Course: Thesis Related Seminar 1

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Course title Thesis Related Seminar 1
Course code KPS/SBP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Prošková Ivana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hovorová Markéta, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Legler Michal, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Fišerová Petra, PhDr. et PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Vanková Eva, PhDr. Ph.D., MSc.
  • Bukačová Kerstin, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The aim is to acquaint students with the demands that are placed on bachelor work over the form and content. Student works out project of his/ her thesis. Project preparation of this thesis, the content of which is: Motivation: - Justification for choice of the theme, which the author has knowledge of the examined issues (based on their own experience or reading professional literature) - Why it considers student this topic interesting, important for the investigation, bibliography on the topic of work The theoretical part - The aim of the thesis, with what aim will the theme be treated in the theoretical event. practical work - Theoretical work of a selected topic (philosophical, pedagogical, psychological) - Review study, conclusions of analogous research (UK use databases, Scopus not only) - Additional chapters whose inclusion in the theoretical part has its rationale Practical (empiric) part - The formulation of research questions, assertions (preconditions) event. research hypotheses - If the work includes research part, the following procedures will be used (supplement instead of dots) - Overall concept research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed) - Research sample (his description and number) - Methods of data collection (observation, interview, medical history, document analysis, questionnaires, psychometric tests, projective tests) - Methods of work with the data (categorical content analysis, specific coding procedures, specific mathematical and statistical methods) Work schedule: Conclusions and literature - Anticipated benefits of work - List of professional literature

Learning activities and teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Individual study, Textual studies
  • E-learning (given by an e-learning course) - 90 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- describe the basic concepts of psychological issues, which he wants to address in his thesis - explain basic knowledge in the field of empirical research, ie list the requirements for research methods - define the rules of the ISO 690 citation standard
Skills
- work with professional literature - to comply with the citation standard ISO 690 in the adopted texts
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- describe the theoretical basis of the selected topic of Bachelor thesis - evaluate the state of the current solution of the observed research problem in the Czech and international context - define and critically analyze the basic concepts of the researched issues from various authors - list the ethical principles and rules of pedagogical-psychological research - characterize quantitative or qualitative procedures in the preparation of research and in the evaluation of its results - describe the expected benefits of Bachelor thesisfor practice
Skills
- develop a project of Bachelor thesis - to prepare overview studies from analogous researches (it is possible to use the databases of the University Library of UWB) - formulate research questions, statements (assumptions) event. hypothesis - manage professional resources ethically
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Textual studies
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Seminar classes
Skills
Seminar
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Seminar
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Knowledge
Project
Continuous assessment
Skills
Project
Continuous assessment
Competences
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Project
Recommended literature
  • &. Dle tématu bakalářské práce. &.
  • Chráska, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu : základy kvantitativního výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1369-4.
  • Michalík, Petr; Roub, Zdeněk,; Vrbík, Václav. Zpracování diplomové a bakalářské práce na počítači. 3. vyd. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7043-828-2.
  • Průcha, Jan. Pedagogický výzkum : uvedení do teorie a praxe. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1995. ISBN 80-7184-132-3.
  • Švaříček, Roman; Šeďová, Klára. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha : Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0644-6.


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