MA Thesis Seminar II - JTM141

• Title: MA Thesis Seminar II
• Czech title: Diplomový seminář II
• Guaranteed by: Department of Russian and East European Studies (23-KRVS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2025 to 2025
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 15
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / 30 (28); summer:unknown / unknown (28)
• 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; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc.; Emilija Tudjarovska Gjorgjievska, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Emilija Tudjarovska Gjorgjievska, Ph.D.; doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc.
• Pre-requisite : JTM140

Annotation

The goal of the seminar is to carried out the thesis writing process with an emphasis on successful submitting and defence of the thesis.
Thesis research is student´s responsibility, main content issues (research question, state of art, theory and methodology) are produced in collaboration with the supervisor who apoproves them.
The seminar is a platform for presentation and debate of student´s research work respecting her/his previous collaboration with thesis supervisor.

The course is open only for students of master's degree programmes.

Last update: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (28.01.2026)

Aim of the course

Critically reflect students´writing and provide them with an useful feedback in coperation with supervisors.
Help clarify theoretical and methodological issues and structure arguments.
Prepare the paper for the thesis defense.

Last update: Vykoukal Jiří, doc. PhDr., CSc. (16.09.2025)

Teaching methods

Discussion and a multiple feedback for each part of discussed theses. Lecturer summarizes the outcomes of discussion and proposes corrections and improvements, if necessary. In the case of need contacts thesis supervisor to discuss and eliminate unclear issues.

Use of generative AI tools:

The use and citation of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or MS Copilot) in seminar papers and other coursework must comply with the decrees of the IMS Director No. 7/2023 and 9/2023.

Generative AI tools may be used unless explicitly prohibited by the instructor. However, they may not be used to generate substantial sections of the text or replace the student’s own intellectual contribution. The student remains fully responsible for any content generated with assistance of AI tools.

Presenting AI-generated content, whether verbatim, rephrased, or only slightly modified, as one's own work constitutes plagiarism.

Every submitted paper must include a transparent statement specifying which generative AI tools were used, in which stage of the work they were employed, and how they were used, or confirming that no generative AI tools were used. If this statement is missing or incomplete, the instructor is not permitted to accept the paper for evaluation.

Unless the instructor explicitly prohibits the use of generative AI tools, the decision to use or not to use them rests fully with the student. The student has the right to request that the instructor does not use AI assistance for evaluating their work.

Last update: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (07.01.2026)