RLDrC02 Extended Dissertation Research

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 20 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Matouš Vencálek
Supplier department: Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
Work plan agreed upon by the student, coordinator, and supervisor (enrollment prerequisite).
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
Course objectives
The course covers a systematic extended research work on the dissertation. Enrollment (max. once in the studies) is optional and occurs typically in a semester when the doctoral candidate wants to focus exclusively on the dissertation rather than on participation in seminars or conferences and on publishing texts. The doctoral candidate works on data collection and analysis or on the text of the dissertation.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
  • produce a realistic plan of focused research work;
  • collect and analyze data according to their dissertation project;
  • submit a report on the work conducted during the semester.
    • Syllabus
    • Setting up a plan of research work during the semester in the form of a detailed plan for the Individual Study Plan application in the IS MU (fill it in in fine detail) and, in parallel, its submission in the Homework Vault in IS MU.
    • Consultation of the plan with the course coordinator and dissertation supervisor.
    • Individual work.
    • Consultations with the supervisor.
    • Submitting a final report in the Individual Study Plan in the IS MU (fill it in in fine detail) and, in parallel, in the Homework Vault in IS MU.
    Literature
      required literature
    • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
      recommended literature
    • ECO, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Translated by Ivan Seidl. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
    Teaching methods
    Consultations; individual research; written report.
    Assessment methods
    Work plan agreed upon by the student, coordinator, and supervisor (enrollment prerequisite). Quality of the research conducted during the semester - assessed by the supervisor and coordinator on the basis of the report and consultations and, upon request, inspection of collected or analyzed data or parts of text (100%).
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught each semester.
    The course is taught: in blocks.
    Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis do předmětu je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
    • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
    • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2025/RLDrC02