Z6004 Academic Skills 2

Faculty of Science
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Z6004/01: Mon 1. 3. to Fri 14. 5. Tue 9:00–9:50 Z4,02028, J. Burianová
Z6004/02: Mon 1. 3. to Fri 14. 5. Tue 10:00–10:50 Z4,02028, J. Burianová
Prerequisites
Z5004 Academic Skills 1
XK010 - Information literacy is appropriate to pass in the second year of study.
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
there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the student with the individual stages of the creation and presentation of the bachelor thesis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
to create a timetable for the bachelor work.
write an abstract
write a bachelor thesis under the rules of scientific writing
properly cite bibliography
create a presentation for the defense
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction - what, how and why to prepare, process, write and defend
  • 2. literature - citations, bibliography
  • 3. Structure of the thesis - chapters, supplements, mandatory pages
  • 4. Text editing - structural and substantive editing, linguistic, formal (style)
  • 5. Graphical and tabular annex of bachelor thesis
  • 6. Abstract - principles, use
  • 7. Bachelor thesis defense - preparing a presentation (powerpoint, prezi), the course of the defense
  • 8. Presentation rehearsal
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MEŠKO, Dušan, Dušan KATUŠČÁK and Ján FINDRA. Akademická příručka. České, upr. vyd. Martin: Osveta, 2006, 481 s. ISBN 8080632197. info
  • FILKA, Jaroslav. Metodika tvorby diplomové práce :praktická pomůcka pro studenty vysokých škol. 1. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Knihař, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 80-86292-05-3. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • FRANCÍREK, František. Bakalářská práce : co, jak a proč připravit, zpracovat, napsat a zhodnotit (obhájit). Vyd. 1. Praha: Ingenio et Arti, 2012, 61, 51. ISBN 9788090528710. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • Akademická příručka českého jazyka. Edited by Markéta Pravdová - Ivana Svobodová. Vydání 1., Praha 2014, dot. Praha: Academia, 2014, 533 stran. ISBN 9788020023278. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří, Věra ELIÁŠOVÁ, Ludmila MORAVCOVÁ, Martina ANTLOVÁ, Petr SEJK and Marek STEHLÍK. Průvodce elektronickými databázemi LF a PřF. 2., revid. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-5836-1. Url info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří. Pravidla psaní odborného článku. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-5922-1. URL info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří, Petr SEJK, Věra ELIÁŠOVÁ and Marek STEHLÍK. Metodika tvorby bibliografických citací. 2. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. Elportál. ISSN 1802-128X. PURL url info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/PříF:Z6004!
Teaching methods
Teaching will be tailored to students' queries and needs. The part of the lesson will take the form of lectures, other forms of practical tasks, discussions, peer reviews.
Assessment methods
Credit - active participation, preparation of presentation, abstract writing
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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