ZA402 Diploma seminar III

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ZA402/01: Mon 16. 2. to Fri 22. 5. Tue 10:00–11:50 Z2,01032
Prerequisites
ZA301 Diploma Thesis II
The course can be enrolled only after completing the course ZA301
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
Abstract
Students will be provided with a programme of study to improve their presentation skills and so to improve their career prospects. It will consist of written presentations using text and graphics, oral presentations. This will be valuable for diploma presentations, curriculum vitae writing, job interviews, research report writing and marketing ideas and products.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to write a review of scientific texts in the form book, research article or evaluate a conference paper or presentation. Students will be will able to create their own scientific grant applications.
Key topics
Oral presentation a) Structure of lecture b) Instruments for the presentation c) Examination of the presentation d) Most frequent mistakes Diploma/Master thesis a) Contextual part of D/MT (literary resources and their processing) b) Formal part D/MT (structure, text processing) c) Processing and interpretation of gained results, tables, schemes, graphs, photographs, appendixes d) Most frequent mistakes in structuring of the D/MT Doing research and present the results a) Planning your research. b) Grant application - sorts of grants, structure, most frequent mistakes c) Poster - structure, preparation, presentation, mistakes d) Paper - structure, most frequent mistakes Preparing to find your first job a) The application form
Study resources and literature
  • Irrelevant
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Participation in the class discussion, homework, individual oral presentations of the master thesis.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The condition for a successful finishing of the course is 80% attendance in the seminars. Active participation in the discussion, homework, individual oral presentations of the master thesis.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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