DDML208 Bachelor Thesis Proseminar

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar (lecturer)
doc. MgA. Hana Průchová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MgA. BcA. Petra Vodičková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
Successful conclusion of the winter semester 2nd year of bachelor study programme.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of qualitative and quantitative research and methods. The aim is also to present a different approaches to research strategy and research realization and to provide basic skills related to the processing of written research reports and those related to work with different publishing and information resources as well as citation ethics.
Seminar part of the course should provide students with a space for discussion in aim to select a bachelor thesis topic, developing the research project and the research plan of the thesis.
The output subject is a complete research project of the thesis, including the literature and sources, appropriate supervisor, opponent and consultant of the bachelor thesis.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course student:
- is fully informed about the importance of the academic thesis and paper, its processing procedure, the importance of communication with the supervisor and is familiar with all the deadlines connected with the successful graduation during the third year of study,
- is fully informed about the nature of the graduation projects and in particular the method of its transfer to the written documentation,
- is fully informed about the state final examination,
- distinguish between different approaches to research and tools relevant to mixed research with emphasis on case studies as the main research tool for the study program,
- is acquainted with the Decree of the Dean of the Theatre Faculty of Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts for the supervisor and formal requirements of the qualification thesis and graduation projects,
- can elaborate own research plan and choose adequate methods for the realization of research at the bachelor level,
- understands the importance of citation ethics, plagiarism and can quote,
- can distinguish the information power of various documents and information sources relevant to own research, for this purpose students knows hot to use a tool citacepro.com,
- is informed about the conditions of the admission procedure for Master's degree study programs at the Theatre Faculty of Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts that are relevant for the graduate of the Bachelor's study program Theatre Production,
- has skills in professional and academic written communication and understands the importance of processing a professional portfolio in an on-line environment for the gradual fulfillment of future career strategy.
- has the research plan of the bachelor's thesis, the designated thesis supervisor and the opponent and has already started the cooperation with the supervisor.
Syllabus
  • Organization and procedure of state final bachelor examinations.
  • Requirements for bachelor's thesis and graduation project documentation and procedure of its defense. Duties of the student, supervisor, oponent and consultant. Deadlines related to the course of bachelor's thesis preparation and documentation of graduation project.
  • A pathway from the broader theme through the focusation to the particular theme of the bachelor thesis.
  • Qualitative, quantitative and mixed research. Basic approaches to qualitative research. Case studies.
  • Methods of data acquisition, methods of data evaluation and interpretation. Tool citacepro.com.
  • Research report, quality evaluation of a research. Types of written research papers. Methodology of writing a research plan.
  • How to write a final report (seminar, diploma thesis).
  • Standards and quotes, arrangements of the thesis. Citation ethics, plagiarism.
  • Correspondence communications, portfolio processing and CV.
  • Presentation of own research plan.
  • Admission procedure for Master's degree study program.
Literature
    required literature
  • ECO, U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. 271 s. ISBN 8071981737. info
  • Punch, Keith. 2008. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha: Portál. info
  • ČSN ISO 690. Informace a dokumentace – Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2011. Třídící znak 01 0197. info
  • ČSN 01 6910 (2014) Úprava dokumentů zpracovaných textovými procesory. Ústav pro jazyk český: Akademie věd České republiky [online]. Praha, 2015 [cit. 2018-08-09]. Dostupné z: http://www.ujc.cas.cz/expertni-cinnost/csn016910/faq.html
  • Internetová jazyková příručka. Ústav pro jazyk český: Akademie věd České republiky [online]. Praha, 2017 [cit. 2018-08-09]. Dostupné z: http://ujc.avcr.cz/miranda2/m2/elektronicke-slovniky-a-zdroje/internetova-jazykova-prirucka.html
  • Citace PRO [online]. Citace.com [cit. 2018-08-09]. Dostupné z: www.citacepro.com
  • Nová citační norma ČSN ISO 690:2011 - Bibliografické citace.: Nová citační norma ČSN ISO 690:2011. Bibliografické citace - podrobný návod, jak citovat literaturu a prameny, s českými příklady. [online]. Plzeň: Univerzitní knihovna Západočeské univerzity
  • Zpracování textu [online]. 2010 [cit. 2018-08-09]. Dostupné z: https://sites.google.com/site/xvinformatika/zpracovani-textu
  • Závěrečné práce JAMU v Brně: Závěrečné (bakalářské, diplomové, disertační, habilitační) práce JAMU. Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně [online]. Janáčkova akademie múzických umění v Brně [cit. 2018-08-09]. Dostupné z: http://knihovna.jamu.cz/zaver
  • Vysokoškolské kvalifikační práce: Thesis [online]. Brno: Fakulta informatiky MU [cit. 2018-08-09]. Dostupné z: https://theses.cz
  • Vyhláška děkana Divadelní fakulty Janáčkovy akademie múzických umění v Brně pro vedení a formální úpravu kvalifikačních prací a realizaci absolventských výkonů.
    recommended literature
  • BOLDIS, Petr. Bibliografické citace dokumentů podle ISO 690 a ISO 690-2 [online]. Nové verze materiálů k 11. 11. 2004. 2001 , 11. 11. 2004 [cit. 2007-02-12]. Dostupný z WWW: . info
  • Disman, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. info
  • Dokumentace - Abstrakty pro publikace a dokumentaci: ČSN ISO 214. Český normalizační institut, Praha 2001-02-01. Překlad mezinárodní normy Documentation - Abstracts for publications and documentation. Třídící znak 010148. info
  • Dokumentace - Číslování oddílů a pododdílů psaných dokumentů, ČSN ISO 2145 (010184). info
  • Dokumentace - Formální úprava disertací a podobných dokumentů: ČSN ISO 7144. Český normalizační institut, . Praha, 1997-03-01. Documentation - Presentation of theses and similar documents. Třídící znak 010161. info
  • Dokumentace - Formální úprava příspěvků do periodik a jiných seriálových publikací : ČSN ISO 215. Český normalizační institut, Praha, 2001-06-01. Překlad mezinárodní normy Documentation - Presentation of contributions to periodicals and other serials. Třídící znak 010147. info
  • Dokumentace. Formální úprava překladů: ČSN ISO 2384. Český normalizační institut, Praha 1992-12-01. Třídící znak 010164. info
  • Dokumentace. Formální úprava vědeckých a technických zpráv, ČSN ISO 5966 (010173). info
  • Hendl, J.: Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-485-4. info
  • KULDOVÁ, Olga, FLEISCHMANNOVÁ, Emílie. Jak psát obchodní dopisy a jiné písemnosti. Odpovědná redaktorka: Eva Kunstová; Lektorovaly: Milada Peštová, Stanislava Štiková. 4. upr. vyd. Praha : Fortuna, 2001. 200 s. ISBN 80-7168-795-2. info
  • MEŠKO, D., KATUŠČÁK, D., FINDRA, J. a kol. Akademická příručka. České, upravené vydání. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Osveta, 2006. 481 s. ISBN 8080632197. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod: analýza a metaanalýza dat. 2012. info
Teaching methods
Lecture 1 h, seminar 1 h

Teaching methods:
work with text, discussion methods, methods of skills development, individual work of students.
The student shares partial seminar results (i.e. in-process stages of a research plan according to deadlines) through shared Google Docs.
At the introductory class, student is familiar with the semester schedule, the deadlines of the assignments, the way of assessment. The materials for the individual seminars are stored in the Study materials section for students.
Assessment methods
Analysis of the results of the student on the basis of delivered research plan of this thesis, thesis assignment delivered to IS and confirmation of the thesis supervisor.
Continuous monitoring of student performance in terms of involvement in the discussions during the seminar and continuous performance of tasks according to current course schedule, ie. at least 3 written seminar outputs.
For the final conclusion of the subject the student presents and presents his research plan, which is approved by the supervisor.
Required attendance at least 80%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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