Course: Academic Writing

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Course title Academic Writing
Course code KFHS/AKP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fišerová Michaela, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subjects aims at improving student's skills in two areas of academic work: a) Publications, scientific outputs b) Workshops and conferences 4 lecture-seminar meetings are planned: 1. lecture on academic principles and genres 2. lecture on academic evaluation and critique 3. seminar on publications and other outcomes 4. seminar on workshops and conferences

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The goal of this subject is to improve student's skills in the practice of academic research. It explains the main principles of writing and critical evaluation of academic texts. Lectures introduce into the problematic of academic style, including formulation of title, abstract, keywords, content, hypothesis, methodology, critical thinking, using bibliographic references. Seminars invite students to practice acadeic writing according to the given principles.
The subject invites students to practice their skills in critical thinking, which are necessary for successfully preparing their academic proposals and presentations. These skills will be useful in their doctoral studies, especially while writing their articles for scientific journals and book chapters and submitting them to publishers. The subject prepares students for presentation of their own research in academic workshops and conferences.
Prerequisites
reading in English

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Student prepares: a) an article proposal b) a conference paper proposal.
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