence: the researcher is not a therapist; recognising when a situation needs to be referred to a specialist.


Block 2 – The Ethics of Closeness


Research involving colleagues, one’s own research group and one’s own students. Informed consent amongst people the researcher encounters on a daily basis. Anonymisation in a field where everyone knows one another. What happens to the relationship after the results are published. Model situations drawn from participants’ dissertation topics.




Block 3 – Keeping it going for four years


Mental wellbeing and managing boundaries in long-term research. Procrastination as a signal, not a character flaw. Intervision as a working tool — practising an intervision group directly during the block. Feedback that drives progress.

Literature
    required literature
  • HORNOVÁ, Lucie. Praktický výzkum (Practitioner research). Brno: JAMU, 2023, 193 pp. ISBN 978-80-7460-218-4. info
  • JARKOVSKÁ, Lucie – NOSKOVÁ, Martina. Od deníků k výzkumu: Metodologie sociálních věd interaktivně. Praha: Grada, 2026. 288 s. ISBN 978-80-271-5859-1.
    recommended literature
  • COLLINS, Hilary. Kreativní výzkum: teorie a praxe výzkumu v oblasti tvůrčích odvětví. Přel. Vít MLEJNEK. Praha: Institut umění – Divadelní ústav, 2017. 207 s. ISBN 978-80-7008-386-4.
  • SCHÖN, Donald A. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. New York: Basic Books, 1983. ISBN 1857423194.
Teaching methods

Block teaching in the form of seminars, 3 × 3 hours.


  • Total number of contact hours: 9
  • Number of hours of independent study: 27


Teaching methods: role-play scenarios and interview practice, case discussions on students’ own research topics, peer supervision group, reflective writing, individual consultations.



Assessment methods
Graded module. The requirements are a minimum attendance rate of 80 per cent and the submission of a reflective essay of 2–3 standard pages, in which the student evaluates what the journaling exercise and the interviews conducted have revealed about their position within their own research.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2024, Summer 2025, Summer 2026.
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