FF:BA318 Bachelor's Thesis Seminar - Course Information

BA318 Bachelor's Thesis Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan-Marek Šík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Kabeláčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Tuesday 12:00–13:40 B2.42

Prerequisites

The course is open for students, who intend to defend their bachelor thesis in the following semester (usually in the 5th semester of the Baltic studies).

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

• Baltic Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Baltic Languages and Literatures (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

Student consultations with the thesis advisor, which take place based on the needs of the student and with a view to the quality and completedness of the work. The diploma thesis addresses a scholarly issue at a level appropriate to the degree being pursued. In the diploma thesis the student must demonstrate the ability to work independently in keeping with academic standards, a knowledge and understanding of the relevant scholarly literature and the ability to analyze the issue under study.

Learning outcomes

After completing this course student will have his / her bachelor thesis advanced to the high degree of completion, so that the defense of the theses could occur in the semester following the completion of this course.

Syllabus

• The goal of the diploma seminar is to assist the student in completing the diploma thesis and prepare for its successful defence. This timetable for the consultations can be arranged on an individual basis. Otherwise students take part in seminar sessions, where they present topic of their thesis and their work up to date. Students should also participate in discussions on work of other students.

Literature

• Further literature for the diploma thesis seminar is assigned on an individual basis based on the topic of the thesis. | (in Czech) Literatura pro diplomový seminář je předepsána individuálně podle tématu práce.
• KUBÁTOVÁ, Helena and Dušan ŠIMEK. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak napsat diplomovou práci ve společenskovědních a humanitních oborech : praktická příručka. 4., přeprac. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 90 s. ISBN 9788024415895. info
• POKORNÝ, Jiří. Úspěšnost zaručena : jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 807204348X. info
• ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
• ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
• NEKUDA, Jaroslav and Antonín SLANÝ. O metodice zpracování bakalářských a diplomových prací v ekonomických oborech a vhodných informačních zdrojích. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 97 s. ISBN 8021014466. info

Teaching methods

redaction of the BA thesis, participation in seminar sessions, presentation

Assessment methods

The advisor awards the course-unit credit for the semester on the basis of progress made and student-advisor consultations

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• BA_Bp Bachelor’s Thesis

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
  
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