A2BK_SBPR Bachelor Thesis Seminar

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam || A2BP_POZK Qualifying 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 course is designed to prepare students for writing their bachelor theses. The course is taught weekly and it is also run on-line on Moodlinka. Students are required to attend at least 9 out of total 12 classes held during the semester. In class students will practice the skills that they will need for writing their theses and completing the course successfully. In class students will also have an opportunity to clarify anything that they find difficult or misleading when working on their assignments.
At the end of this course, students should be able to write their Bachelor theses on the topics of their own choice in the appropriate style, use the relevant research methods, and quote from and refer to the sources according to some respected styles.
Syllabus
  • The course will cover the following topics:
  • methodology of research and science,
  • working with secondary sources,
  • stating an adequate research question,
  • avoiding plagiarism,
  • using different citation styles for citing sources,
  • writing a text in academic style.
Literature
  • Gibaldi, J. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
  • Craswell, G. Writing for academic success: a postgraduate guide. London : SAGE Publications, 2005.
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz and Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
Assessment methods
Completion prerequisites:
Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes (i.e. 9 out of 12) and 3 individual consultations. The course is based on continuous assessment and students are expected to submit 3 individual assignments, 1 group assignment and pass the final test.
The pass mark is 65% and students have to pass all the parts of continuous assessment to obtain the credits for the course.

Teaching methods:
- class explanation and discussion;
- controlled writing practice in seminars;
- home assignments (individual assignments: an abstract/summary, a list of references, a chapter from the Bachelor thesis; a group assignment: a research paper);
- individual consultations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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