REBc38b Major (Diploma) B. A. Thesis Seminar II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Melounová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Lukáš Pecha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Nicole Votavová Sumelidisová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Konstantinos Tsivos, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
REBc38a Major B. A. Thesis Seminar I
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
The goal of the B.A. diploma seminar II is to assist the student in completing the diploma thesis and prepare him/her for its successful defence. The diploma thesis addresses a scholarly issue at a level appropriate to the Bachelor's degree.
Learning outcomes
The student must demonstrate his/her ability to work independently in keeping with academic standards, a knowledge and understanding of the relevant scholarly literature and the ability to analyze the issue under study. Furthermore, he has to demonstrate his/her ability to write a coherent text that meets the standards of academic writing, and to present his/her results in the B.A. Thesis Seminar.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of individual consultations with the thesis supervisor, depending on the specific demands of the degree program and thesis´s topic, and participation at the B.A. Thesis Seminar of the Department of Classical Studies.
  • The seminar is organized as follows:
  • Presentation of individual chapters and a work-in-progress of the B.A. diploma thesis.
  • Discussion and feedback for individual students.
Literature
  • Further literature for the diploma thesis seminar is assigned on an individual basis based on the topic of the thesis. | (in Czech) Literatura pro diplomový seminář je předepsána individuálně podle tématu práce.
  • POKORNÝ, Jiří. Úspěšnost zaručena : jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 807204348X. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • KATUŠČÁK, Dušan, Barbora DROBÍKOVÁ and Richard PAPÍK. Jak psát závěrečné a kvalifikační práce : jak psát bakalářské práce, diplomové práce, dizertační práce, specializační práce, habilitační práce, seminární a ročníkové práce, práce studentské vědecké a odborné činnosti,. [1. české vyd.]. Nitra: Enigma, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788089132706. info
  • HOŘÍNKOVÁ-KOUŘILOVÁ, Lenka, Petr KŘIVÁNEK, Martina NEDOMOVÁ, Michal PAZDERSKÝ, Silvie PRESOVÁ, Petra ŠEDINOVÁ and Petr ŠKYŘÍK. Kurz práce s informacemi. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • 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
Teaching methods
Individual advisor-student tutorial in methodology of writing the diploma thesis: synopsis, introduction, methods of text analysis, argumentation and conclusion. Presentation of the work-in-progress in the B.A. Thesis Seminar. Discussion on presentations of other students.
Assessment methods
The advisor awards the course-unit credit for the semester on the basis of the active class attendance (min. 70%), individual student's work during the semester, and the presentation in the Thesis Seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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