RLDTP4 Participation in an International Conference

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 30 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Šárka Londa Vondráčková
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
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 prepares the students to present a part of their Ph.D. research at an international conference, i.e. a conference with important international participation whose language is a world language. The course is registered in the semester when the conference takes place or in the immediately following semester.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
  • choose a topic from their Ph.D. research appropriate for presentation at an international conference and interesting for scholars in the respective field;
  • prepare and submit a paper abstract and obtain its acceptance by the organizers of the conference;
  • prepare a paper (with presentation) or a poster;
  • present the paper or poster at an international conference;
  • work efficiently with feedback to the presentation at the conference.
    • Syllabus
    • Choice of a specific topic from the Ph.D. research prepared for presentation at a local conference.
    • Choice of a relevant conference, registration, submission of the abstract.
    • Preparation of the paper or poster.
    • Consultations of the paper or poster with the supervisor.
    • Finalization of the paper or poster based on the feedback from the supervisor.
    • Preparation of the presentation or poster.
    • Participation at the conference and presentation of the paper or poster.
    Literature
      required literature
    • LAURENČÍK, Marek. Jak na dokonalou prezentaci v PowerPointu. První vydání. Praha: Grada, 2013, 128 stran. ISBN 9788024743776. URL info
      recommended literature
    • PIKHART, Marcel. A handbook of basic presentation skills in English. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2011, 51 s. ISBN 9788074351051. info
    Teaching methods
    Individual work on a conference presentation of poster, with the help of the supervisor; discussion about feedback received from the supervisor; preparation of the paper or poster based on the feedback.
    Assessment methods
    Course participants submit (1) a proof of acceptance of the paper or poster, normally the conference programme or the book of abstracts, and (2) the presentation of poster as a file. The grade is awarded on the basis of the actual participation with the paper or poster (50%) and the academic and formal quality of the submitted poster or paper (50%). Another requirement is submission of the publication record in the IS MU publication database with basic bibliographic data (type of record, author, title of the presentation, event name, event date, organization unit, field, language, cooperating department, affiliation to a project).
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    Study Materials
    The course is taught each semester.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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