Course: Propedeutic Seminar

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Course title Propedeutic Seminar
Course code KKS/PSPRP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Trochtová Ludmila Siarda, PhDr. Ing.
Course content
This introductory seminar will introduce students to the general principles of academic work, including how to work with online sources, and will equip them with the skills needed to use electronic resources, online archives, and book search services. This introduction will include, among other things, a summary of formal and citation rules. The overall goal of the seminar is to provide an overview of the possibilities for working with academic sources in their studies and to develop students' ability to approach these sources critically.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the university environment, their orientation in the field and studies as well as the basics of writing professional texts.
ability to work with professional text - reading professional text ability to writea basic level of professional text knowledge of the rules of professional style, with particular emphasis on referencing and citation ethics
Prerequisites
High school proficiency in written and spoken forms of expression

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

Submission of a written problem from the social field in the range of 500 words using at least 5 professional sources - the assignment of the topic will be specified in the lesson. The work must meet the formal requirements, otherwise it will not be accepted for evaluation and therefore it will not be possible to receive credit.
Recommended literature
  • Mareš, J. Přehledové studie: jejich typologie, funkce a způsob vytváření. .
  • Šanderová, J. (2005). Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách: několik zásad pro začátečníky.. Praha.


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