SVBATPT Design and Presentation of Academic Texts

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PaedDr. Vladimír Patráš, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Emil Horký, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Irena Orszulik, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PaedDr. Vladimír Patráš, CSc.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
None.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is to prepare students for academic text writing and presentation. Academic writing is perceived as a complex project therefore students are to progress from its preparation, realization to presentation. Students are to apply theoretical knowledge such as project planning, hypothesis formulating, research methods selecting and academic text writing within a concrete topic being solved.
Syllabus
  • 1. Research methodology - introduction
    2. Research methods - application
    3. Deduction and induction approach
    4. Project planning
    5. Citation ethics
    6. Information sources
    7. Research methods - specification
    8. Composition principles of academic text
    9. Academic work - project work
    10. Lexical and stylistic nature of academic text
    11. Academic text presentation
    12. Complete project presentation
    13. Complete project presentation
Literature
    required literature
  • MILLER, Judy L. Reason to write: strategies for success in academic writing. New York, 2005. ISBN 01-943-6583-2. info
    recommended literature
  • CRASWELL, Gail. Writing for academic success: a postgraduate guide. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-085-7029-287. info
  • DIGNEN, Bob. Fifty ways to improve your presentation skills in English: ...without too much effort!. Oxford, 2007. ISBN 978-190-2741-864. info
  • FEAK, John M. Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills. 2. ed. Ann Arbor, Mich: Univ. of Michigan Press, 2004. ISBN 978-047-2088-560. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance in seminars 60 %, ongoing test, presentation and defence of seminar paper.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž47
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zápočet30
Summary116
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