FI:VB000 Elements of Style - Course Information

VB000 Elements of Style

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Jaromír Plhák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Žižková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Pavel Šmerk, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Jaromír Plhák, Ph.D.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Jaromír Plhák, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Thu 19. 2. 12:00–13:50 A217, Thu 26. 2. 12:00–13:50 A217, Thu 5. 3. 12:00–13:50 A217, Thu 12. 3. 12:00–13:50 A217, Thu 19. 3. 12:00–13:50 A217, Thu 26. 3. 12:00–13:50 A217

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

VB000/01: Thu 19. 2. to Thu 14. 5. each even Thursday 10:00–11:50 C408, J. Plhák
VB000/02: Thu 26. 2. to Thu 7. 5. each odd Thursday 10:00–11:50 C408, J. Plhák, Rezervní skupina
VB000/03: Wed 18. 2. to Wed 13. 5. each even Wednesday 14:00–15:50 C408, P. Šmerk
VB000/04: Wed 25. 2. to Wed 6. 5. each odd Wednesday 14:00–15:50 C408, P. Šmerk
VB000/05: Thu 19. 2. to Thu 14. 5. each even Thursday 14:00–15:50 A218, H. Žižková

Prerequisites

NOW( SBAPR Bachelor Thesis ) || ( PrF:BI1000Z Bachelor Thesis )
Students are supposed to have already their bachelor's thesis topics selected.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 110 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 106/110, only registered: 41/110, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 41/110

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Abstract

At the end of this course, students should be able:
- to acquire skills for writing technical texts (introduction to bachelor's thesis and the state-of-the-art chapter);
- to master the principles of positive communication, knowledge of communication barriers and the ways of their overcoming;
- to apply rules for writing academic texts in theory and practice;
- to recognize and use features of academic writing: structure, composition, terminology, definitions, formal language, composition, consistency;
- to recognize and correct spelling and grammatical errors in the technical texts;
- to prepare an oral presentation about the given topic.

Learning outcomes

The students will:
- determine the academic style main characteristics (formal, precise, structured, using hedging);
- plan the written part of their bachelor's thesis;
- select appropriate academic resources for their domain;
- summarise current state-of-the-art for their domain;
- formulate the aim, methods, and results of their bachelor's thesis;
- cite appropriately academic resources;
- write an abstract.

Key topics

• Communication maxims, basic principles of positive communication.
• Communication barriers and the ways of their overcoming.
• Communication skills, practical writing.
• Language and communication, various registers and styles.
• Language correctness, spelling, orthography, language support software.
• Colloquial and Common Czech, dialects, and slangs.
• Writing technical and research documents, their composition, vertical and horizontal structuring, lexical features, terms, and terminology.
• Applications and ethics of using LLM tools in writing a bachelor's thesis.
• Oral and written presentations: talks, lectures, articles, posters, etc.

Study resources and literature

recommended literature
• Internetová jazyková příručka. [online] Ústav pro jazyk český Akademie věd ČR. Dostupné z https://prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
• Akademická příručka českého jazyka. Edited by Markéta Pravdová - Ivana Svobodová. 2., rozšířené vydání. Praha: Academia, 2019, 600 stran. ISBN 9788020029478. info
• KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří; Petr SEJK; Věra ELIÁŠOVÁ and Marek STEHLÍK. Metodika tvorby bibliografických citací. 2. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. Elportál. ISSN 1802-128X. PURL, url info
• ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009, 209 pp. Studijní texty, 34. svazek. ISBN 978-80-86429-40-3. info
• JANOVEC, Ladislav; Lucie BUŠOVÁ; Adéla ŘÍHOVÁ and Markéta ŠAMALOVÁ. Na co se často ptáte. Jak používat čárku a další interpunkční znaménka. Praha: Klett nakladatelství, 2006, 135 pp. ISBN 80-86906-76-0. info
• ŠVANDOVÁ, Blažena and Milan JELÍNEK. Argumentace a umění komunikovat (Argumentation and the art of communication). první. Brno: PedF MU Brno, 1999, 330 pp. Monografie 74. ISBN 1-210-2186-1. info

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Two-hour lectures are held in the first half of the semester. Exercises are two hours long, once every 2 weeks. The learner receives individual feedback on their work.

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

During the semester, students have to submit two chapters of their bachelor's thesis: the state-of-the-art and the introductory chapters.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

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