LJ503 Bachelor's Thesis Seminar I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Mazalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 A21
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
Course objectives
The goal of the Bachelor seminar is to provide students with information necessary for writing their diploma thesis, to help them with the choice of a topic, with searching for literature, and designing structure of the diploma thesis. The Bachelor thesis addresses a scholarly issue at a level appropriate to the Bachelor's degree.
Learning outcomes
The student must demonstrate the ability to
work independently in keeping with academic standards;
to find relevant scholarly literature;
get familiar with the topic create the structure of the diploma thesis;
present his/her results in the Thesis Seminar.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of individual consultations with the thesis supervisor, depending on the specific demands of the thesis´ topic, and participation at the Thesis Seminar of the Department of Classical Studies. The seminar covers the following topics:
  • - choice of a topic of the diploma thesis;
  • - formal requirements of the diploma thesis;
  • - citations, references, issues of plagiarism;
  • - use of electronic full-text databases;
  • - instructions on how to write the thesis;
  • - presentation of the thesis structure and bibliography.
Literature
  • HOŘÍNKOVÁ-KOUŘILOVÁ, Lenka, Petr KŘIVÁNEK, Martina NEDOMOVÁ, Michal PAZDERSKÝ, Silvie PRESOVÁ, Petra ŠEDINOVÁ and Petr ŠKYŘÍK. Kurz práce s informacemi. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISSN 1802-128X. URL 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
  • 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
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • POKORNÝ, Jiří. Úspěšnost zaručena : jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 807204348X. info
  • 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.
  • Další literatura je zadávána individuálně podle zvoleného tématu.
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions in the Thesis Seminar. Individual advisor-student tutorial in the choice of topic and approach to it. Presentation of the structure of the diploma thesis and bibliography in the Thesis Seminar.
Assessment methods
The advisor awards the course-unit credit for the semester on the basis of the active class attendance, individual student's work during the semester, and the presentation in the Thesis Seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024.
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