Course: Musicology Proseminar

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Course title Musicology Proseminar
Course code KMU/PHVK
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Blüml Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topic 1: Sources, source criticism, heuristics Topic 2: Institutional archives and practical aspects of archival research Topic 3: Music lexicography Topic 4: Bibliographic citations Topic 5: Classification of scholarly literature, international academic journals Topic 6: Czech academic journals, peer review, publication ethics Topic 7: Bibliometrics Topic 8: Music criticism and popularisation Topic 9: Abstract Topic 10: Overview of sources and literature; state of research Topic 11: Literature search Topic 12: Research projects

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 4 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 81 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The Proseminar builds on the Introduction to Musicology course and develops the basic practical skills necessary for independent musicological work. Students will become familiar with methods of scholarly research, working with primary and secondary sources, principles of academic writing and citation, and the use of information resources. The aim of the course is to enable students to independently search for, critically evaluate, and process scholarly sources and to present the results of their own work in both written and oral form.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to independently search for, evaluate, and process scholarly sources and literature, conduct basic bibliographic research, cite scholarly sources correctly, and navigate key information resources and the academic publishing process. They will also be able to prepare and present the results of their own scholarly work in both written and oral form.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for the Proseminar is the successful completion of the Introduction to Musicology course. Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of musicology and to be familiar with the fundamental concepts and knowledge covered in this course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

A minimum of 75% attendance and active participation in classes are required. Students must complete all assigned seminar tasks to the required standard (all sources used in written assignments must be properly cited; assignments will be subject to plagiarism checks).
Recommended literature
  • Kol. autorů:. Hudební věda I-III. Praha 1988.
  • Poledňák, I - Fukač, J.:. (1995). Úvod do studia hudební vědy. Olomouc 1995. Olomouc.
  • Šesták, Zdeněk. (2000). Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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