Diploma Seminar I - JSM694

• Title: Diploma Seminar I
• Czech title: Diplomový seminář I
• Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / 6 (6)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Belongs to the student work of type: diplomová práce
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses not for incoming students
• Incompatibility : JSM605
• Is incompatible with: JSM605

Syllabus

 

DS I. JSM694

NOTICE!

In the winter semester (2024/5) the teaching will take place in the form of full-time.

Anotation

The Diploma Seminar prepares students for developing their own diploma thesis. The students will receive counseling in how to formulate a research questions and develop a project description for their diploma thesis. They will receive insights in tools for gathering information and literature, and gives experience with academic writing techniques.

Goals

Completing the diploma thesis and prepare for its successful defence is the main goal of the course.

 

Descriptions

In the diploma thesis the student must demonstrate the ability to work independently in keeping with academic standards, a knowledge and understanding of the relevant scholarly literature and the ability to analyze the issue under study.
Student will present and comment each other’s project descriptions, revise these with regards to the feedback from fellow students and teacher, before it is submitted for final approval.
The timetable for the consultations is arranged on an individual basis.

 

Course completion requirements

Course assignments:

1. Diploma thesis project presentation

2. Participation on discussions 

3. Delivery comments on the projects of other seminar participants

4. Delivery of the diploma thesis advanced project.

Evaluation:

The course can be completed by obtaining a credit (Zápočet).

 

Literature

According to the focus of the diploma thesis

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Bui.Y.N. (2014) How to write a masters´s thesis, 2nd edition, San Francisco: SAGE,  305pp.

Murray, R. (2002). How to write a thesis. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Oliver, P. (2004). Writing your thesis . London: Sage Publications.

Last update: Frič Pavol, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (17.09.2024)