DKKP_P_08 Doctoral thesis seminar 8 (academic writing and presentation skills)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Alena Albíniová
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 10:00–11:40 L10, except Thu 18. 4.
Prerequisites
DKKP_P_01 Doctoral thesis seminar 1 && DKKP_P_02 Doctoral thesis seminar 2 && DKKP_P_03 Doctoral thesis seminar 3 && DKKP_P_04 Doctoral thesis seminar 4 && DKKP_P_05 Doctoral thesis seminar 5 && DKKP_P_06 Doctoral thesis seminar 6 && DKKP_P_07 Doctoral thesis seminar 7
Successful completion of Doctoral Seminar 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
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
- To develop skills associated with academic writing and other forms of mediation of research results
- Independent research and the writing of the dissertation
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- define terms: academic writing, scholarly text;
- evaluate types of academic text;
- choose an appropriate type of academic text regard to its potential recipients;
- understand current trends in the presentation of research results, including the popularization of science;
- apply the above in writing the dissertation and in other forms of presentation of the research project.
Syllabus
  • - Academic writing
  • - Current trends in science and research presentation
  • - Application of rules for writing an academic paper in the framework of the dissertation
  • - Optimal presentation and popularization of the dissertation project
Literature
    required literature
  • Zbyněk Fišer (2017): AKADEMICKÉ PSANÍ. In: Petr Karlík, Marek Nekula, Jana Pleskalová (eds.), CzechEncy - Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. URL: https://www.czechency.org/slovnik/AKADEMICKÉ PSANÍ (poslední přístup: 3. 1. 2020)
  • Radovan Plášek (2014): Odborný text. MUNI PRESS. URL: http://www.munimedia.cz/book/5/pdf.pdf
  • Ukázka zpracování tezí disertační práce (Autoreferát): https://is.muni.cz/th/kwa1f/Autoreferat_disertacni_prace.pdf
  • Doporučená struktura tezí disertační práce: https://is.muni.cz/www/glum/dtedi/index.html
    recommended literature
  • http://knihovna.phil.muni.cz/nase-sluzby/kurzy-a-prednasky/uzitecne-odkazy-a-online-kurzy/
  • https://www.slideshare.net/rs_knihovnaffmu/jak-na-citace-podle-iso-690-190635239
Teaching methods
Research, reading, consultations with the supervisor, participation in lectures, independent work on a research project, presentation of the results of work in front of classmates, discussion.
Assessment methods
- Attendance will constitute 50% of the overall assessment
- Submission of the dissertation structure with notes, showing the argumentation, style, etc. the student has chosen for writing the dissertation
- Presentation of the thesis of the dissertation work
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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