FF:VIKBA30 Writing A Research Paper - Course Information

VIKBA30 Writing A Research Paper

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavlína Mazáčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( VIK_PoZ Qualifying Examination )

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

• Information and Library Studies (programme FF, B-IS) (4)

Course objectives

The main goal of this course is to obtain an complet overview of the process of creating academic text and learn how to create academic text.

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course student:
- knows types of professional texts focusing on higher education - abstract, annotation, resume, essay, seminar work, etc.;
- understands the structure of the scientific text and can work with paragraphs and chapters;
- understands argumentation and can use it for writing;
- understands issues of publication and citation ethics;
- knows and can use electronic information sources;
- understands and uses typographic rules using ICT tools;
- is able to work on his / her professional text in various stages

Syllabus

• Why start writing, the reasons and motivation;
• What to write - the structure of scientific text;
• Where and how to publish an professional text - archive of theses, professional journals, review procedure;
• The writing process - phases of creating the text, choosing the topic;
• Content x form of scientific text;
• Search in various sources of informations, the use of literature Reduce text - creation, types, use;
• Citations;
• Plagiarism and ethic aspects of scientific paper;
• Basic grammar - the most frequent grammar mistakes;
• Critical thinking - introduction;
• Critical reading and writing - methods;
• Where and how to publish an professional text - archive of theses, professional journals, review procedure

Literature

• Pravidla českého pravopisu. 2. vyd. V Brně: Lingea, 2010, 895 s. ISBN 9788087062883. info
• ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009, 209 pp. Studijní texty, 34. svazek. ISBN 978-80-86429-40-3. info
• ZBÍRAL, Robert. Příručka psaní seminárních a jiných vysokoškolských odborných prací. Praha: Linde, 2009, 159 s. ISBN 9788072017799. info
• KATUŠČÁK, Dušan, Barbora DROBÍKOVÁ and Richard PAPÍK. Jak psát závěrečné a kvalifikační práce : jak psát bakalářské práce, diplomové práce, dizertační práce, specializační práce, habilitační práce, seminární a ročníkové práce, práce studentské vědecké a odborné činnosti,. [1. české vyd.]. Nitra: Enigma, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788089132706. info
• MEŠKO, Dušan and Dušan KATUŠČÁK. Akademická príručka. 1. slovenské vyd. Martin: Osveta, 2004, 316 s. ISBN 8080631506. info

Teaching methods

lectures, partial activating activities, discussions

Assessment methods

For successful termination of the course students must:
- attend 75 % of lectures;
- create professional text according to a specified topic in the range of cca 10000 characters

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
  
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