The course focuses on improving students‘ skills in the presentation of research results. It offers a theoretical and practical perspective on writing professional texts. In the first part, it introduces both the basic concepts related to professional writing, some stylistic problems of the text. In the second part, students try to prepare some writing outputs – abstract, review, professional lecture, presentation, essay etc.
Last update: Mgr. Jana Wohlmuth Markupová, Ph.D. (14.02.2019)
Předmět je zaměřen na prohloubení dovedností v prezentaci výsledků výzkumu, konkrétně ve formě abstraktu,
přípravy přednášky na konferenci, vč. obrazového doprovodu, recenze a interpretační studie. Zpracování
interpretačně studie úzce navazuje na hlavní obor studia, práci s orálněhistorickými rozhovory.
Literature
Last update: Mgr. Monika Picková (04.09.2023)
Recommended:
Belcher, Wendy Laura. Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: a guide to academic publishing success. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2009, 351 s. ISBN 978-1-4129-5701-4.
Cargill, Margaret; O'Connor, Patrick. Writing scientific research articles: strategy and steps. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, 173 s. ISBN 978-1-4051-8619-3.
Katz, Michael J. From research to manuscript: a guide to scientific writing. Dordrecht: Springer, 2009, 205 s. ISBN 978-1-4020-9466-8.
Syllabus
Last update: Mgr. Monika Picková (05.09.2023)
1. Stylistic correction of own piece of writing
students choose from their own bachelor’s thesis one chapter, range of 10 to 15 standard pages in total (approximately) and make proofreading of this text
corrections are made in MS Word, directly in the text – problematic or incorrect parts are marked in some color and new text is written in
2. Overview text on the topic of plagiarism
students read the How to Avoid Plagiarism Handbook (available in Moodle) and then write an overview text reflecting content of the handbook (seven parts/chapters in total)
the range is from 0,5 to 1 standard page maximally on each part of the book
3. Abstract
abstract for this text (available in Moodle): Veronika Pehe (2015) The colours of socialism: visual nostalgia and retro aesthetics in Czech film and television, Canadian Slavonic Papers, 57:3-4, pp. 239–253
students read one of the books listed below and prepare notes for future writing its overview; list of books for review
Valentina Fava. The socialist people’s car: automobiles, shortages and consent in the Czechoslovak road to mass production (1918–1964). Amsterdam, University Press 2013
Petr Roubal: Spartakiads. The Politics of Physical Culture in communist Czechoslovakia. Praha, Karolinum 2020
Miroslav Vaněk – Pavel Mücke: Velvet Revolutions. an oral history of Czech Society. Oxford University Press 2016
5. Review
writing and submitting of a review on the book read in previous week
some examples how to write a review, see Czech Journal of Contemporary History in English version (https://sd.usd.cas.cz/archive.php)
two standard pages minimally, three pages maximally
6. Preparation for public lecture
in the following weeks students will prepare their own lecture for a scientific conference, for example, the International Oral History Conference
the lecture content is prepared on the book read before; students prepare a 15-minutes conference paper presenting this book, the research respectively
this week students prepare basic overview (content) of the lecture, main ideas, etc.
7. Written text of a lecture
students prepare their lecture for a fifteen-minute performance at a conference, the scope is stated wit respect to the time given – 9 standard pages minimally, 11 standard pages maximally
it is not an article for a scientific journal, but a text to be presented at the conference – that is why the scope is rather minimalistic; the lecture should cover the main theses of the issue/text, research questions, basic findings, etc.
8. PowerPoint presentation for a lecture
students work on presentation (pptx) for the conference paper written before
two slides per one standard page of text, i.e., from 18 to 22 slides
the minimum font size on the slide is 28 points, no less; graphic form of the presentation is not specified (be creative)
Course completion requirements
Last update: Mgr. Monika Picková (04.09.2023)
During the semester, students submit individual written outputs according to the schedule below. For the course fulfilment, it is necessary to submit all the required outputs.
The final grade is made up as follow: proofreading 15 %; essay on plagiarism 15 %; abstract 15 %; review 15 %; final lecture preparation + PowerPoint presentation 40 %.
The assessment is made up as follows: stylistic correction of the text 15% of the mark; overview article on plagiarism handbook 15%; abstract 15%; review 15% of the grade; written preparation of the lecture + PowerPoint presentation 40% of the grade.
At least 70 points are required for the course fulfilment.
Standard page is given 1,800 characters. When number of standard pages is given, it must be strictly followed (it is also a part of academic writing skills).
