Course: MA Seminar 1

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Course title MA Seminar 1
Course code KRP/MDS1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Portuguese
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svobodová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Burianová Zuzana, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Ritterová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Types of specialized texts, types of research, types of excerpts 2. Stages of working I: choosing a theme, searching for sources (factual research, analytical and synthetical stages of preparation), evaluating sources, studying and using sources 3. Stages of working II: working on an outline, concept, editing the concept, and final modifications of the work, writing an introduction and a conclusion 4. Citations, paraphrases and copyright 5. Scholarly functional style

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
  • Homework for Teaching - 34 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this class is to introduce students to basic scientific methodology in the field of humanities. The students will deal with basic rules concerning content, as well as form of a scientific work.
The student will learn how to define a scholarly theme in such a manner which will result in an 80-page-long thesis and will learn how to structure text so it contains logical and sequential argumentation and overall coherence.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog

Hand in first 30 pages of the thesis.
Recommended literature
  • Literatura je určena podle tématu a zaměření práce.
  • Eco, U. (1997). Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc : Votobia.
  • Filka, J. (2002). Metodika tvorby diplomové práce: praktická pomůcka pro studenty vysokých škol. Brno: Knihař.


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): Portuguese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter