Course: Academic Writing and Research Report

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Course title Academic Writing and Research Report
Course code KSA/APVZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mildnerová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Academic reading and writing 2. Bibliographic research, bibliographic and scientific databases 3. Work with sources, context, bibliographic file 4. Formal requirements of a professional text 5. Report, report, review, study, professional article 6. Strategy and writing professional text 7. Publication ethics 8. Choice of thesis topic 9. Thesis project 10. Research report 11. Quality of the research report 12. Editing professional text

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
The seminar leads to the development of professional writing skills. Students will learn how to create a text based on work with various sources and data, to independently process bibliographic research and to meet the formal requirements of the thesis and the principles of publication ethics.
Students will be acquainted with the basic structure of empirical essay and with the essentials of elaboration of the thesis project and research report.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1) 75% attendance at the seminar 2) active work with assigned texts at the seminar 3) elaboration of annotation and resume of book 4) essay
Recommended literature
  • Meško, D., Katušák, D., Findra, J. a kol. (2006). Akademická příručka. Martin: Osveta..
  • Neusar, A. (2016). Malá knížka o odborném psaní. Praktický průvodce pro začínající autory. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci..
  • Šanderová, J. (2007). Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: SLON..


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -