| Course title | MA Thesis Seminar 1 |
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| Course code | KRS/MDS1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 7 |
| Language of instruction | Spanish |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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In the first part of the seminar, students are introduced to the methodological and professional principles of writing a master's thesis in more depth. The next part of the seminars is based on individual cooperation between the supervisor and students depending on the specific topic of the work. The supervisor will recommend sources and literature, work methods, and a work schedule. Regular participation of students in diploma seminars guarantees a systematic solution to the master's thesis. Bibliography: Mandatory: Eco, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci? Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. Gómez Torrego, Leonardo. Las normas académicas: últimos cambios. Madrid: SM, 2011. Martínez de Sousa, José. Manual de estilo de la lengua espanola. 5th, revised ed. Gijón: Trea, 2015. MLA Handbook. 9. ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2021. Real Academia Espanola a Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Espanola: Ortografía de la lengua espanola. Madrid: Espasa, 2010. Recommended: Kubátová, Helena. Rukověť autora diplomky. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2009. Martínez de Sousa, José. Ortografía y ortotipografía del espanol actual. 3rd, corr. ed. Gijón: Trea, 2014. The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers. 18. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024. Pistorius, Vladimír. Jak se dělá kniha. 2. ed. Praha - Litomyšl: Paseka, 2005. Furthermore, individual specialized literature according to the nature of the diploma thesis.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is the preparation of a master's thesis.
The student will acquire methodological and professional skills such as the ability to choose and apply research methods appropriate to the topic, the ability to search, analyze and critically evaluate scholarly literature and primary sources, knowledge of methodological principles of creating scholarly texts, citing and formal editing of work, the ability to independently solve a selected scholarly problem and defend the chosen procedure with arguments. |
| Prerequisites |
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None
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Seminar Work
The student submits a 5-page detailed outline of his/her thesis to the supervisor. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2026) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2021) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish philology with specialization in translation and interpreting (2021) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish philology with specialization in translation and interpreting (2025) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish Language with focus on Latin America (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Spanish philology with specialization in translation and interpreting (2020) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |