FSS:POL463 Diploma Seminar - Course Information

POL463 Diploma Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Bastl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Dufek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jan Holzer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Roman Chytilek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Lubomír Kopeček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Shavit, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Josef Smolík, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M., MSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Věra Stojarová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Maxmilián Strmiska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Tomáš Šmíd, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová

Prerequisites

Students enrol this course in their last intended term before they sit for final exam. Defence of the thesis is a part of the exam.

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

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Course objectives

The student’s task is to conduct independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in their chosen field of study.

By the end of the course, students will analyze the results of this research and prepare the presentation of the research. They will compose an academic text, according to the length and formal standards common in their field (incl. structure of the thesis, abstract, key words, format, citation standard and list of references and bibliography). This involves the following specific outcomes:

- Defining a specific research topic in their field
- Organizing, designing, and managing independently conducted research
- Collecting and recording data
- Analyzing and interpreting the data
- Relating the data analysis to social science theory
- Composing an academic text meeting the theoretical, methodological and formal standards in their field
- Preparing to defend their thesis

Syllabus

• The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.

Literature

• KUBÁTOVÁ, Helena and Dušan ŠIMEK. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak napsat diplomovou práci ve společenskovědních a humanitních oborech : praktická příručka. 4., přeprac. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 90 s. ISBN 9788024415895. info
• POKORNÝ, Jiří. Úspěšnost zaručena : jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 807204348X. info
• ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info

Teaching methods

The student participates in individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis preparation, writing, and completion.

Assessment methods

This course takes the form of individual consultations of students’ theses with their supervisors. It concludes with a credit granted by the supervisor upon the condition that the student submits their final thesis in time. The thesis needs to meet the terms set in the assignment and comply with formal requirements and standards in the respective field of research.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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