VB000 Elements of Style

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Petr Peňáz (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Hlaváčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Nečas (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Zuzana Nevěřilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Bušta (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Miloš Jakubíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr.art. Terezie Migelová (assistant)
Mgr. Radka Stará (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Václav Přenosil, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VB000/01: Tue 14:00–15:50 G101, D. Hlaváčková
VB000/02: Wed 10:00–11:50 A107, K. Pala
VB000/03: Mon 12:00–13:50 G101, Z. Nevěřilová
VB000/04: Fri 9:00–10:50 G101, T. Migelová, O. Nečas, P. Peňáz
VB000/05: Tue 16:00–17:50 G101, D. Hlaváčková
Prerequisites
Ability to communicate and write Czech text on the high school level requirements.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to improve existing skills of written communication and to write professional-quality text. Attention focuses on the special style in different stylistic formations, orientation in the text (the structure of the text, references, notes, etc.), but also on the typology of errors in the texts and the relevant standards (citation and typography). Students also learn the principles of positive communication and logical argumentation. Students prepare two written works (an introduction to the Bachelor thesis and the essay). The course also serves as an introduction to presentation skills.
Syllabus
  • Outline of the course:
  • Assumptions and requirements for obtaining a colloquium
  • What is the special style, active reading, electronic resources
  • Overview and typology of the major stylistic and spelling errors
  • What is an essay, essay writing rules, language means of essays (subjectivity vs. objectivity, point)
  • Composition of text, coherence
  • Essay writing
  • Qualifications and skills needed for writing the introduction to BC. work
  • Abstracts, reviews and other brief text units
  • Citation standards
  • Typographical standards, citations, footnotes, abbreviations, content, index, pictures, equations, etc.
  • Foundation of positive communication, argumentation
  • How to present, preparation of electronic presentations, links to non-verbal communication, etc.
Literature
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009, 209 pp. Studijní texty, 34. svazek. ISBN 978-80-86429-40-3. info
  • JANOVEC, Ladislav, Lucie BUŠOVÁ, Adéla ŘÍHOVÁ and Markéta ŠAMALOVÁ. Na co se často ptáte. Jak používat čárku a další interpunkční znaménka. Praha: Klett nakladatelství, 2006, 135 pp. ISBN 80-86906-76-0. info
  • ŠVANDOVÁ, Blažena and Milan JELÍNEK. Argumentace a umění komunikovat (Argumentation and the art of communication). první. Brno: PedF MU Brno, 1999, 330 pp. Monografie 74. ISBN 1-210-2186-1. info
Teaching methods
Lectures; exercises and discussions in the class; written tests;
Assessment methods
two written texts (technical text and essay), their correction; oral presentation (video recorded and evaluated);
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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