ISKB04 Academic text writing

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavlína Mazáčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Nicol Červeňáková (assistant)
Bc. Michaela Klempayová (assistant)
Bc. Ester Milostná (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavlína Mazáčová, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 12:00–13:40 B2.13, except Fri 6. 10. ; and Fri 6. 10. 12:00–13:40 D51
Prerequisites
Computer literacy at the user level. Ability to work with the Internet, curiosity, the ability to work independently and the desire to find solutions independently, the basics of English are welcome, but not necessary.
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with the basic competencies concerning the work with specialized texts and resources - from search to self-creation.
It is designed to help students with the following problems: Do you have trouble searching for resources for your seminar or diploma thesis? Can not you properly judge the expertise of the text? Do you need to learn to properly quote and report the resources used according to the required standard?

Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
  • find the right places to search for information,
  • search efficiently in expert databases to find quality resources for your work,
  • Choose keywords well,
  • to properly quote and increase the value of your work,
  • better to write professional college work,
  • Critically evaluate which resource is right for you and trustworthy,
  • use effective and critical reading methods,
  • Create a poster, infographics or presentation,
  • write notes and organize your notes and documents
    • Syllabus
    • Self-control
    • Define a topic
    • The Internet as a source of information
    • Expert Text Database
    • Resources and ways to get information
    • Evaluating resources and information
    • Organization of information
    • Effective Reading
    • Creating text
    • Formal text processing
    • Visualization
    • Presentation
    Literature
      recommended literature
    • BEČKA, Josef Václav. Jak psát dobře a správně. 1. vyd. Praha: Novinář, 1974, 177 s. info
    • MEŠKO, Dušan and Dušan KATUŠČÁK. Akademická príručka. 1. slovenské vyd. Martin: Osveta, 2004, 316 s. ISBN 8080631506. info
    • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách : několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 stran. ISBN 9788086429403. info
    • ŠIMEK, Dušan and Helena KUBÁTOVÁ. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak psát (a možná i napsat) závěrečnou práci ve společenskovědních oborech. 3., upr. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2002, 56 s. ISBN 8024404354. info
    • ZBÍRAL, Robert. Příručka psaní seminárních a jiných vysokoškolských odborných prací. Praha: Linde, 2009, 159 s. ISBN 9788072017799. info
    • KRČÁL, Martin and Zuzana TEPLÍKOVÁ. Naučte (se) citovat. 1. vyd. Blansko: Martin Krčál - Citace.com, 2014, 212 pp. ISBN 978-80-260-6074-1. oficiální stránka knihy info
    • KATUŠČÁK, Dušan, Barbora DROBÍKOVÁ and Richard PAPÍK. Jak psát závěrečné a kvalifikační práce : jak psát bakalářské práce, diplomové práce, dizertační práce, specializační práce, habilitační práce, seminární a ročníkové práce, práce studentské vědecké a odborné činnosti,. [1. české vyd.]. Nitra: Enigma, 2008, 161 s. ISBN 9788089132706. info
    • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
    • ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Translated by Ivan Seidl. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
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    • BELCHER, Wendy Laura. Writing your journal article in 12 weeks : a guide to academic publishing success. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2009, xxi, 351. ISBN 9781412957014. info
    • COTTRELL, Stella. The study skills handbook. 4th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, vi, 426. ISBN 9781137289254. info
    • GODFREY, Jeanne. How to use your reading in your essays. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, viii, 162. ISBN 9781137294685. info
    • GREETHAM, Bryan. How to write better essays. 3rd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, xi, 315. ISBN 9781137293282. info
    Teaching methods
    Combination of lectures and activating activities in education Continuous homeworks and their reflection Training of academic reading and writing
    Assessment methods
    For successful completion of the course it is necessary that the student: - 75% attendance - fulfilled two ongoing tasks (work by topic, seminar paper project) - elaborated an accepted seminar paper in the field of LIS ((optional on Wikipedia article))
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    Study Materials
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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