FF:CJXL03 BA thesis - Course Information

CJXL03 BA thesis

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Miroslav Balaštík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Bednářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Hana Bočková, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Bubeníček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Dědinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Fránek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Kotásek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Luisa Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Michaela Soleiman pour Hashemi, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Tlustý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Fišer, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Zachová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts

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

• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-CJ_) (3)
• Czech for Foreigners (programme FF, B-CJ_)

Course objectives

Instructions relating to formal aspects of a B.A. thesis, its minimum extent and the procedure of submitting follow current instructions of Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University. A B.A. thesis is focused on a partial aspect from the sphere of literary studies, corresponding with issues dealt with within the B.A. programme Czech Language and Literature. A B.A. thesis is usually based on empirical research (exceptions must be approved by the supervisor). Students are s expected to prove their capability to work critically with scholarly sources, to process concepts and theoretical approaches found in the sources, to find relevant answers to assigned questions, to use secondary sources, to follow the norm relating to how sources are quoted and to process formal aspects of the thesis in accordance with requirements of the particular discipline and with scholarly standards. A study on Czech literature, written in Czech, in the minimum length of 70.000 characters.

Learning outcomes

After the completion of the course, the student shall be able:
- to create a hypothesis, an outline, and a time frame for the qualification thesis in literary theory;
- to research upon and work with relevant literature in the field, according to the thematic focus of their thesis;
- to compile relevant research materials through adequate methods;
- to describe, analyze, interpret, and assess the gathered material;
- to write a qualification thesis within the required length and quality standard in terms of contents, language, and formatting, in accordance with the requirements for bachelor theses in the field of literary theory.

Syllabus

• The thesis solves a partial problem corresponding with the particular type of study programme. The authors must demonstrate their ability to create an independent scholarly work (work with sources, analysis of the material). The thesis is evaluated by the tutor and reviewer.

Literature

required literature
• Literatura je zadána po dohodě s vedoucím práce.
• ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info

recommended literature
• FILKA, Jaroslav. Metodika tvorby diplomové práce :praktická pomůcka pro studenty vysokých škol. 1. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Knihař, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 80-86292-05-3. info

Teaching methods

Individual supervision.

Assessment methods

Supervisor's and reviewer's reports, which recommend/do not recommend the defence of the submitted thesis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.
General note: Získání příslušného počtu kreditů je podmíněno: a) absolvováním semináře k diplomové práci, b) odevzdáním diplomové práce vedoucímu.

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