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Lecturer(s)
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Tureček Břetislav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Horák Lukáš, Mgr.
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Vymětal Štěpán, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Tomandl Jan, PhDr.
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Kučmáš Jan, Mgr.
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Franc Jaroslav, doc. Mgr. Th.D.
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Müllerová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Štverák Michal, ThLic. Ph.D.
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Sedláková Renáta, doc. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students enroll in Graduate Project I in the summer semester of the first year. The main aim of this course is to develop the research project for the final thesis and to define its assignment. The master?s thesis may take a theoretical, empirical, or practical problem-solving form (such as analysis of a specific crisis situation or development of an information strategy for a selected entity). Before the topic of the thesis is assigned, its originality is assessed, particularly to ensure that no other text already sufficiently addresses the chosen topic. Students formulate their specific thesis topic individually or may choose from a list of topics offered by supervisors and department members. The selected topic is then specified and developed into a research problem in consultation with the chosen thesis supervisor. The outcome of this course is a detailed project of the thesis, specifying its future content, and the formal assignment of the thesis in the university?s Stag system. The thesis assignment defines the research problem, sets the objectives of the work, proposes the methodology to achieve them, outlines the structure of the thesis, and provides the basic literature to be used by the student.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the three logically linked seminars Graduate Project I, II, II is to systematically guide students in the preparation and writing of their final thesis. In the course of the seminars, students learn the basic principles of creating and structuring a larger professional text, working with sources and citation ethics, as well as implementing and solving their own practical project. Under the supervision of the thesis supervisor, the student gradually acquires the competence to carry out analytical and interpretative activities in the chosen field when dealing with a specific selected problem or a specific crisis situation. Seminars are conducted once a month in the form of a group meeting, where students present their work in progress to each other and provide mutual feedback. An obvious prerequisite of the courses is the independent work of the students during their studies and their individual consultation of the process of preparation, implementation and writing of the thesis. The student continuously reflects on the supervisor's comments and takes them into account both in the next steps and in the revision of the already written parts.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KMS/PEPRO
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Ongoing submission of written parts of the final master?s thesis according to the supervisor?s instructions. Reflection on the progress of thesis preparation in a group of students and with the thesis supervisor. Required literature: BECKER, Howard S. a RICHARDS, Pamela. Writing for social scientists: how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Second edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. ISBN 9780226041322. BILLIG, Michael. Learn to write badly: how to succeed in the social sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-67698-5. PUNCH, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 9788073674687. ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách: několik zásad pro začátečníky. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství SLON, 2005. ISBN 8086429407.
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Recommended literature
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