RJU_21 Master’s Diploma Thesis Seminar II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Taťjana Zaňko, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
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 aim of the course is to help the student to complete the final thesis and to prepare him for a successful defence. The master’s thesis solves a partial scientific problem regarding to the field of study. Students must demonstrate their ability to work independently in keeping with academic standards, a knowledge and understanding of the relevant scholarly literature and the ability to analyse the researched material.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student will be able:
- to individually find and to process relevant science literature according to thematic orientation of the thesis;
- to offer appropriate methods of collecting the data and to collect so the material for the research;
- to independently describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate the collected data;
- to write the graduate thesis of the required length and standard language and formal quality according to the rules and regulations about master’s thesis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Work with appropriate scientific literature.
  • 2. The analyses, interpretation and evaluating of the collected material.
  • 3. The evaluation and application of the science findings from secondary literature.
  • 4. The writing of singular chapters and the summary.
  • The structure of the course will be clear from the consultations of the thesis supervisor and the student.
Literature
  • Further literature for the diploma thesis seminar is assigned on an individual basis based on the topic of the thesis. | (in Czech) Literatura pro diplomový seminář je předepsána individuálně podle tématu práce.
  • 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
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Translated by Ivan Seidl. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
Teaching methods
Individual consultations with the thesis supervisor as necessary, according to the student’s need and regarding the quality and completeness of the work.
Assessment methods
Credit for this course is awarded by the thesis supervisor based on his/her evaluation of the student’s progress in writing the diploma thesis.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Vyučujícími jsou vedoucí diplomových prací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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