UCJAU009 Master's Thesis Seminar

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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
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. Citations, Paraphrases, Plagiarism
    4. Databases and Other Research Tools
    5. Introduction to academic writing: Text Coherence, Argumentation
    6. Introduction to academic writing: Style
    7. Thesis organization and structure
    8. Writing an abstract
    9. Formatting the Bachelor 's Thesis 1
    10. Formatting the Bachelor's Thesis 2
    11. Presentation of the thesis results
    12. Evaluation of the Thesis
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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