PrF:MP222K Academical Writing - Course Information

MP222K Academical Writing

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. John Altair Gealfow, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Lukáš Hlouch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Kokešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Monika Hanych, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant)
JUDr. Michal Malaník, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Katarína Rusinková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MP222K/01: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Mon 15:05–16:35 257, M. Malaník, M. Večeřa
MP222K/02: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Mon 16:40–18:10 257, M. Malaník, M. Večeřa
MP222K/03: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Mon 18:15–19:45 257, M. Malaník, M. Večeřa
MP222K/04: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Tue 15:05–16:35 034, M. Malaník
MP222K/05: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Tue 13:30–15:00 160, M. Malaník
MP222K/06: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Wed 8:00–9:30 209, J. Gealfow, T. Machalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/07: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Wed 9:35–11:05 209, T. Machalová, J. Valc, M. Večeřa
MP222K/08: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Wed 13:30–15:00 257, T. Machalová, J. Nováková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/09: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Thu 8:00–9:30 148, T. Smejkalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/10: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Thu 15:05–16:35 124, L. Hlouch, T. Smejkalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/11: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Thu 11:10–12:40 031, T. Smejkalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/13: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Wed 11:10–12:40 214, J. Kokešová, T. Machalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/14: Mon 27. 2. to Fri 19. 5. Thu 9:35–11:05 148, T. Smejkalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Machalová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MP315K Academical Writing

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 280 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/280, only registered: 0/280

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) prepare and write an expert text or paper;
b) put into practice the basic methods of academic writing;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing;

Syllabus

• The course covers topics such as:
• A) Preparation for writing projects;
• - choose issue and problems,
• - formulate the important questions and hypothesis,
• - adopt the paragraphs and structure for analysis,
• - ethical rules of legal writing,
• - footnotes and quotations;
• B) Style and methods of legal writing:
• - style of legal writing;
• - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
• - How to write a legal argument?
• the important legal methods,
• C)Legal research:
• - researching legal concept, case law, judicial opinions, statute, regulations and other legal information;

Literature

• will be added by teacher
• 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 and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info

Teaching methods

lectures and class discussion

Assessment methods

six written homeworks and final project

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
  
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