Course: Working with Information and Academic Writing

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Course title Working with Information and Academic Writing
Course code KGG/DPIAP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester 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)
  • Frantál Bohumil, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to get students acquainted with the main principles of scientific work, of working with information and writing expert texts. Students should acquire practical skills and knowledge in searching for information, critical assessment of sources, creating and organizing footnotes/endnotes, correct citing of references and writing expert texts (theses, scientific papers, reviews etc.).
Student will be able to effectively search in scientific databases and find relevant sources for his or her own work, critically assess suitability and reliability of sources and compose his or her own quality texts.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Dialog

The subject anticipates active students' participation, including analyses of selected texts regarding their structure and formal features, criticall discussion of sources, quality of the content etc.
Recommended literature
  • Spousta, V. (2009). Vádemekum autora odborné a vědecké práce. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM.
  • Šanderová, J. (2005). Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách: několik zásad pro začátečníky.. Praha: SLON.
  • Šesták, Z. (2000). Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Praha: Academia.
  • Šimek, D., Kubátová, H. (2002). Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce: jak psát (a možná i napsat) závěrečnou práci ve společenskovědních oborech. Olomouc: UP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography and Regional Development (2020) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer