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 unspecified
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.

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 - 149 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.
Recommended literature
  • dle zvoleného tématu. .
  • Eco, Umberto. (1997). Jak napsat diplomovou práci?. Olomouc.
  • Gómez Torrego, Leonardo. (2011). Las normas académicas: últimos cambios. Madrid.
  • Kubátová, Helena. Rukověť autora diplomky. Olomouc. 2009.
  • Martínez de Sousa, José. (2015). Manual de estilo de la lengua espa?ola (MELE 5). Gijón.
  • Martínez de Sousa, José. (2014). Ortografía y ortotipografía del espa?ol actual. 3., opr. vyd.. Gijón.
  • Pistorius, Vladimír. (2005). Jak se dělá kniha. 2. vyd.. Praha - Litomyšl.
  • Real Academia Espa?ola a Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Espa?ola. (2010). Ortografía de la lengua espa?ola. Madrid.
  • The Modern Language Association of America. (2021). MLA handbook. Ninth edition. New York.
  • The University of Chicago. (2024). The Chicago Manual of Style. 18th Edition. Chicago.


Study plans that include the course
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