Syllabus
1. Introduction, Basic Information (February 21)
Students will be introduced to the content of the course. Besides this, basic information such as main aspects of bachelor’s theses or time schedule will be presented and discussed.
Reading:
Dean’s Provision no. 18/2023 – Dean’s provision governing content-related, formal and technical essentials concerning elaboration and submission of final theses and acts of their filing and accessibility in electronic form 2. Preparation and Writing (February 28)
The seminar describes the process of finding a supervisor of a bachelor’s thesis and preparing a research design together with registering the thesis in the SIS. Then, essential aspects of the writing process are presented together with information on the defence of the thesis during a final state examination.
Reading:
Faltýnek, T. et al. (2020). How to avoid plagiarism. Student Handbook. Prague: Karolinum Press. 3. Software (March 6)
The seminar presents the most helpful software tools for writing a bachelor’s thesis. To be more specific, these are text editors, data editors or citation managers. 4. Thesis on Comparative Politics (March 13)
The seminar will present specific characteristics of bachelor’s theses on topics of comparative politics. If you think about writing such a thesis, join the seminar. 5. Individual Consultations (March 20)
If you are unsure about the field or the topic of your bachelor’s thesis, you can discuss it with the teacher during a special individual consultation (of course, you can do that also during the whole semester). Before that, do not forget to make a reservation. 6. Thesis on Political Philosophy (March 27)
The seminar will present specific characteristics of bachelor’s theses on topics of political philosophy. If you think about writing such a thesis, join the seminar. 7. Thesis on Political Economy (April 3)
The seminar will present specific characteristics of bachelor’s theses on topics of political economy. If you think about writing such a thesis, join the seminar.
Group Debates Instructions
First, fill in the shared table with BA thesis topics.
There is no deadline, but try to do that as soon as possible.
Second, you will be assigned to one of the group debates (follow the table to know the date).
Third, come to the assigned group debate.
Present your research proposal in five minutes at most.
If you want to present something (you can employ the BA thesis presentation template with the instructions), upload it before the group debate to the shared folder.
Listen to your colleagues’ comments or ask specific questions.
You can also join other debates to listen to the others if you want. 8. Group Debate (April 10)
Circle of students discussing similar topics of their theses. 9. Group Debate (April 17)
Circle of students discussing similar topics of their theses. 10. Group Debate (April 24)
Circle of students discussing similar topics of their theses. 11. Group Debate (May 15)
Circle of students discussing similar topics of their theses. 12. Group Debate (May 22)
Circle of students discussing similar topics of their theses.
Annotation
A bachelor’s thesis is usually the first comprehensive academic work authored by students. Importantly, a successful defence of a bachelor’s thesis is one of the requirements to finish the study and receive the BA degree.
Since the path to writing a bachelor’s thesis is quite long with many challenges, the course starts this process with essential assistance.