PrF:MP315K Academical Writing - Course Information

MP315K Academical Writing

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
JUDr. Lukáš Hlouch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ing. Libor Kyncl, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Michal Malaník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Bc. Terezie Smejkalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Monika Hanych, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant)
Mgr. Katarína Rusinková (assistant)
JUDr. PhDr. Jakub Valc, Ph.D., LL.M. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Tatiana Machalová, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MP315K/02: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Mon 9:35–11:05 257, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/03: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Mon 11:10–12:40 257, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/04: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Mon 13:30–15:00 259, T. Smejkalová, M. Večeřa
MP315K/05: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Mon 15:05–16:35 259, M. Malaník, M. Večeřa
MP315K/06: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 214, M. Malaník
MP315K/07: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Tue 8:00–9:30 160, M. Malaník, M. Večeřa
MP315K/08: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Tue 13:30–15:00 302, T. Machalová, T. Smejkalová, M. Večeřa
MP315K/09: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Wed 8:00–9:30 160, M. Malaník
MP315K/10: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Wed 9:35–11:05 316, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/11: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Wed 15:05–16:35 214, T. Machalová, M. Malaník, T. Smejkalová
MP315K/12: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Thu 15:05–16:35 257, L. Hlouch, T. Machalová, J. Valc, M. Večeřa
MP315K/13: Mon 3. 10. to Fri 23. 12. Thu 16:40–18:10 316, L. Hlouch, T. Machalová, J. Valc, M. Večeřa
MP315K/14: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Machalová
MP315K/15: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Machalová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MP222K Academical Writing

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 260 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/260, only registered: 0/260

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Law (programme PrF, M-PPV) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:
a) prepare and write an expert text or paper;
b) put into practice the basic methods of academic writing;
c) analyze the legal cases;
d) respect the ethical rules of academic writing;

Syllabus

• The course covers topics such as:
• A) Preparation for writing projects;
• - choose issue and problems,
• - formulate the important questions and hypothesis,
• - adopt the paragraphs and structure for analysis,
• - ethical rules of legal writing,
• - footnotes and quotations;
• B) Style and methods of legal writing:
• - style of legal writing;
• - structure and evaluation of legal arguments, models of legal argumentation and justification,
• - How to write a legal argument?
• the important legal methods,
• C)Legal research:
• - researching legal concept, case law, judicial opinions, statute, regulations and other legal information;

Literature

• will be added by teacher

Teaching methods

lectures and class discussion

Assessment methods

six written homeworks and final project

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MP222K Legal Writing
  !MP315K  

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
  
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