AJ49800 Seminář k bakalářské diplomové práci

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2022
Rozsah
0/0/0. 15 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Peter Docherty (cvičící)
doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A., Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Tomáš Hanzálek
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky – Filozofická fakulta
Předpoklady
( AJ41002 Anglický jazyk II || AJ01002 Anglický jazyk II ) && !NOW( AJ49850 Bakalářská diplomová práce )
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course prepares students for writing their final theses. It involves biweekly meetings in small seminar groups. The syllabus below provides a rough guide to topics covered, but details, sequencing and specific assignments are worked out individually within each group. Contact the course professor for further information.
Výstupy z učení
Students will refine and further develop their BA thesis proposals, will develop outlines and draft introductions for the eventual thesis, will draft and annotate a bibliography of sources, will master the rules of source citation and formatting and will understand and know how to avoid plagiarism, and will develop a plan and a timetable laying out specific stages for completing the thesis.
Osnova
  • This is a model syllabus; the details of any given seminar group's activities and assignments will be determined by the group's instructor:
  • SESSIONS 1-2:
  • Knowing MU's / KAA's thesis rules and requirements
  • Organizing the thesis project
  • Mechanics (citation styles, MLA, bibliographies, etc.)
  • Plagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it
  • SESSIONS 2-3:
  • Planning a research strategy
  • Finding sources; effective web-searching; using databases
  • SESSIONS 3-6: Narrowing and refining the thesis topic
  • Developing an outline and chapter structure
  • Writing an effective introduction
  • Effective organization and style
  • INDIVIDUAL "EXIT CONFERENCE" WITH THE INSTRUCTOR
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Gerald and Cathy Graff, They Say / I Say
  • Barker, Internet Research Illustrated, 7th ed.
  • GIBALDI, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003, xviii, 361. ISBN 0873529863. info
    doporučená literatura
  • Lipson, How to Write a BA Thesis
  • Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010, xviii, 272. ISBN 9781433805622. info
  • TURABIAN, Kate L. A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962, vii, 109. info
Výukové metody
Small-group seminars.
Metody hodnocení
Based on completion of assignments specific to the seminar group.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Consult the seminar group leader for assignments and other materials.
Další komentáře
Studijní materiály
Předmět je vyučován každý semestr.
This course is NOT designated for Erasmus students! List of courses offerd by the Department of English and American studies for Erasmsus students is available at http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/ under "Information for Erasmus students".
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2005, podzim 2009, jaro 2010, podzim 2010, jaro 2011, podzim 2011, jaro 2012, podzim 2012, jaro 2013, podzim 2013, jaro 2014, podzim 2014, jaro 2015, podzim 2015, jaro 2016, podzim 2016, jaro 2017, podzim 2017, jaro 2018, podzim 2018, jaro 2019, podzim 2019, jaro 2020, podzim 2020, jaro 2021, podzim 2021.
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