CJBB203 Academic Writing

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Žižková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Žižková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Silvie Hulewicz, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The ability to write texts in Czech on the high school level requirements.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 155 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/155, only registered: 0/155, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/155
Course objectives
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The main objectives of the course are: to introduce students to the principles of academic writing in theoretical and practical terms; become familiar with the principles of citations in the text, and to present different types of bibliographic formats. Also to show bibliographic management software. AI tools for academic writting included. The course guides students through the writing of a qualification paper, step by step. The interactive curriculum is used as a signpost for what students should choose for which subject areas. The course is designed for students from all ten faculties, and the specifics of each field are taken into account in the teaching.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- write an academic text with all its requisites
- distinguish standards for bibliographic data
- include citations correctly in the text and distinguish citation methods
- format text correctly
- use AI tools for academic writing
Syllabus
  • 1. Specifics of qualification papers 2. Information preparation and critical thinking, AI tools for academic writing 3. Basics of professional style 4. Structure of the qualification paper and compositional practices 5. Citation in the text and the importance of citing the literature used, including AI tools 6. Bibliographic data 7. Typography and basic typesetting for Czech, Slovak and English 9. Annotation, introduction, conclusion 10.Individual consultations
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009, 209 pp. Studijní texty, 34. svazek. ISBN 978-80-86429-40-3. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
Teaching methods
Each lecture includes a demonstration of the application of certain procedures, methods and tools using concrete examples. The specifics of different disciplines of all faculties of Masaryk University are taken into account. The course has a very sophisticated interactive curriculum with very relevant materials for each topic discussed.
Assessment methods
Requirements: study of the materials assigned in the interactive curriculum, completion of the practice answer sheets in the IS (two per semester). The prerequisite for successful completion of the course is the completion of a written test. Students must pass the test with at least 60%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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