PST415 Thesis Seminar

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/3. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Matúš Bieščad, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Neužilová Michalčáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Ivo Plaňava (lecturer)
PhDr. Ivana Poledňová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Šárka Portešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vladimír Smékal, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Miroslava Štěpánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jan Vančura, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
Students enrol this course in their last intended term before they sit for final exam. Defence of the thesis is a part of the exam.
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 student’s task is to conduct an independent research under the guidance of their supervisor in the field of their study. Results of this research are then to be analyzed and presented as an academic text, in the length and formal standards common in their field (incl. structure of the thesis, abstract, key words, format, citation standard and list of references and bibliography). Graduates of this course will then be able to define a specific research topic in their field, independently conduct a research and analyze collected data to compose academic text meeting the theoretical, methodological and formal standards in their field. Students are also ready to defend their thesis.
Syllabus
  • The course has the form of individual consultations with the supervisor in all stages of thesis completion.
Literature
  • 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
  • SEIDL, Ivan. Návod na sepsání diplomové práce a české (nejenom vysokoškolské) prostředí. (How to Write a Dissertation and the Czech (and not only) University Environment(s).). In Umberto Eco, Jak napsat diplomovou praci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, p. 5-13. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
individual consultations, reading the literature
Assessment methods
This course takes the form of individual consultations of students’ theses with their supervisors. It concludes with a credit granted by the supervisor upon the condition that the student submits their final thesis in time. The thesis needs to meet the terms set in the assignment and comply with formal requirements and standards in the respective field of research.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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