JAP323 Academic Writing Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Mejzlíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Rozwałka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivan Rumánek, PhD. et PhD (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Topic and advisor of the thesis is set in the IS. The student is registered at the topic.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to introduce concepts of a thesis, methods of scientific work within the given field of research. After finishing the course the student is able to:
understand the general purpose of a thesis;
define goals of his/her own thesis;
describe the formal structure of a thesis;
choose an appropriate form of notations;
create a bibliography of his/her thesis with respect to a given norm;
interpret basic secondary literature with respect to the character of one's thesis;
individually write a thesis.
Syllabus
  • The content of the course is not fixed, it is based on the topics of the final thesis' and on the methodological approach of the lecturer.
  • The course contains:
  • Purpose and goals of a thesis in the Japanese Studies
  • Structure of a thesis
  • Choice of a transcription and the content of a transcription note
  • Notation
  • Bibliography and citation norms
  • etc.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda. 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. 1999. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia. 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. 1997. info
Teaching methods
Each teacher sets the form of the course for his/her group of students.
Assessment methods
Each teacher defines his/her own requirements for completing the course, based on the topics of the thesis' and methodology.
Basic requirement is (in written form):
Content of the thesis
Bibliography
Note on transcription (if included in the thesis)
Introduction/First chapter ot the thesis
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught last offered.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
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