TIM_BK_004 Proseminar_Interactive Media Art II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Viktória Pardovičová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 23. 2. 9:00–10:40 N21, Fri 22. 3. 9:00–10:40 N21, Fri 19. 4. 9:00–10:40 N21, Fri 17. 5. 9:00–10:40 N21
Prerequisites
The course follows the course Proseminar I (IM002).
Ability to read texts in English.
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 17/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic approaches to writing a scientific paper and to familiarize them with the form of academic writing and working with a professional text. Students will be encouraged to think critically on their own, and will be introduced to the basic principles of proper source citation, hypothesis and research question setting, and the architecture of a professional paper or argument. At the end of the course, they will be able to independently produce a proseminar paper of 25,000 characters (including spaces, without a list of sources).
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
a) define the topic and the research questions of their theoretical work;
b) able to process the annotation and hypothesis of their future academic text;
c) practically apply quotation rules from various sources of literature (book, video, almanac, etc.) according to the rules of the ÚHV;
d) practice critical arguments in academic discussions;
e) at the end of this two-semester course, the student is able to independently process their theoretical work.
Syllabus
  • 1) Goal of the proseminar - organization of the semester, definition of the thesis topic and research questions, architecture of the thesis (subject - method - research goal)
  • 2) Topic, hypothesis, research questions theory
  • 3) Annotation, argumentation, citation standard of the ÚHV
  • 4) Academic text - claims, principles, planning. + basic thesis - introduction in the form of presentation (seminar in class)
Literature
    required literature
  • ECO, Umberto a Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Jiří, Petr SEJK, Věra ANTHOVÁ a Marek STEHLÍK. Metodika tvorby bibliografických citací. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2010. Elportál. ISSN 1802-128X.
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga a 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
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha : Leda, 1999. 255 s. ISBN: 80-85927-69-1
    recommended literature
  • GORIUNOVA, Olga. Read me 100. Temporary Software Art Factory. Festival for Software Art and Cultures. Norderstedt: Book and Demand GmbH, 2005, 168 s. ISBN 3-8334-4369-3
  • JSTOR. Online library for journals, primary sources, and books. [online]. [cit. 1. 2. 2018]. Dostupné z: .
  • Computational Culture. A Journal of Software Studies. [online]. [cit. 31. 1. 2018]. Dostupné z: .
  • Media Art Net. Webpage for New Media Art theory and practice. [online]. [cit. 31. 1. 2018]. Dostupné z: .
  • Monoskop, a wiki for collaborative studies of the arts, media and humanities. [online]. [cit. 3. 2. 2018]. Dostupné z: .
Teaching methods
Introduction to basic principles of academic writing: bibliographic standards, work with resources and literature, structure of work, principles of argumentation and critical thinking.
Assessment methods
In order to obtain the credits, students are asked to:
a) submit an annotation (abstract) + one chapter of the proseminar thesis - at least 3 pages, i.e. 5,400 characters, by 30 April 2024 (including). Document in Word/PDF format. The document will also contain a draft of the part of the literature used for the thesis (the correctness of the bibliographic notation according to the ÚHV citation standard is important. (it does not count as part of the 5.400 ch. length). Deadline for submission: 30. 4. 2024;
b) until June 30th finalize and submit a 25,000 characters long theoretical work (including blank spaces and literature used in the thesis). Word/PDF
c) meeting attendance conditions (75%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 80 hodin výuky/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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