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Course: Thesis Seminar 1

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Course title Thesis Seminar 1
Course code KFI/BPS1H
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Meduna Todor, doc. RNDr. CSc.
  • Kempfová Yvonna, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bjaček Václav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Konkol Martin, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Skypala Antonín, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Banasch Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Voříšek Jan, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Zvardoňová Maříková Zuzana, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Honzl Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Setvín Václav, ThLic. Th.D.
  • Watson Dalibor, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mládek Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vlčková Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Snopek Jiří, Mgr. MgA. Ph.D.
  • Weberová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Beneš Petr, PhDr. CSc.
  • Kácha Václav, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Bláha Karel, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hynčík Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Šidlichovský Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Moučková Petja, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Ozom Jiří, doc. PhDr. ThLic. Ph.D., Th.D.
  • Kolouchová Jyoti, PhDr.
  • Hrabětová Vladislava, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmerda Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Machová Jindra, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Kyselová Anna, Mgr. et. Mgr. et. Bc. Ph.D.
  • Kodýtek Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Skočná Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Petrů Miroslav, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Šneberger Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Schmidt Viktória, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Historical methods 1: anachronistic, diachronic Historical methods 2: internalist, externalist Historical methods 3: approaches to the history of knowledge Systematic methods 1: conceptual analysis Systematic methods 2: argumentative analysis Systematic methods 3: discursive analysis Basic categories of research in the humanities Digital and computational humanities Genres of humanities publications Interpretation and paraphrase: examples of good practice

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 27 hours per semester
  • E-learning (given by an e-learning course) - 90 hours per semester
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Textual studies
Seminar classes
Individual study
Discussion
Competences
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Cappellen H. et al. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Methodology. Oxford. 2016.
  • Daly Christopher (ed.). The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophical Methods. London. 2015.
  • NOVOTNÁ, H. a kol. Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Praha. 2020.
  • OCHRANA, F. Metodologie, metody a metodika vědeckého výzkumu. Praha. 2019.
  • Špelda, Daniel. Proměny historiografie vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7007-310-0.


Study plans that include the course
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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 10.03.2026 23:51. Data created for academic year 2025/2026