RLB274 Academic Writing in the Study of Religions

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Thu 16:40–18:15 K22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA01 Introduction to Religion || RLKA01 Introduction to Religion
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to help students to formulate their issues and arguments properly, structure their writing, and use the sources.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
formulate the issue and an aim of his text clearly;
arrange the structure of his text;
review the literature;
quote the sources properly.
Syllabus
  • O. Organizational meeting
  • 1. What is academic writing?
  • 2. Decontextualization and the importance of precise expression and defining of concepts
  • 3. Overview of academic literature, reading academic texts and annotations.
  • 4. Academic styles and geners
  • 5. Structure of academic text
  • 6. Formlulation of the question and writing of an introduction
  • 7. Argumentation
  • 8. Using facts
  • 9. Using and citing sources I: Support of an argument
  • 10. Using and citing sources II: Reviewing the literature
  • 11. Writing conclusion
  • 12. Abstract, summary, review
Literature
  • 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
  • KUBÁTOVÁ, Helena and Dušan ŠIMEK. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak napsat diplomovou práci ve společenskovědních a humanitních oborech : praktická příručka. 4., přeprac. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 90 s. ISBN 9788024415895. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
Seminar tasks, seminar discussions, homeworks and library works (document analyses and short writings).
Assessment methods
Polemical essay, home- and library work tasks.
Final evaluation has the form of colloquim. The condition of granting colloquium to a student is acceptance of each of the above mentioned outcomes. Polemical essay has 5 000 to 10 000 characters and consists of clear formulation of an aim, clear review of a study on selected topic, formulation of principal polemical issues, clear arguments together with their support by sources, precise conclusion, and abstract. All homeworks must be submitted on time and if demanded used in seminar discussions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=2778
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016.
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