MUM_015 Master's Thesis Seminar I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Jagošová, DiS., PhD. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Irena Loskotová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Pavol Tišliar, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Bc. Dominika Matějková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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
Individual consultation with the supervisor according to the needs of the student and presentation of the research results in a public colloquium regarding the level and progress of the thesis. The aim of thesis is to solve a specific professional problem in accordance to the type of study. Student must demonstrate the ability to work independently, master the relevant literature and analyse the study material.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: - work with theory and methodology and produce an academic text
Syllabus
  • The aim of the diploma seminar is to help students complete their diploma thesis and prepare for a successful defence. The progress in the preparation of the thesis, participation in consultations, meeting the deadline for the submission of the thesis form for the presentation and the presentation itself are classified in a given semester with a grade of credited or uncredited.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Further literature for the diploma thesis seminar is assigned on an individual basis based on the topic of the thesis. | (in Czech) Literatura pro diplomový seminář je předepsána individuálně podle tématu práce.
  • 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
  • POKORNÝ, Jiří. Úspěšnost zaručena : jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 807204348X. info
    not specified
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation, consultation with the thesis supervisor, submission of the thesis form no later than 14 days before the first colloquium to the homework vaults (see Course materials), presentation of the current research results in the colloquium supplemented by a powerpoint. Oral presentation at the seminar is compulsory for all students enrolled in the course. Absence is accepted only in case of illness and on the basis of a written excuse from doctor entered into the IS MU. Students who do not attend the seminar in the semester due to illness will be required to appear at an alternative date announced in the period of exams.
Assessment methods
The thesis supervisor awards credits based on the degree of elaboration of the thesis, the course of consultations with the student, the submission of the thesis form and the results of the presentation of his/her research at the public seminar. Failure to meet any of the conditions will result in a negative grade of "not credited".
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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