Course: Historical Seminar

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Course title Historical Seminar
Course code KHI/K216
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Veselý Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Koumar Jiří, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of the course will be concretely adapted to types of resources which students will choose for their theses. Main emphasis will be placed on stages of every scientific work starting with heuristics and application of appropriate methodology for assessment of a resource in all required historical and historiographic contexts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to present students with a wide range of resources on the period of Early Modern Times and Modern Times usable for students´ final thesis. The stress is placed on responsible selection of a resource or resources and their interpretation in respective historiographic context. Nonetheless students also need to have knowledge of methodology of diplomatics and paleography if they should work successfully on their selected theme.
Ability of independent critical work with resources and their interpretation in wide historical contexts.
Prerequisites
K 430, K 431 Auxiliary Historical Sciences I, II

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Continuous communication with a teacher carried out through communication forum. At the end of the course students will be asked to produce an essay.
Recommended literature
  • Holoušová, D. Diplomové a závěrečné práce.. Olomouc, 2005.
  • Jadwiga Šanderová. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách.. Praha, 2005.
  • Jana Geršlová. Metodologie odborné práce.. Olomouc, 2005.
  • Jana Peterková. Tvorba diplomové práce. Praha, 2011.
  • Josef Bartoš. Metodika a technika historické práce. Olomouc, 1991.
  • Milan Mikuláštík. Komunikační dovednost v praxi.. Praha, 2003.
  • Miloslav Synek, Helena Sedláčková, Hana Vávrová. Jak psát bakalářské, diplomové, doktorské a jiné písemné práce. Praha, 2006.
  • Umberto Eco. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc, 1997.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archival Science and Record Management (A13) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer