Course: Diploma Thesis Seminar

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Course title Diploma Thesis Seminar
Course code KFI/DPSK
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 18
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)
  • Gvoždiak Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Murgaš Jaromír, PhDr. CSc.
  • Wagnerová Lada, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dostálová Ludmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Havlík Vladimír, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Schuster Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Polák Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Benda Libor, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kastnerová Martina, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dach Stefanie, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ircing Pavel, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kratochvíl Miloš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Doubravová Jarmila, Prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
Within this course, the student first specifies the content of the thesis during consultation session, or rather during seminar sessions, then he/she chooses adequate methods and relevant procedure of the topic processing. The student consults partial outcomes with his/her adviser [supervisor] and presents parts of his/her Bachelor's thesis to him/her. The time schedule of the subject and particular requirements will be provided by the Department, or more precisely, by the student's adviser [supervisor] at the beginning of the semester.

Learning activities and teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Self-study of literature
  • E-learning (given by an e-learning course) - 442 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe principles of working with sources
to describe the principles of working with secondary literature
to define the most important approaches in the field of communication theory and philosophy
Skills
to apply the principles of academic writing in student's own text
to identify the methods that are best suited to solving a particular research problem
to create a professional text that meets all the essential formalities on the basis of student's own research
to combine the theoretical and practical knowledge gained during study
to individually expertly argue and present the results of the research
to critically reflect the coherence of the theories of individual authors, their meaning and meaning-forming structure and implications for other theories
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to detail the principles of working with the sources
to detail the principles of working with secondary literature
to orientate in the terminology, secondary literature and sources of the area from which the student chooses the subject of work
Skills
samostatně vybírat a řešit zadané či zvolené problémy
to acquire important information about the subject under consideration, to analyze and to specify them
collect empirical data, systemize them, and methodologically correct them
to present partial outputs of student's own professional work
to analyze the empirically obtained material using the necessary theoretical foundations
to create a qualification work corresponding to the formal requirements
to classify and process data, analyze and interpret them as part of a research problem
to analyze a specific process or communication problem with the use of philosophical, linguistic, semiotic and sociological theories
to critically reflect the coherence of the theories of individual authors, their meaning and meaning-forming structure and implications for other theories
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Knowledge
Bachelor's thesis assessment
Skills
Continuous assessment
Bachelor's thesis assessment
Recommended literature
  • Seznam literatury doporučí vedoucí práce..


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): Theory and Philosophy of Communication (17-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer