Course objectives:
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The aim of this subject is to check the student's ability to work independently and carry out research activities, which corresponds with his/her study programme and future vocational qualification. Emphasis is placed on a critical selection of methods, developing an adequate theoretical background, a thorough analysis of both theoretical and empirical sources, and on the student's contribution to the problem solving. Within the course student finalise the diploma thesis.
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Requirements on student
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Conditions for granting credit:
1. Active participation in consultation sessions regarding the Bachelor's thesis processing
2. Demonstration of knowledge necessary for the Bachelor's thesis processing
3. Demonstration of ability to adequately work with data, sources and literature necessary for the Bachelor' thesis processing
4. Submitting the Bachelor's thesis to his/her supervisor in the required degree of processing and in the required deadline
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Content
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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.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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E-learning (given by an e-learning course)
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312
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Total
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312
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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 - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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 - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to explain the nature of phenomena associated with the topic of the thesis |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
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 - competences resulting from the course: |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
One-to-One tutorial |
Individual study |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Self-study of literature |
One-to-One tutorial |
Individual study |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
One-to-One tutorial |
Self-study of literature |
Individual study |
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