FF:ISKB20 Seminar Bc Thesis: Writing

ISKB20 Bachelor Thesis Seminar: Creation of a Professional Text

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Synchronous online teaching

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Fri 27. 9. 8:00–9:40 C11, Fri 4. 10. 8:00–9:40 C11, Fri 1. 11. 8:00–9:40 C11

Prerequisites

Course ISKB15

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-ISK_) (5)

Course objectives

The course is one of the follow-up type of subjects of the curriculum and its content is a complex activity above the text of the bachelor thesis. The course is a connected part of the ISKB15 course - Bachelor Thesis Seminar: Methodology of LIS, which forms a compatible content unit. Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to guide students through gradual steps to writing a bachelor thesis.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student is able to:
- work on the topic of work in line with the LIS;
- create a bachelor thesis project;
create a bachelor thesis structure;
- to find, organize and evaluate sources of information to work;
- designing the paragraphs and other compositional elements of the bachelor thesis correctly;
- use their citation literacy and write bachelor work in accordance with publishing ethics;
- apply properly the knowledge of linguistically, stylistically and typographic rules and online academic writing tools

Syllabus

Working with the theme of work in line with LIS and project;
Bachelor thesis project
Structure of bachelor thesis;
Finding, organizing, evaluating and using sources of information for bachelor work;
Concept of paragraph and other compositional elements of bachelor thesis;
Citation literacy, publishing ethics;
Language and style of the text;
Knowledge of Typographical Rules and Online Writing Tools Regular thematic debates and consultation in the writing phases

Literature

recommended literature

KŘOVÁČKOVÁ, Blanka and Martin SKUTIL. Jak napsat seminární a závěrečné práce ve společenských vědách. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2009, 31, xvii. ISBN 9788070418635. 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

Teaching methods

Discussion of the bachelor thesis project
Study of professional literature;
Elaboration and submission of the bachelor's thesis project
Individual consultation with the supervisor;
Individual process of writing bachelor thesis

Assessment methods

Predefined written outputs that reflect the project and individual text of the bachelor's thesis with all the requisites including feedback

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

ISKB22 Bachelor Thesis
ISKB15 && ISKB20

Teacher's information

The course is taught in a hybrid way (in person and online in MS Teams). Teaching takes place on 16.9., 7.10. and 21.10.2022.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.

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ISKB20 Bachelor Thesis Seminar: Creation of a Professional Text

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