FF:RLMgA018 Master's Thesis Seminar I

RLMgA018 Master's Thesis Seminar I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedlářová
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Thu 18:00–19:40 G23

Timetable of Seminar Groups:

RLMgA018/LB: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Bělka
RLMgA018/JC: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Cigán
RLMgA018/MF: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Fujda
RLMgA018/TG: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Glomb
RLMgA018/AC: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Chalupa
RLMgA018/RK: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Kundt
RLMgA018/AMK: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Michalík Kvíčalová
RLMgA018/DP: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Papoušek
RLMgA018/DaV: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Václavík
RLMgA018/JV: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Valtrová
RLMgA018/DZ: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Zbíral
RLMgA018/ID: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Doležalová
RLMgA018/ZK: No timetable has been entered into IS. Z. Kubovčáková
RLMgA018/DuV: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Vávra
RLMgA018/MO: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Ondrašinová
RLMgA018/EKK: No timetable has been entered into IS. E. Kundtová Klocová
RLMgA018/ML: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Lang

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

Study of Religions (programme FF, N-RL_) (2)

Course objectives

The course aims at supporting the initial steps leading to the preparation of the master's thesis. In addition to several joint seminars devoted to the presentations of preliminary topics of master's theses by the students the course consists of individual consultations of the student with the respective thesis supervisor according to the student's needs and regarding the level and progress of the student's work. The course focuses on the specification of the research area and the gradual refinement of initial explorations leading to the formulation of a preliminary topic of the master's thesis and its research questions. During the course the student conducts an extensive bibliographic survey which provides the necessary factual and theoretical-methodological basis for the preparation of the Masters's thesis project, and reads the relevant literature.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to:

perform a thorough bibliographic survey to provide factual information about the selected research area;

identify and process relevant theoretical and methodological literature appropriate to the type of research that results from the formulation of a preliminary research question;

effectively search literature in library catalogs and electronic information resource databases;

prepare an structured and annotated bibliography and excerpts from the literature relevant to the selected research area;

clearly and comprehensively present a preliminary research topic of their master's thesis during a joint seminar and respond to the critical remarks of the course coordinator and student participants.

Syllabus

Introductory seminar
Presentation of preliminary topics and research questions of individual master's theses
Consultations with the master's thesis supervisor and individual work on an in-depth bibliographic survey
Surveying and annotating of thematically relevant literature and sources

Literature

required literature

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

not specified

Další četba dle individuálního projektu; Further reading depending on the individual project

Teaching methods

Individual work of the student on the preparation of the preliminary topic and research questions of the master's thesis project; regular consultations with the thesis supervisor; presentation of preliminary topics and research questions during joint seminars and participation in mutual critical discussions between students in the presence of the course coordinator and theses supervisors.

Assessment methods

Colloquium is awarded by the course coordinator after his/her consultations with individual thesis supervisors.
Conditions for successful course completion:
(a) Presentation of the preliminary topic and research questions of the future master's thesis at a joint seminar (20 %);
(b) Preparation and submission of an annotated bibliography on the preliminary subject of the master's thesis and its acceptance by the thesis supervisor (80 %).

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

RLMgA019 Master's Thesis Seminar II

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Studenti religionistiky povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

RLMgA019 Master's Thesis Seminar II
RLMgA018
RLMgA519 Master's Thesis Seminar II
RLMgA018 &&typ_studia(MND)

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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