Course: Diploma Seminar - Written Advancement Exam

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Course title Diploma Seminar - Written Advancement Exam
Course code DVU/BDS00
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Macurová Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Selection of the topic of the advancement paper 2. Consultation I: the topic of the advancement paper 3. Research design and formulation of questions 4. Heuristics and research 5. Critical evaluation of sources and literature 6. Structure of the text 7. Preparation of the concept 8. Consultation II: Concept of the advancement paper 9. Note-taking apparatus 10. Quotations, paraphrases and plagiarism issues 11. Formalisation of the paper 12. Presentation of the topic 13. Consultation III: the text of the advancement paper

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The seminar teaches students the principles of research work and writing a professional text. The aim of the course is to write an advancement paper of 18,000 characters, with a detailed bibliography and a pictorial appendix. On a selected work of art or building, students demonstrate their mastery of the basic research procedures of the field of art history (heuristics, criticism of sources and literature, terminology and art historical description, iconographic determination, interpretation of the work) and of scholarly work in general.
Learning the principles of research work and writing a professional text
Prerequisites
Interest in the specific topics

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Written advancement paper of ten standard pages with a pictorial appendix and a detailed bibliography. Attending at least 80% of classes.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Art History and Heritage Conservation (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): The History of Art and the Theory of Art (2023) Category: Theory and history of arts 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer