FPF:UCJAU009 Master's Thesis Seminar - Course Information

UCJAU009 Master's Thesis Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable of Seminar Groups

UCJAU009/A: Tue 9:45–13:00 PraPed, M. Weiss

Prerequisites (in Czech)

TYP_STUDIA(N)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Secondary School Teacher Training in English (programme FPF, N7504 UcSS)

Course objectives

Master's Thesis Seminar deals with general methodology of writing a dissertation and focuses on the specific problems connected with the topic of the thesis. For that very reason the topics to be discussed vary for each student and topic.

Syllabus

• 1. Choosing the topic
  2. Primary and secondary sources
  3. Databases and other research tools
  4. Citations, paraphrases, plagiarism
  5. Methodology of resarch
  6. Thesis organization and structure
  7. Abstract, introduction, conclusion
  8. Text Coherence, Argumentation
  9. Style
  10. Formatting the thesis
  11. Presenting the thesis results
  12. Evaluation of the thesis

Literature

recommended literature
• Elizabeth Laycock,. The Journey to Dissertation Success. Routledge, 2016. info
• Richard M. Turley. Writing Essays. Routledge, 2015. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Active participation and dialogic lecture (discussion, dialogue, brainstorming etc.). Presentation of the thesis overview.

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