Course: Diploma Thesis Seminar for Students of International Relations 2

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Course title Diploma Thesis Seminar for Students of International Relations 2
Course code KAP/DPSM2
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 12
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jurek Petr, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Cabadová Waisová Šárka, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Within this course, the student drafts specific segments of the thesis. The student consults partial outcomes with his/her supervisor and presents parts of his/her Bachelor's thesis to supervisor.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • E-learning (given by an e-learning course) - 312 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize fundamental methodological appproaches of political science
to distinguish between basic theoretical approaches in political science
to describe key currents in contemporary political theory
Skills
to use actively foreign databases of academic journals
to apply fundamental principles of scientific work, for example working with sources or references in his/her own texts
to find and critically evaluate academic literature on particular topic
to compare on his/her own the foundations of particular theoretical approchaes
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the nature of phenomena associated with the topic of the thesis
Skills
to choose and solve on his/her own the assigned or chosen problems
to obtain important information about the research problem, analyze and specify the information
to collect empirical data, systemize the data and work with them in methodologically correct manner
to analyze collected empirical materials with the use of necessary theoretical foundations
to create a final thesis in accordance with particular formal requirements
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Competences
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Skills
Continuous assessment
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Eco, Umberto. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc : Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-173-7.
  • Punch, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-468-7.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Foreign Relations (20-4) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer