Course: Thesis Seminar I

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Course title Thesis Seminar I
Course code KPF/B108
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Nitsche Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Bachelor's thesis and its structure, ethics of scientific writing. 2. Research of literature. 3 to 6 Project presentation of the thesis, the basic bibliography and selected methods. 7. Introduction to methodology. Metaphilosophy. 8. Subjective - objective methods. Qualitative - quantitative. 9. Analysis - synthesis. Induction-deduction. 10. Abstract and concrete. Detail and whole. 11 to 14 Paper on research and any changes in methodology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The target of the course is to get students acquainted with the preparation of final bachelor's thesis and get them oriented in preparing source materials (depending on the project approved by the Department) and their processing. The basic methodology of humanities with an emphasis on philosophy and aesthetics will be presented.
Learning outcomes: students will acquire the following academic knowledge: A graduate is able to work out, hand in and defend high-quality bachelor thesis. He/She can work methodically, rather than randomly, and is oriented in the issues of methodology of humanities. He/She can accurately analyze and interpret texts. He/She uses flawlessly critical apparatus, can formulate the text at academic and understandable level.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance, active participation in the seminar. Continuing seminar presentation on the progress of the thesis (sources, methods, structure).
Recommended literature
  • ALBERTAZZI, L. Handbook of Experimental Phenomenology: Visual Perception of Shape, Space and Appearance. Oxford, 2013. ISBN 978-1119954682.
  • DALY, Ch. An Introduction to Philosophical Methods. Toronto: Broadview Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1551119342.
  • PICHA, M. Kdyby chyby: epistemologie myšlenkových experimentů. Olomouc, nakladatelství Olomouc, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7182-288-2.
  • REHORICK, D. A., BENTZ, V. M. (vyd.). Transformative Phenomenology. Changing Ourselves, Lifeworlds, and Professional Practice.. Plymouth, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7391-2411-6.


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): Human Studies focused Aesthetics (A14) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter