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Lecturer(s)
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Trušník Roman, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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General rules of research. Aims of research. Research, sources, their academic value. Bibliographic norms. The Chicago Manual of Style. Citations, paraphrases. Plagiarism. Use of the sources (using quotations and paraphrases in one's own text). The thesis assignment. Structure of the thesis, from introduction to conclusion, theses divided and not divided into parts, annotation, keywords. Arguments (principles, mistakes, fallacies). Comparison. Differences between individual fields. Formatting, work with files, export and printing. The final exam, thesis defense.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Practice exercises, Individual work of students
- Home preparation for classes
- 32 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| know principles of academic writing |
| know principles of academic writing |
| Skills |
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| write a shorter academic text |
| write a shorter academic text |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| know the priciples of research |
| know the priciples of research |
| know the fundamentals of bibliographical citations |
| know the fundamentals of bibliographical citations |
| know how to divide theses in different fields |
| know how to divide theses in different fields |
| know how to write and submit the bachelor thesis |
| know how to write and submit the bachelor thesis |
| Skills |
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| write a correct bachelor thesis assignment |
| write a correct bachelor thesis assignment |
| use the faculty thesis template correctly |
| use the faculty thesis template correctly |
| write an abstract and a list of keywords |
| write an abstract and a list of keywords |
| compile a blibliography |
| compile a blibliography |
| cite sources in accordance with The Chicago Manual of Style |
| cite sources in accordance with The Chicago Manual of Style |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practice exercises |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Practice exercises |
| Skills |
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| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations |
| Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
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Recommended literature
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ECO, U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Praha: Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.
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Turabian, K. L. A Manual for Writers, Ninth Edition. Chicago, 2018. ISBN 978-0226430577.
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University of Chicago. The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition. Chicago, 2017. ISBN 978-0226287058.
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Weston, Anthony. A Rulebook for Arguments, Fifth Edition. Indianapolis, 2018. ISBN 978-1624666544.
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