POIA027 Final Essay

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Maria de Fátima Baptista Nery Plch (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Practical Portuguese III
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is developing writing skills relevant to a chosen topic, preparing students for independent research of information sources, selecting and working with information. Introduction into principles of academic writing as well as the formal aspects of writing a thesis.
Syllabus
  • In the first lesson students choose a topic from a given list of topics. Continual preparation is expected, students discuss questions and problems in small groups once every two weeks.
Literature
  • Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce :jak napsat diplomovou práci ve společenskovědních a humanitních oborech : praktická příručka. Edited by Helena Kubátová - Dušan Šimek. 4., přeprac. vyd. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007. 90 s. ISBN 978-80-2
  • Jak napsat odborný text. Edited by Světla Čmejrková - František Daneš - Jindra Světlá. Vyd. 1. Praha : LEDA, 1999. 255 s. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.
  • Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Edited by Umberto Eco. Olomouc : Votobia, 1997. 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.
Teaching methods
Writing a seminar paper on a chosen topic. Discussion in small groups.
Assessment methods
Students work indepedently, actively participate in discussions. Credit: seminar paper – five pages in length.
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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