Course detail

Dimploma seminar for graduate students

FaVU-DIPLMGRAcad. year: 2018/2019

An outcome of the seminar is textual part of a documentation of diploma work. Tutors work give students guidance in making an outline of a text and in its development up to the final outcome.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Jan Zálešák, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

An outcome of the course is s textual part of a documentation of masters diploma work. Suggested lenght of the text is 15000 to 20000 characters. Reccommended structure of the text is: a short abstract, introduction (motivation, inspiration sources), the aim of the diploma work and its benefits; a basic description of the work/s; setting the context within art/visual theory.
From a formal perspective, the text has to be written in correct Czech both from the grammar and stylistic viewpoint. It does not necessarily have to be an academic text (however, if it does contain bibliography and notes, these should meet the formal criteria). What is crucial, though, is the reliability of facts and accuracy.

Prerequisites

Students have to be already able to work with structured information, academic texts, and capable of their own theoretical reflections.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

After an introductory meeting where students are informed about the course of seminar and their tutors, education is based on individual consultations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students will get a non-classified grade on submiting a finished text which meets the above-stated criteria.

Course curriculum

1. The essential content and form parametres of the theoretical dissertation.
2. The rules of academic writing
3. Forming individual outlines
4. Tutorials on the bibliographical sources; working with the sources and with the text.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The seminar offers a methodological support for the textual part of a documentation of MFA dissertation.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

After two opening seminars, education has a form of small group/individual consultations. Attendance is mandatory.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Mgr. Jan Zálešák, Ph.D.