Course: Seminar Paper

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Course title Seminar Paper
Course code NIZ/3SEMI
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Dutch
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Engelbrecht Wilken, prof. Dr. cand. litt.
  • Křížová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Knap-Dlouhá Pavlína, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • van den Berg Hubert François, prof.
Course content
Explanation of good practices. Different types of resources (primary and secondary literature, electronic resources, databases etc.), use of these resources. What is and is not plagiarism? Examples of citations. Writing a master's seminar paper according to valid standards (at least 15 standard pages).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Work Activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with instructions for correct writing of the master's seminar paper: working with sources (primary and secondary literature, databases etc.), citations, structure and format of the thesis, adequate language style. The student writes and submits the seminar paper in the required scope and according to the valid standards.
The student is able to write a master's seminar paper in Dutch according to the required standards.
Prerequisites
Language skills of Dutch at the level C1 CEFR.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

The student becomes familiar with the valid standards for writing academic texts in Dutch. Work on a master's seminar paper, consultation with the supervisor. Submission of the seminar paper according to valid standards (at least 15 standard pages).
Recommended literature
  • Dušan Meško, Dušan Katuščák a Ján Findra. (2013). Akademická příručka. Martín.
  • Foltýnek, Tomáš et al. (2020). Jak se vyhnout plagiátorství. Příručka pro studenty. Praha.
  • Hubert van den Berg & Wilken Engelbrecht. (2019). Stijlgids BA- en MA-scripties. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
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