Thesis Preparation Seminar II. 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
101DISE1	credit	2	1 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 41 to 51 hours of self-study	English, Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Jan DUŠEK, Slavomír HOŘÍNKA, Luboš MRKVIČKA, Michal NEJTEK, Michal RATAJ, Jan TROJAN

Department

The subject provides Composition Department

Learning objectives:

The course is compulsory for students who are defending the theoretical part of their Master´s thesis in a given academic year. It is recommended for all other students who are engaged in theoretical research and, in particular, are preparing to publish their results. It involves the presentation of one's own theoretical research, particularly related to the theoretical thesis, followed by a discussion. The course provides a platform for ongoing critical reflection on the theoretical output of composition students. Critical reflection is particularly applied to the elaborated texts in order to arrive at new perspectives on the issues under study and to refine the formulations.

Learning outcomes

The student gains new suggestions and insights leading to the refinement of their formulations. Furthermore, the student is able to reflect critically on the issues under study and to develop his/her own views and solutions.

Prerequisites and other requirements

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Literature

Recommended bibliography:

CAMPBELL, W.G., BALLOU, S. V. and SLADE, C. Form and Style: Theses, Reports, Term Papers. 4th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1974.

ECO, Umberto. How to Write a Thesis.The MIT Press, 2015. 256 pages. ISBN 978-0262527132.

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2008.

STERNBERG, D. How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1981.

DAY, R. A. and GASTEL, B. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2006.

BOOTH, W. C., COLOMB, G. G. and WILLIAMS, J. M. The Craft of Research. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Web

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html

https://www.zotero.org

https://www.worldcat.org

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit examination is awarded on the basis of attendance (at least 70 % of the announced dates), activity at the seminar and the elaboration and presentation of partial outputs of the prepared Master´s thesis. For students who defend the theoretical part of the thesis in a given academic year, active performance during the semester is a condition for credit.

Note

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Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025: