FF:AJ19700 Minor Thesis Seminar - Course Information
AJ19700 Minor Thesis Seminar
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Dominika Beneš Kováčová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Eichler (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Ondřej Harnušek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Kotucz (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Lukl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Maria Šimková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Krittaya Unger (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Helena Worthington (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Zelený (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ19700/01: Mon 16:30–18:00 G33, B. Kotucz
AJ19700/02: Tue 16:30–18:00 G33, B. Kotucz
AJ19700/03: Mon 10:50–12:25 G33, T. Walsbergerová
AJ19700/04: Mon 14:10–15:45 G33, T. Walsbergerová
AJ19700/05: Tue 12:30–14:10 G33, M. Šimková
AJ19700/06: Wed 15:50–17:00 G33, J. Eichler
AJ19700/07: Mon 12:30–14:05 G33, D. Zelený
AJ19700/08: Thu 15:50–17:25 G33, O. Harnušek
AJ19700/09: Thu 12:45–14:15 G33, K. Unger
AJ19700/10: Wed 12:30–14:05 G33, H. Worthington
AJ19700/11: Tue 10:50–12:25 G33, J. Lukl
AJ19700/12: Thu 10:50–12:25 G33, D. Beneš Kováčová - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- AJ11010 Practical English Exam && ( AJ19000 Introduction to Translation || NOW( AJ19000 Introduction to Translation ) ) && ( AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II ) && !NOW( AJ19750 Bachelor’s Minor Thesis )
- 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
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course prepares students for writing their final theses. AS OF FALL TERM 2014, IT IS NO LONGER OFFERED ONLINE but involves biweekly meetings in small seminar groups. The syllabus below provides a rough guide to topics covered, but details, sequencing and specific assignments are worked out individually within each group. Contact the course professor for further information.
- Syllabus
- 1.Thesis topic, supervisor, and schedule.
- 2.Topic description, two ro three research questions, and research strategy description.
- 3.Preliminary list of primary sources
- 4.Preliminary list of secondary sources (books, articles, chapters, online journals, etc.
- 5.Annotated bibliography of ten principal sources.
- 6.Information bank.
- 7.Thesis Proposal.
- Literature
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010, xviii, 272. ISBN 9781433805622. info
- FOWLER, Henry Ramsey. The little, brown handbook. Edited by Jane E. Aaron - Daniel Anderson. 8th ed. New York: Longman, 2000, xxviii, 96. ISBN 0-321-07507-2. 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
- GIBALDI, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1999, xviii, 332. ISBN 0-87352-975-8. info
- TURABIAN, Kate L. A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962, vii, 109. info
- Teaching methods
- Small-group seminars.
- Assessment methods
- Based on completion of assignments specific to the seminar group.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught each semester. - Information about innovation of course.
- This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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