FF:PO1A051 Bachelor's Thesis Seminar I - Course Information

PO1A051 Bachelor's Thesis Seminar I

Extent and Intensity

0/1/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Maria de Fátima Baptista Nery Plch (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Batličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Iva Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Seminář zapisují pouze studenti, kteří budou obhajovat bc. diplomovou práci na konci jarního semestru.

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

• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

Individual consultations with the thesis supervisor with regard to the level and state of progress of student's work. The thesis is to examine a particular scholarly problem corresponding to the type of studies. The student must prove his/her capacity for individual scholarly research as well as for studying relevant specialized literature and analyzing the materials in question.

Learning outcomes

Student will learn the systematic work with specialized texts and they will learn how to orientate themselves in them. Furthermore, they will learn the critical reading of the specialized texts and they will be able to apply newly acquired theoretical knowledge to the primary research text or other language material they work with. Last but not least, they will prove their linguistic competence in their own writing.

Syllabus

• The objective of the thesis seminar is to help students finish their diploma thesis and prepare for a successful defence. The course is taught individually and the research methods used in the diploma thesis as well as participation in consultations are classified in the given semester by a grade of either “requirements fulfilled” or “requirements not fulfilled”.

Literature

• Eco, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci : Come si fa una tesi di laurea (Orig.). Translated by Ivan Seidl. Olomouc : Votobia, 1997. 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.
• Literaturu doporučí vedoucí diplomové práce.
• ČMEJRKOVA, Světla - Daneš, František - Světlá, Jindra. Jak napsat odborný text. ISBN 80-85927-69-1

Teaching methods

The course is taught individually, participation in consultations about the diploma thesis.

Assessment methods

The course is taught individually and the research methods used in the diploma thesis as well as participation in consultations are classified in the given semester by a grade of either “requirements fulfilled” or “requirements not fulfilled”.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Bakalářskou práci v rozsahu 50 000 znaků nutno předložit do 30.11. Zapisují pouze studenti, kteří skládají bakalářskou zkoušku v podzimním semestru.

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