MP222K Academical Writing

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Lukáš Hlouch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Michal Malaník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Štěpán Janků (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Jan Strya (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Linda Tvrdíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MP222K/01: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Mon 10:00–11:40 257, M. Štěpáníková
MP222K/02: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Mon 12:00–13:40 257, M. Malaník
MP222K/03: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Mon 14:00–15:40 259, T. Machalová
MP222K/04: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Mon 16:00–17:40 259, T. Machalová
MP222K/05: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Tue 12:00–13:40 131, L. Hlouch, M. Štěpáníková, M. Večeřa
MP222K/06: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Tue 14:00–15:40 315, L. Hlouch, T. Machalová, M. Večeřa
MP222K/07: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Wed 8:00–9:40 160, T. Smejkalová
MP222K/08: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Wed 10:00–11:40 215, T. Smejkalová
MP222K/09: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Wed 16:00–17:40 208, T. Machalová, J. Strya
MP222K/10: Mon 12. 10. to Fri 15. 1. Wed 18:00–19:40 Virtuální místnost, T. Machalová
MP222K/11: 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 203 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 54/203, only registered: 0/203
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_) (2)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)
Course objectives
The aim of course is to help develop students their academic writting competence;
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) prepare and write an academic 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
Teaching methods
lectures and class discussion
Assessment methods
- four written homeworks and four e-learning works;
- two written homeworks and one e-learning work and final project;
-fifth works and final project;
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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