ISKM13 Diploma Thesis Seminar III: Text Creation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Michal Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Marek (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavlína Mazáčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jiří Stodola, PhD. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Čeněk Šašinka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
ISKM04 Bachelor Thesis Seminar: Methodology of LIS && ISKM08 Diploma Seminar II: Project
Completed courses ISKM04 and ISKM08
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 the third part of a series of diploma seminars, the content of which is a gradual process of preparation, creation and completion of the diploma thesis. This course follows on courses focused on the basics, methodology and creation of diploma thesis project. The content of the course is focused on work with secondary sources, formulation of methodological design and its implementation, work with structural elements of the text, anchoring and application of typographic, linguistic and stylistic rules.
The content of the course is to guide students through individual steps to the individual process of writing the text of the diploma thesis.
Learning outcomes
Student after passing the course:
- it has a good command of critical work with secondary resources;
- can formulate methodological design and implement it;
- can work with structural elements of the text;
- Controls citation activity and respects publishing ethics;
- can verbally formulate complex mental operations;
- has relevant knowledge of typographic, linguistic and stylistic rules and can apply them
Syllabus
  • 1. Critical work with secondary sources;
  • 2. Formulation of functional methodological design;
  • 3. Implementation and interpretation of research;
  • 4. Relevant work with structural elements of the text;
  • 5. Citation activity, publishing ethics;
  • 6. Verbal and written formulation of complex thought processes;
  • 7. Typographic and formal requirements of diploma thesis;
  • 8. Language and stylistic rules and their applications when writing professional texts.
  • The content of the course includes also thematic consultations with the supervisor according to the educational needs of the students.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠIMEK, Dušan and Helena KUBÁTOVÁ. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak psát (a možná i napsat) závěrečnou práci ve společenskovědních oborech. 2., uprav. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000, 52 s. ISBN 8024400979. info
    recommended literature
  • ČERNÝ, Michal, Pavla KOVÁŘOVÁ, Hana TULINSKÁ and Kristýna KALMÁROVÁ. Kurz práce s informacemi. 1st ed. Brno: Flow, 2016, 281 pp. ISBN 978-80-88123-13-2. info
  • BELCHER, Wendy Laura. Writing your journal article in 12 weeks : a guide to academic publishing success. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2009, xxi, 351. ISBN 9781412957014. info
  • KATUŠČÁK, Dušan, Barbora DROBÍKOVÁ and Richard PAPÍK. Jak psát závěrečné a kvalifikační práce : jak psát bakalářské práce, diplomové práce, dizertační práce, specializační práce, habilitační práce, seminární a ročníkové práce, práce studentské vědecké a odborné činnosti,. [1. české vyd.]. Nitra: Enigma, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788089132706. info
Teaching methods
Seminar debates;
Individual stage of the master's thesis;
Indvidual consultation and seminar debates with the supervisor
Assessment methods
Credit;
Continuous student report on the status of the diploma thesis;
Reflective debates
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: individuální konzultace.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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