Course: Bachelor Thesis Seminar

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Course title Bachelor Thesis Seminar
Course code KSKA/SBP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Jetmarová Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
10-3: Tasks 10-10: Basic rules of academic writing 10-17: Quotations, stylistics 10-24: Bibliothecal databases 10-31 - 1-2: Presentation of projects

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Demonstration, Projection
  • unspecified - 26 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 30 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 65 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will learn how to clearly structure the problem or topic of their bachelor paper, how to select and analyse relevant sources and how to process their own academic text.
Students will learn the principles of academic writing, rules for using quotations, they will be familiar with formal and stylistic features of an academic text. They will be able to present their work and to use the principles of time management in their own academic work.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Work-related product analysis, Systematic monitoring, Presentation

Active participation in seminars. 75% attendance. Students will report on the aims and state of their thesis and the outcomes of the individual phases will be discussed. The project of the thesis will be presented on a specified date. In the second part of the seminar, students will familiarise themselves with the drafts of the other papers. Other students' comments will influence the handling of the thesis subject as well as its final version. Thesis project and draft will be submitted to the consultant in written form in order to consult these. Assignment will be awarded on the basis of fulfilling all tasks.
Recommended literature
  • ECO, U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997.
  • FILKA, J. Metodika tvorby diplomové práce. Brno: Knihař, 2002.
  • Šanderová, J. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha, 2005.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2015) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Social Anthropology (2013) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter