FF:POIA010 Fibal Essay - Course Information

POIA010 Final Essay

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 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
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková

Prerequisites

Credit of Language seminar I,II.

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

• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Portuguese Language (programme FF, B-FI)

Course objectives

The main aim of the course is to develop writing skills on a chosen topic, to prepare students for independent search of information sources, selection and work up information. Introduction into principles of academic writing, and 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 in two weeks.

Literature

• Od abstraktu do záverecné práce :jak napsat diplomovou práci ve spolecenskovedních a humanitních oborech : praktická prírucka. Edited by Helena Kubátová - Dusan Simek. 4., preprac. vyd. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007. 90 s. ISBN 978-80-2
• Jak napsat odborný text. Edited by Svetla Cmejrková - Frantisek Danes - Jindra Svetlá. Vyd. 1. Praha : LEDA, 1999. 255 s. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.

Assessment methods

Students work indepedently, active participation on discussions. Credit: thesis –lenght five pages.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
  
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