Course: Prediscussion of a PhD Thesis

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Course title Prediscussion of a PhD Thesis
Course code CMF/VTPDC
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 4
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hušek Vít, doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Th.D.
  • Opatrný Dominik, doc. Mgr. Th.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of this methodological seminar is to verify basic methodological techniques (both formal and material) in preparation of the dissertation and student's preparedness to defend the thesis. Student is obliged to present theme of his/her thesis, its formal treatment and its content (final form of its structure, thesis of each chapter, published results and complete plan of publication of the results) and answers questions.

Prerequisites
All other subject of the study programme passed.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The pre-discussion takes place at the workplace of the DSP supervisor. The committee for the pre-discussion is appointed by the chairman of the departmental board on the proposal of the supervisor. The student submits the materials for the pre-discussion electronically at least three weeks before the date set for the prepre-discussion to the secretariat of the relevant department: a. the final version of the dissertation structure, b. the characteristics of the individual chapters, c. a bibliography, d. the parts of the dissertation already prepared, e. information on the results already published and the overall plan for publication of the results of the dissertation. During the pre-discussion, the student will present in 15 minutes the topic of his/her thesis, its form and content and answer questions of the committee members. The committee will evaluate the student's work and, if necessary, suggest changes and recommendations that the student is obliged to follow in the further elaboration of the thesis. Minutes of the pre-discussion discussion are made and forwarded to the appropriate faculty department, a copy of which is provided to the student. The minutes are accompanied by information on the results already published and the overall plan for publication of the dissertation results. If the conditions and course of the pre-test are regulated by the agreement on cooperation between UP and a foreign university in the implementation of doctoral studies under double supervision of the dissertation, the provisions of this agreement shall apply in priority.
Recommended literature
  • Dunleavy, P. (2003). Authoring a PhD: How to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation. Houndmills.
  • Lucretia B. Yaghjian. (2015). Writing theology well: a rhetoric for theological and biblical writers. London.
  • Michael Kibbe. (2016). From topic to thesis: a guide to theological research. Downers Grove.


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