Thesis Preparation Seminar II. 2

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
101DISE2 credit 2 1 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 40 to 50 hours of self-study English, Czech summer

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Department

Předmět zajišťuje Composition Department

Contents

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 unfinished texts in order to arrive at new perspectives on the issues under study and to refine their phrasing.

Learning outcomes

The student acquires new impulses and insights leading in particular to the refinement of the phrasing of their texts. Furthermore, the student is able to reflect critically on the issue 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.

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Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans