FF:RLMgA018 Master's Thesis Seminar I - Course Information

RLMgA018 Master's Thesis Seminar I

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Tomáš Glomb, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jakub Cigán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Radek Kundt, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Iva Doležalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Dr. phil. Anna Michalík Kvíčalová, MA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Kundtová Klocová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Lang, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Hampejs, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kristýna Čižmářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 18:00–19:40 J.509, except Wed 17. 4.

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

RLMgA018/AC: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Chalupa
RLMgA018/AMK: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Michalík Kvíčalová
RLMgA018/DP: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Papoušek
RLMgA018/DuV: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Vávra
RLMgA018/DV: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Václavík
RLMgA018/DZ: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Zbíral
RLMgA018/EKK: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Kundtová Klocová
RLMgA018/ID: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Doležalová
RLMgA018/JC: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Cigán
RLMgA018/JV: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Valtrová
RLMgA018/LB: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Bělka
RLMgA018/MF: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Fujda
RLMgA018/ML: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Lang
RLMgA018/RK: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Kundt
RLMgA018/TG: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Glomb
RLMgA018/TH: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Hampejs
RLMgA018/ZK: No timetable has been entered into IS. Z. Kubovčáková

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

• Study of Religions (programme FF, N-RL_) (2)

Course objectives

The course aims at supporting the initial steps leading to the preparation of the master's thesis. In addition to several joint seminars devoted to the presentations of preliminary topics of master's theses by the students the course consists of individual consultations of the student with the respective thesis supervisor according to the student's needs and regarding the level and progress of the student's work. The course focuses on the specification of the research area and the gradual refinement of initial explorations leading to the formulation of a preliminary topic of the master's thesis and its research questions. During the course the student conducts an extensive bibliographic survey which provides the necessary factual and theoretical-methodological basis for the preparation of the Masters's thesis project, and reads the relevant literature.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to:

perform a thorough bibliographic survey to provide factual information about the selected research area;

identify and process relevant theoretical and methodological literature appropriate to the type of research that results from the formulation of a preliminary research question;

effectively search literature in library catalogs and electronic information resource databases;

prepare an structured and annotated bibliography and excerpts from the literature relevant to the selected research area;

clearly and comprehensively present a preliminary research topic of their master's thesis during a joint seminar and respond to the critical remarks of the course coordinator and student participants.

Syllabus

• Introductory seminar
• Presentation of preliminary topics and research questions of individual master's theses
• Consultations with the master's thesis supervisor and individual work on an in-depth bibliographic survey
• Surveying and annotating of thematically relevant literature and sources

Literature

required literature
• 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

recommended literature
• ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Translated by Ivan Seidl. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info

Teaching methods

Individual work of the student on the preparation of the preliminary topic and research questions of the master's thesis project; regular consultations with the thesis supervisor; presentation of preliminary topics and research questions during joint seminars and participation in mutual critical discussions between students in the presence of the course coordinator and theses supervisors.

Assessment methods

Colloquium is awarded by the course coordinator after his/her consultations with individual thesis supervisors.
Conditions for successful course completion:
(a) Presentation of the preliminary topic and research questions of the future master's thesis at a joint seminar (20 %);
(b) Preparation and submission of an annotated bibliography on the preliminary subject of the master's thesis and its acceptance by the thesis supervisor (80 %).

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• RLMgA019 Master's Thesis Seminar II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Studenti religionistiky povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• RLMgA019 Master's Thesis Seminar II
  RLMgA018  
• RLMgA519 Master's Thesis Seminar II
  RLMgA018 &&typ_studia(MND)  

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