SDEb1002 Academic writing

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Kleiner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jakub Šedo, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 25. 9. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 2. 10. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 9. 10. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 16. 10. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 23. 10. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 30. 10. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 6. 11. 8:00–9:40 P52, Wed 13. 11. 8:00–9:40 P52
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 aim of the course is to provide students with the basic principles of academic writing. Students will become familiar with academic genres, norms of proper citation, academic style of writing and academic ethics. Different sources and their critical reading will be introduced. New skills will be deepened by short homework and class discussion. Finally students will be able to find relevant sources for their research, write a text in proper style and follow the proper citation norms. Students will be able to get skills which are necessary for writing of during their studies.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course students will be able to: - be able to gather sources necessary to write an academic text - critically read texts - write a text in academic style of writing - apply the norms for proper citation of sources - avoid plagiarism or other violations of academic ethics
Syllabus
  • 1. Academic genres 2. Academic language 3. Sources and their critical reading 4. Availability of sources (archives, libraries, e-sources, academic databases) 5. Seminar 1: Critical reading of sources 6. Norms for proper citation 7. Structure of an academic paper: topic and introduction 8. Structure of an academic paper: body of the paper and conclusion 9. Seminar 2: Citation 10. Seminar 3: Structure of an academic paper 11. Academic ethics, plagiarism
Literature
    required literature
  • ZBÍRAL, Robert. Příručka psaní seminárních a jiných vysokoškolských odborných prací. Praha: Linde, 2009, 159 s. ISBN 9788072017799. info
  • GILLETT, Andy, Angela HAMMOND and Mary MARTALA. Successful academic writing. 1st pub. Harlow: Pearson, 2009, xxvi, 334. ISBN 9780273721710. info
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách : několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 stran. ISBN 9788086429403. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Translated by Ivan Seidl. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, short homework
Assessment methods
short homework (70 %), class activities (30 %)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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