Course: Bachelor Seminar

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Course title Bachelor Seminar
Course code KAM/KBAKS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Honc Daniel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to writing professional texts. 2. Information sources and information search. 3. Formal preparation of the final thesis at the UPCE. 4. Bibliographic citations - ČSN ISO 690. 5. (Anti)plagiarism. 6. Frequent mistakes in professional texts. 7. Inserting the work into IS STAG, printing and binding the work. 8. FEI information - SZZ organization and topics. 9. Consultation when writing a bachelor's thesis. 10. Consultation when writing a bachelor's thesis. 11. Presentation for defense I. 12. Presentation for defense II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
  • Contact teaching - 18 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the rules of writing professional texts according to general standards and with the requirements for final theses according to the guidelines of the University of Pardubice. Students will also be introduced to the issue of citing various information sources and plagiarism. Students will have the opportunity to continuously consult topics related to the writing of the bachelor thesis. At the end of the semester, students will create a presentation of the bachelor thesis for the defence.
Knowledge of the rules for writing professional texts, citation and plagiarism issues.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
Discussion, Case-history

At the beginning of the semester, students are familiarized with the issues, during the semester they consult and at the end of the semester they present their results in the same form as in the defense, for which they receive credit.
Recommended literature
  • Směrnice č. 7/2019 Pravidla pro odevzdávání, zveřejňování a formální úpravu závěrečných prací ve znění dodatku č. 2. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice.
  • TAUFER, I., KOTYK, J., JAVŮREK, M. Jak psát a obhajovat závěrečnou práci.. Pardubice, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7395-746-9.


Study plans that include the course
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