Course: Bachelor Seminar

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Course title Bachelor Seminar
Course code KSS/ZBS
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Meier Miroslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jihlavec Jan, Mgr. DiS.
Course content
1. Each phases of investigation 2. Choosing the research sample 3. Formulated hypothesis evaluable by given methods 4. Preparation and realization of the questionnaire, interview or other methods 5. Quantitative and qualitative data processing 6. Analysis and data interpretation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence, Group consultation
  • Class attendance - 10 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Bachelor thesis as an expert text - formal, content and administrative appropriateness. Choosing and formulating the topic of bachelor thesis according to recommended topic domains. Formulating the research question. Formulating the thesis goals and their importance for the thesis. Choosing the character of the thesis: speculating or empirical. Object and subject of the research, subject matter of the thesis´s author. Main presumption of the research activity. Choosing methods and techniques of scientific approach towards the researched problem. Collecting data and working with expert literature, periodic, legal documents and internet included. Citation rules. Formulating research results and interpreting data. Main principles of presenting bachelor thesis.
Bachelor thesis as an expert text - formal, content and administrative appropriateness. Choosing and formulating the topic of bachelor thesis according to recommended topic domains. Formulating the research question. Formulating the thesis goals and their importance for the thesis. Choosing the character of the thesis: speculating or empirical. Object and subject of the research, subject matter of the thesis´s author. Main presumption of the research activity. Choosing methods and techniques of scientific approach towards the researched problem. Collecting data and working with expert literature, periodic, legal documents and internet included. Citation rules. Formulating research results and interpreting data. Main principles of presenting bachelor thesis.
Prerequisites
Social issues and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

To gain the credit students must join the seminar and write a semestral thesis. Other demands are specified by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • CHRÁSKA, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu: základy kvantitativního výzkumu. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1369-4.
  • JIHLAVEC, J., PALOUNKOVÁ, Z., PEŠATOVÁ, I., THELENOVÁ, K. Metodika tvorby bakalářské práce. Liberec: TU Liberec, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7372-636-2.
  • MARTIN, P., BATESON, P. Úvod do teorie a metodologie měření chování. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-526-4.
  • ŘÍČAN, P. Úvod do psychometrie. Bratislava: Psychodiagnostické a didaktické testy, 1977.


Study plans that include the course
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