Course: Basics of research methodology and statistics 1

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Course title Basics of research methodology and statistics 1
Course code FZS/ZMVS1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Zvercová Iveta, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Mašková Barbora, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures 1) Information sources, professional databases and their citations 2) Literary research, copyright and licensing 3) Criteria and processing of the qualification thesis 4) Formal requirements of the qualification thesis 5) Classification of the qualification thesis 6) Proposal for the qualification thesis assignment Exercises 1) Types of information sources, professional databases, library services and catalogues 2) Citation managers, citation styles, searching for information on the Internet, copyright law 3) Criteria for the qualification thesis 4) Formal processing of the qualification thesis 5) Classification of the qualification thesis 6) Presentation and defense of the Proposal for the qualification thesis assignment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Contacts hours - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to all the essentials necessary for the successful preparation of a final and other scientific thesis. Students will become familiar with the process of assigning, consulting, processing, submitting and defending a qualification thesis for state final exams. The course also aims to familiarize students with the correct use of relevant information sources.
Students will become familiar with the process of submitting, consulting, processing, submitting, and defending a qualifying thesis for state final exams and with the correct use of relevant information sources.
Prerequisites
undetermined

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis, Systematické pozorování studenta

Credit:¨ - 80% participation in exercises - Completion of assigned tasks during exercises - Prepared and approved proposal for the qualification work assignment
Recommended literature
  • ČSN ISO 690 (010197): Informace a dokumentace - Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů.
  • Jak vypracovat bakalářskou a diplomovou práci. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7452-106-5.
  • Zákon č. 121/2000 Sb.: Zákon o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně některých zákonů (autorský zákon). In: 121/2000. 2020, 36/2000.
  • ZIZIENOVÁ, Marta, Pavla VRABCOVÁ, Jan KOPRNICKÝ a Luboš BĚHÁLEK. Metodika citování. Liberec, TU, 2023. ISBN 978-80-7494-650-9.


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