FSS:PSYn5100 Thesis Seminar - Course Information

PSYn5100 Thesis Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Lukas Blinka, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hynek Cígler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Dědková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Steriani Elavsky, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Macháčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Masopustová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Pátková Daňsová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Pivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Šárka Portešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dana Seryjová Juhová (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vladimír Smékal, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Straka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Anna Ševčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Štěpánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Tomotaka Umemura, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Urbánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies

Prerequisites

! PSY510 Thesis Seminar && ( PSY535 Master's Project || NOW( PSY535 Master's Project ) || PSYn5350 Master's Project || NOW( PSYn5350 Master's Project ))
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

• Psychology (programme FSS, N-PS)
• Psychology (programme FSS, N-PSY)

Course objectives

The student’s task is to conduct an independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in the field of their study. Results of this research are then to be analyzed and presented as an academic text, in 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). Graduates of this course will then be able to define a specific research topic in their field, independently conduct a research and analyze collected data to compose academic text meeting the theoretical, methodological and formal standards in their field. Students are also ready to defend their thesis.

Syllabus

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

Literature

• 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
• SEIDL, Ivan. Návod na sepsání diplomové práce a české (nejenom vysokoškolské) prostředí. (How to Write a Dissertation and the Czech (and not only) University Environment(s).). In Umberto Eco, Jak napsat diplomovou praci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, p. 5-13. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info

Teaching methods

Individual consultations, reading the literature

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.

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