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Diploma Seminar A

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Course Unit Code117-0340/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
TIC02prof. Ing. Tomáš Tichý, Ph.D.
Summary
In this course, the student elaborates and solves a specific topic of the thesis. The output is the processing of a substantial part of the thesis. During the seminar the student will get information about citation standards, work with literature. The student has to demonstrate the ability to clearly and comprehensibly formulate the aim of the thesis, the procedure and the used methods.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. To elect the theme of diploma thesis.
2. To define the objektive of diploma thesis.
3. To discuss the thesis with the diploma thesis supervisor.
4. To solve the theoretical part of diploma thesis.
Course Contents
The elaboration of the given topic of the diploma thesis is carried out under the supervision of the supervisor of the diploma thesis and in cooperation with the specialists from the practice.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
DELLA PORTA, Donatella, KEATING Michael (eds). Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Science: A pluralist Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 365 p. ISBN 978-0-521-70966-8.
PUNCH, Keith. Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. 2nd edition. London: Sage, 2005. 320 p. ISBN 0-7619-4417-6.
LIŠKA, Václav. Zpracování a obhajoba bakalářské a diplomové práce. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2008. 93 s. ISBN 978-80-86946-64-1.
ŠIROKÝ, Jan. Tvoříme a publikujeme odborné texty. Brno: Computer Press, 2011. 208 s. ISBN 978-80-251-3510-5.
ZBÍRAL, Robert. Příručka psaní seminárních a jiných vysokoškolských odborných prací. Praha: Linde, 2009. 159 s. ISBN 978-80-7201-779-9.
Recommended Reading:
MURRAY, Rowena. How to Write a Thesis. 2nd edition. Maidenhed: Open University Press, 2006. 301 p. ISBN 978-0-335-21968-1.
PENNIGS, Paul. Doing Research in Political Science. 2nd edition. London: Sage, 2006. 324 p. ISBN 1-4129-0377-7.
ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla a kol. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha: Leda, 1999. 255 s. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.
HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál, 2005. 408 s. ISBN 978-80-73-67-485-4.
HOLOUŠOVÁ, Drahomíra a Milana KROBOTOVÁ. Diplomové a závěrečné práce. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2005. ISBN 80-244-1237-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminars, Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
CreditCredit85 85