Course: Introduction to Scientific Work

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Course title Introduction to Scientific Work
Course code KMG/POT
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Žižka Miroslav, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Dědková Jaroslava, doc. PhDr. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Červová Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Myslivcová Světlana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Demel Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Švandová Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Ungerman Otakar, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Burešová Jitka, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the principles of writing a bachelor's thesis, the structure of the bachelor's thesis, the structure of a professional text, rules for quotations and references to literature, the basics of typography and ethics of professional work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the principles of writing a bachelor's thesis, the structure of the bachelor's thesis, the structure of a professional text, rules for quotations and references to literature, the basics of typography and ethics of professional work.
Students get competences for writing of academic texts, seminar and bachelor works.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of writing of scientific text from the secondary school.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

Active participation at seminars. Knowledge from seminars are used by students for processing of their bachelor work.
Recommended literature
  • ČSN ISO 690:2010 Informace a dokumentace - Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. . Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2011.
  • GERŠLOVÁ, J. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce.. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7431-002-7.
  • SYNEK, M., MIKAN, P., VÁVROVÁ, H. Jak psát bakalářské, diplomové, doktorské a jiné písemné práce. . Praha: Oeconomica, 2011. ISBN 978-80-245-1819-0.


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