Graduation Theses Project 1

Subject guarantor:

Michal LÁZŇOVSKÝ

Name of lecturer(s):

David KAŠPAR, Michal LÁZŇOVSKÝ, Jiří SULŽENKO, Petr PROKOP, Jiří PITTERMANN, Tamara ČUŘÍKOVÁ, Jiří POKORNÝ, Jiří SRSTKA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to help students select a topic, assemble a schedule for completion, advise on how to procede in the bibliography and practical research, how to manage the acquired materials and how to arrange and lay it out. Then in individual and group consultations, the instructors of the given master's specialization assist in achieving the established research aims.

Mode of study:

Instruction is through a group class in which individual topics of dissertation research and practice tasks are discussed and student mutually inspire each other with shared questions and issues. Aside from this the classes are based on individual consultations focused on resolving particular issues of individual dissertations.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

It is recommended that the student, according to their topic, actively search for a nd participate in lectures at other higher education institutes, professional seminars, ex. professional organizations or conferences related to the given issues.

Course contents:

This course covers individual research and practice tasks for the thesis paper and students mutually inspire one another with the sharing of questions and issues. Aside from this the classes are based on individual consultations focused on resolving particular problems of individual papers.

Recommended or required reading:

Eco, U.: Jak napsat diplomovou práci

Theatre producing:

ADORNO, Theodor W.: Schéma masové kultury, OIKOYMENH, Praha, 2009

ADORNO, Theodor W., HORKHEIMER Max: Dialektika osvícenství, OIKOYMENH, Praha, 2009

ARENDTOVÁ Hannah: Krize kultury, Mladá fronta, Praha, 1994

BENJAMIN, Walter: Umělecké dílo ve věku své technické reprodukovatelnosti, in Výbor z díla I, Literárněvědné studie, OIKOYMENH, Praha, 2009

HABERMAS, Jürgen: Strukturální přeměna veřejnosti, Filosofia, Praha, 2000

NÜNNING, Ansgar (ed.): Lexikon teorie literatury a kultury, Host, Brno, 2008

Arts management and arts marketing:

BYRNES, William J., Management and the Arts, 3. vyd., Focal Press, 2003,ISBN: 0-240-80537-2

KOTLER, Philip, SCHEFF, Joanne, Standing room only, Harvard Bussiness school press 1997, ISBN: 0-87584-737-4

KAISER, Michael M., Strategické plánování v umění: Praktický průvodce, Institut umění - Divadelní ústav, 2009, ISBN 978-80-7008-236-2

+ relevant resorces for assigned topics according to the course instructors recommendations.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Discussion class, individual consultation

Assessment methods and criteria:

To successfully complete the course the following is necessary:

On-going consultations on work with a specific instructor and participation in the group classes.

After the first semester is an obligatory oral presentation before the department's instructor committee with the following criteria:

- Presentation length requirement - 10-15 min.

- Use of presentation techniques is desired but not required

- Required content: a report on the process of the work, a presentation of collected sources, partial results, plans for further steps

- after the presentation topic the student moderates the subsequent discussion which is not longer than 20 min; the manner of discussion moderation is also a part of the grading of student performance

AT LEAST ONE WEE BEFORE the presentation, the students record onto the network server the ON-GOING REPORT of the project maintaining the following:

Extent: 5-7 standard pages of a coherent essay + addenda

Required content parts:

1. Justification of topic selection, measure of personal relationshop to the selected topic

2. Establishment of the research tasks (project aim, limits, justification)

3. Project Plan (stages, methods)

4. Description and justification of individual steps of the project plan

5. Implementation stages: description and results

6. Commented (reviewed) bibliography selection, including websites

A merging of all submitted materials into one is preferred in PDF format.

At the close of the presentation, the testing committee grades the quality of the submitted report, executed presentation and to date course of the work on the project and issues a grade to the student.

Though this is a main study course, THE EXAM MAY NOT BE REPEATED.

Course web page:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	místnost S202 Zasedací místnost (Karlova 26, Praha 1) LÁZŇOVSKÝ M. 09:30–16:00 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	09:30–16:00	LÁZŇOVSKÝ M.	Zasedací místnost Karlova 26, Praha 1		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Arts Management (M.A.) (main subject)