POL463 Diploma Seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
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)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Vlastimil Havlík, 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. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D. (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)
Mgr. Kateřina Vráblíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
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
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 on the basis of the evaluation of the text uploaded in the File Depository of the Diploma Thesis Seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms 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, Autumn 2011, Spring 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.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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