Course: Proseminar for Bachelor Thesis

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Course title Proseminar for Bachelor Thesis
Course code DFT/PBA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
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)
  • Drašarová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminars (topics): 1. Designing the assignment. 2. Structuring the theme. 3. Methods of scientific text processing. 4. Possibilities of using FT TUL laboratories and other TUL components for a given topic

Learning activities and teaching methods
Group consultation, Individual consultation, Seminár, Students' self-study
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit: The aim of the course is to broaden students' ability to consult the preparation of professional reports, work with databases, text editors etc. Students are explained the basic rules for processing professional reports and are informed about the content and formal requirements of the thesis and the way of their presentation. Students discuss the topic, are systematically guided to structuring the topic, working with foreign literature, planning the experiment etc. Discussion on possibility to include own topics from business practice.
Student is able to prepare professional text, can use databases and text editors.
Prerequisites
Unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written assignment

Credit: Elaboration of bachelor thesis structure in written form and partial part under supervision of supervisor and work consultant. Output in the form of a scientific text.
Recommended literature
  • BOYLE, Jennifer a RAMSAY, Scott. Writing for science students. 2nd edition. Study skills. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. ISBN 978-1-350-93267-8.
  • ČERNÝ, Michal. Informační gramotnost. Praha: Grada, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-5195-0..
  • ĎAĎO, Jaroslav. Ako napísať a úspešne obhájiť záverečnú prácu (alebo ako zjesť slona). Ružomberok: Epos, 2022. ISBN 978-80-562-0359-0.
  • GREETHAM, Bryan. How to write your undergraduate dissertation. Third edition. Macmillan Study Skills. London: Red Globe Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-352-00522-6..
  • SIEGLOVÁ, Dagmar. Krok za krokem ke studentské závěrečné práci: pro střední a vysoké školy. Praha: Grada, 2025. ISBN 978-80-247-3334-0..


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