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Lecturer(s)
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Jiráková Karolína, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Špiclová Zdeňka, Mgr. et. Mgr. et. Bc. Ph.D.
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Kočandrle Radim, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) What are the humanities? (definition, their division, examples on specific texts) 2) University from the external and internal perspective, communication in the academic environment (academic degrees, addressing, e-mail correspondence) 3) Interpretation of the text (how to read scientific and philosophical texts, active vs. effective reading, abstracts vs. interpretation) 4) Literature (how to identify relevant and irrelevant literature, types of sources) 5) Searches (searching in on-line catalogs and electronic databases, excursions to the library) 6) Structure of scientific text (title page, content, introduction, own article, conclusion, list of used literature, annexes) 7) The layout of professional work (selection and narrowing of the topic, hypothesis, literature search, point of view, choice of method of processing, the timing of activities) 8) Angles of view and methods (philosophical, historical, sociological point of view; compilation, comparison, analysis, interpretation, typology) 9) Referencing (ethics of work with resources, quotations, paraphrases) 10) Bibliographic standard (abbreviated reference in a note-book vs. full bibliographic entry in the bibliography, standard entry of various types of sources: monograph, chapter in a collective monograph, an article in a professional journal, website) 11) Oral presentation of the topic (main principles of oral presentation, the structure of the oral presentation, preparation of written background) 12) Powerpoint presentation and handout (structure and principles of processing) 13) Debate and argumentation (rules for rational debate, basic arguments and fouls)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Seminar classes, Lecture
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day)
- 2 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 2 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to prove the basic knowledge of western culture and history |
| Skills |
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| to formulate own ideas in a stylistically cultivated and grammatically correct way |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to enumerate and describe humanities including their specifics |
| to interpret and understand with reading scientific and philosophical texts |
| to classify founding sources (relevant vs. irrelevant, primary vs. secondary) |
| to enumerate and define perspectives and methods of processing |
| to identify argumentative fouls |
| Skills |
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| to communicate in a sophisticated way in the academic environment |
| to find and to select appropriate literature on a given topic, to use a bibliographic standard |
| to structure and to write a scholarly text |
| to prepare a powerpoint presentation as well as a handout |
| to discuss a topic in a rational and cultivated way |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Lecture with visual aids |
| Interactive lecture |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Practicum |
| Field trip |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Practicum |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Seminar work |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Kolokvium |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Continuous assessment |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Agassi, Joseph; Meidan, Abraham. Beg to Differ: The Logic of Disputes and Argumentation. Switzerland: Springer, 2016. ISBN 978-3-319-33306-9.
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Čmejrková, Světla; Daneš, František; Světlá, Jindra. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha : Leda, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.
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Murgaš, Jaromír. Základy interpretace filozofických textů I: Interpretace k osvojení obsahu textů. Plzeň: Vydavatelství Západočeské univerzity v Plzni, 2011. ISBN 978-80-261-0034-8.
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Sgall, Petr; Panevová, Jarmila. Jak psát a nepsat česky: naše čeština a naše nešvary. Praha: Karolinum, 2014. ISBN 978-80-246-2505-8.
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Schopenhauer, Arthur. Eristická dialektika, čili, Umění dostati v každé debatě za pravdu. Praha: Portál, 2019. ISBN 978-80-262-1529-5.
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Šanderová, Jadwiga. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86429.
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Šesták, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Praha : Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0755-5.
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