A2BK_SBPR Seminář k bakalářské práci

Pedagogická fakulta
podzim 2008
Rozsah
0/0/24. 24 hodin. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Předpoklady
A2BP_SOZK Souborná zkouška || A2BK_SOZK Souborná zkouška || AJ2BP_SOZK Souborná zkouška z AJ || AJ2BP_SZKO Souborná zkouška z AJ || A2BP_POZK Postupová zkouška
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course is designed to prepare students for writing their bachelor theses. The course is taught weekly and it is also run on-line on Moodlinka. Students are required to attend at least 9 out of total 12 classes held during the semester. In class students will practice the skills that they will need for writing their theses and completing the course successfully. In class students will also have an opportunity to clarify anything that they find difficult or misleading when working on their assignments.
At the end of this course, students should be able to write their Bachelor theses on the topics of their own choice in the appropriate style, use the relevant research methods, and quote from and refer to the sources according to some respected styles.
Osnova
  • The course will cover the following topics:
  • methodology of research and science,
  • working with secondary sources,
  • stating an adequate research question,
  • avoiding plagiarism,
  • using different citation styles for citing sources,
  • writing a text in academic style.
Literatura
  • Gibaldi, J. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
  • Craswell, G. Writing for academic success: a postgraduate guide. London : SAGE Publications, 2005.
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz a Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
Metody hodnocení
Completion prerequisites:
Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes (i.e. 9 out of 12) and 3 individual consultations. The course is based on continuous assessment and students are expected to submit 3 individual assignments, 1 group assignment and pass the final test.
The pass mark is 65% and students have to pass all the parts of continuous assessment to obtain the credits for the course.

Teaching methods:
- class explanation and discussion;
- controlled writing practice in seminars;
- home assignments (individual assignments: an abstract/summary, a list of references, a chapter from the Bachelor thesis; a group assignment: a research paper);
- individual consultations.
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2007, jaro 2009, jaro 2010.