Course: MA Thesis Seminar 1

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Course title MA Thesis Seminar 1
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Zajícová Lenka, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nemrava Daniel, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 184 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
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
None

Assessment methods and criteria
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
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