MA-Thesis Seminar 1

or – how, with the help of professionals, to create the premise for your own scientific book

The course is taught by: all teachers from the Department of Archives and Museology (the student chooses whom he/she wants)

Form of instruction: seminar (S:2)

ECTS: 4

Objective:

This is a practically oriented course, thanks to which the student, in cooperation with the teacher, will be able to choose a topic for the final thesis, master the heuristics of professional literature and develop the first introductory parts of the final (master's) thesis. He will be able to define the subject of his research, critically evaluate the professional literature to date, assess the informative value of relevant historical sources, gain experience in the analysis and criticism of sources and literature and master the formal procedures for formulating a thesis.

Brief outline:

Selection of the thesis topic, chronological and geographical definition
Formal and content aspects of the thesis
Heuristics of literature and sources
Critical evaluation of the professional literature on the chosen topic
Evaluation of relevant historical sources
Layout of the analytical part of the thesis

Graduation requirements:

Fulfillment of ongoing activities = 100% of the assessment (consists of the student's activity, his fulfillment of jointly agreed stages in formulating the thesis).

Recommended literature:

ECO, Uumbero. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Praha : Votobia 1997.
KATUŠČÁK, Dušan. Ako písať vysokoškolské a kvalifikačné práce. Bratislava : Stimul 1998.
Additional literature will be specified according to the topic of the master's thesis during the semester.