RLDrA14 Doctoral Seminar V: Internal Review and Dissertation Submission

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 20 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLDrA12 Seminar IV: Dissertation Draft
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 aim of the course is a mock defence of the Ph.D. thesis and finishing and submiting the final text. The doctoral student receives and considers feedback from his/her supervisor and a peer concerning the advanced draft of the dissertation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
  • consider and address feedback on their own text;
  • revise or support arguments which were questioned by reviewers of an academic text.
    • Syllabus
    • Feedback from written feedback from the supervisor and one further reviewer.
    • Participation in a mock defence of the Ph.D. thesis (on-site or online, with the presence of the supervisor and further reviewer).
    • Consideration of the relevant feedback.
    • Corrections and revisions of the thesis.
    • Finishing the thesis.
    Literature
      required 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
    • ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Translated by Ivan Seidl. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
      recommended literature
    • MACGILCHRIST, Felicitas. Academic writing. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2014, 190 stran. ISBN 9783825240875. info
    Teaching methods
    Consultations with the supervisor (alternatively also the designated consultant); written feedback from the supervisor and the reviewer; oral feedback as part of the mock defence.
    Assessment methods
    Participation in the mock defence (50 percent). Acceptance of the thesis by the supervisor (50 percent).
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    The course is taught each semester.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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