PV1B04 Principles of the Creation of Academic Text

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radana Červená, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 10:50–12:25 B2.52
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the seminar is to familiarize undergraduates with various types of academic text and draw attention to the diversity of information sources and pitfalls in working with them.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- distinguish individual types of specialist texts;
- produce quotations based on the accepted norms within the discipline;
- create the basic structure of an academic text (key words, annotation, review);
- distinguish primary and secondary sources;
- reflect the ethics of academic work.
Syllabus
  • 1.–2. characteristics and purpose of academic text, choice of topics, research questions, working method;
  • 3.–4. heuristics: Sources of information (literature reviews, bibliographies, databases, the library system, library catalogues, digital resources, how to work with various sources).;
  • 5.–6. critique of sources: Critical approach to the text (secondary and primary sources, how to handle them, pitfalls of the internet);
  • 7.–8. content of the text: Structural forms (keywords, abstract, résumé, annotation, review, study, monograph, dissertation); Content side of the text (synopsis, introduction, body of the text and conclusion, weighting and prioritizing of information);
  • 9.–10. ethics and citations: Ethics of working with sources (quotations, paraphrasing); Citations in the text (general rules, ČSN norms, different fields, different types of citation);
  • 11.–12. form and final editing of the text: Modifying the form of the text (headings, paragraphs, fonts), copyediting, proofreading, peer review report, proofreading symbols.
Literature
  • Kolektiv autorů: Úvod do studia dějepisu 1. díl, Brno 2014. (online verze ke stažení https://digilib.phil.muni.cz/data/handle/11222.digilib/130405/monography.pdf, citováno 17. 1. 2016)
  • KŘOVÁČKOVÁ, Blanka and Martin SKUTIL. Jak napsat seminární a závěrečné práce ve společenských vědách. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2009, 31, xvii. ISBN 9788070418635. info
  • KUBÁTOVÁ, Helena and Dušan ŠIMEK. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak napsat diplomovou práci ve společenskovědních a humanitních oborech : praktická příručka. 4., přeprac. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 90 s. ISBN 9788024415895. info
  • POKORNÝ, Jiří. Úspěšnost zaručena : jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 207 s. ISBN 807204348X. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Edited by Ivan Seidl. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
Teaching methods
Seminar
Assessment methods
The awarding of credits is conditional upon completing individual seminar tasks: a) producing literature reviews and bibliographies on a selected topic, b) mastering various citation practices, c) producing an annotation of a selected text, d) review of a selected book. Credits will be awarded on the basis of discourse about these tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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