Course: Methodology of scholarship

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Course title Methodology of scholarship
Course code KBE/MEDO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavlů Vilém, prof. Dr. Ing.
  • Titěra Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Selecting and searching from databases. 2. Structure of research papers. 3. Introduction of the professional work - introduction to the issue. 4. Objectives of the thesis - research questions and hypotheses. 5. Material methods. 6. Results. 7. Discussion. 8. Conclusion of the thesis. 9. Review of the used literature. 10. Citation rules. 11. Ethics of scientific work - plagiarism. 12. Appendices, graphs, tables. 13. Presentation of results at seminars. 14. Defence of scientific work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Written assignment presentation and defence, Demonstration of student skills, Lecture, Students' portfolio
Learning outcomes
Students will learn the basic procedures in the preparation of professional papers. They will become familiar with basic databases and learn how to search for information. They will also learn about the structure of a thesis, citation rules and the ethics of scientific work.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral presentation of self-study

Recommended literature
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, S., DANEŠ, F. a SVĚTLÁ, J. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha: Leda, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.


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