PrF:MP315K Academical Writing - Course Information

MP315K Academical Writing

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Lukáš Hlouch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Karel Suda (assistant)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MP315K/01: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Mon 9:35–11:05 257, M. Štěpáníková
MP315K/02: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 257, M. Štěpáníková
MP315K/03: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 259, M. Štěpáníková
MP315K/04: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 259, M. Štěpáníková
MP315K/05: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Wed 16:40–18:10 211, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/06: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Tue 11:10–12:40 302, T. Machalová, J. Nováková, M. Večeřa
MP315K/07: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Tue 13:30–15:00 302, T. Machalová, J. Nováková, M. Večeřa
MP315K/08: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Wed 8:00–9:30 160, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/09: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Wed 9:35–11:05 316, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/10: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Wed 15:05–16:35 214, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/11: Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Thu 15:05–16:35 257, T. Machalová, J. Nováková, J. Valc, M. Večeřa
MP315K/13: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Machalová, J. Nováková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MP222K Academical Writing

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 240 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/240, only registered: 0/240

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of course is to help develop students their academic writting competence;

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) prepare and write an academic text or paper;
b) put into practice the basic methods of academic writing;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing;

Syllabus

• The course covers topics such as:
• A) Preparation for writing projects;
• - choose issue and problems,
• - formulate the important questions and hypothesis,
• - adopt the paragraphs and structure for analysis,
• - ethical rules of legal writing,
• - footnotes and quotations;
• B) Style and methods of legal writing:
• - style of legal writing;
• - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
• - How to write a legal argument?
• the important legal methods,
• C)Legal research:
• - researching legal concept, case law, judicial opinions, statute, regulations and other legal information;

Literature

• will be added by teacher

Teaching methods

lectures and class discussion

Assessment methods

- four written homeworks and four e-learning works;
- two written homeworks and one e-learning work and final project;
-fifth works and final project;

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MP222K Legal Writing
  !MP315K  

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