NARD39 Doctoral seminar I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to create a discussion platform which enables doctoral students to share particular phases of the development of their theses and be provided with an expert feedback. Each student is supposed to create and present four presentations, one in each course (PhD Thesis Seminar I–IV), following the stage of the development of the project. In four presentations, the students should strictly stick to the following order: general project presentation (NARD37: TSI), specification of theoretical and methodological base of the project (NARD38: TSII), presentation of a sample thesis chapter (NARDIII: TSIII), presentation of the final shape of the thesis (NARDIV: TSIV).
Learning outcomes
After having finished the student will be able to: - structure a research project, including obligatory parts and parts specific for particular projects, their objectives and methods; - present results of various stages of development of the project; - actively participate in valuation of scholarly presentations.
Syllabus
  • Obligatory way of passing the consecutive seminars (4 stages): TSI) project: title, demarcation and definition of the research field, description of the stage of inquiry of the object, structure of thesis, consecutive stages of the development of the thesis, sources; TSII) methodological analysis of the project: methodological descriptions of the project and its parts, definition of key terms, demarcation of theoretical and historical contexts, analysis of sources; TSIII) sample chapter of the thesis; TSIV) doctoral thesis.
Teaching methods
Seminar.
Assessment methods
Student získá kredity za vypracování a přednesení prezentace.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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