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What is a thesis and what should be its scope?
The final thesis in bachelor study programmes is the bachelor thesis.
The final thesis in master’s degree programmes is the thesis.
The final thesis in doctoral study programmes is the dissertation.
A standard page in the thesis is 1800 characters including spaces.
The bachelor’s thesis should be at least 72,000 characters long, including spaces, which corresponds to 40 standard pages (only the text parts from the Introduction to the Conclusion are counted).
The thesis should be at least 108,000 characters long, including spaces, which corresponds to 60 standard pages (only the text parts from the Introduction to the Conclusion are counted).
The dissertation should be at least 216,000 characters long, including spaces, which corresponds to 120 standard pages (only the text parts from the Introduction to the Conclusion are counted).
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Where can I find the formatting requirements for theses?
A list of formatting requirements to be followed can be found in the Faculty of Theatre’s Decree on the Scope of Qualifying Theses, Formal Arrangement and Method of Submission of Final Theses, p. 8, see
For the final thesis, you also have a template with preset formatting styles, into which you can directly enter the content of the thesis. You can download it here. Faculty of Theatre → Student → Study-related documents → Information for final year students → Template for qualifying work WORD, or Template for qualifying work PDF.
For more information on the scope, formality and submission of dissertations, see the JAMU Study and Examination Regulations, Title V, Articles 104, 107 and 108.
Study and Examination Regulations
What should I do if I am not sure of the spelling?
If you are unsure of the spelling, you can find a source of information on spelling here:
How should I number my thesis?
Number the pages of the thesis with Arabic numerals, starting with the Introduction and continuing up to and including the List of Appendices.
Do not number the following parts of the thesis: title page, annotation, keywords, statement, acknowledgements, table of contents.
Write the page numbers on the bottom right.
Number the annexes of the thesis separately.
What are attachments and how do I label them?
An appendix is that part of the thesis which is not essential to the main idea of the thesis, but which complements the thesis appropriately.
Start each attachment on a new page and label it with a capital letter, e.g. Attachment A – Title of attachment, etc. Label each additional attachment in alphabetical order (Attachment B, etc.)
What kinds of information do I process in my thesis?
In the final thesis you process two types of information.
- Private information
Private information includes personal and sensitive information. This information is not publicly available (it has not been published in most cases) and may be found, for example, in personal archives, private correspondence, private email communications, or obtained through interviews, etc.
Cite the source for this information directly in the text where you are using the information. Bibliographic information on these sources should be given in the list of literature and other sources cited at the end of the paper.
If you include such personal and sensitive information in your work, you are required to obtain informed consent from the authors of that information to process and disclose that data.
A template for this informed consent can be found in the Theatre Faculty Handbook, Appendix B – Informed Consent, pp. 21-22, see
- Public information
Public information is information that you can access without the help of the author (it is already published somewhere) and you can find it e.g. by searching the internet, borrowing it from a library, it is available in books, articles etc.
For this type of information , you must always cite the source of the information in accordance with the requirements available in the Theatre Faculty Statement, Appendix A – Citation Requirements, see
When should I and when should I not indicate the source of information?
Always cite sources of information if you work with information from other people in your thesis. Cite them even if you do not use direct quotations but paraphrase the source.
Information from other persons is e.g. ideas, theories and opinions of another person, facts, statistics, graphs, direct quotations or paraphrasing of written or spoken speech of another person, as well as so-called official works (such as legislation, decisions, measures of a general nature, public documents, municipal chronicles, etc.).
You do not have to provide the source of the information if it is generally known, or if you have arrived at the information by your own reasoning (describing your attitudes, experiences, evaluations, conclusions, etc.).
What are the ways of citing information sources in a thesis?
When writing your thesis, you must decide on one of the ways you will cite your sources of information.
Methods:
- In the German way , you list information sources by creating a notebook, where bibliographic information is given in footnotes. This method is suitable, for example, for study programmes in acting, drama directing and theatre dramaturgy.
For precise instructions on the German citation of information sources, please refer to the Faculty of Theatre Ordinance, Appendix A – Citation Requirements, pp. 13-16, see
- The Harvard way you give bibliographic data without footnotes. This method is particularly appropriate for theatre production degree programmes.
For precise instructions on Harvard’s method of citing sources of information, see the Theatre Faculty Handbook, Appendix A – Citation Requirements, pp. 16-20, see
Your supervisor or the supervisor of your thesis can help you decide on the appropriate way to cite information sources for your thesis. If you have already decided on one method, you are then obliged to follow it throughout the thesis.
How do I create a notepad?
Note-taking (you have opted for the German way of citing information sources) means that you have to make notes on the text, which will be arranged in numbered footnotes at the end of the relevant page of the text.
You use notes to explain the text, to give context or further ideas of the author, and to indicate the source of information.
Other rules for notes are:
Begin each footnote with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
If some information is repeated on the same page when writing bibliographic data, use appropriate words to indicate this (e.g. ibid., op. cit. or op. cit.).
The reference to the note should be indicated in the main text by an Arabic numeral above the text (superscript). Write this index after the punctuation mark.
Number the notes from the beginning of the number series continuously throughout the text.
For quotations, give in a footnote, if possible, the bibliographic source of the original quotation used and the name of the translator. The notes should be free of tables and graphs.
What is an inventory of the literature and other sources cited and how do I do it?
The list of literature and other sources cited is a summary of all complete bibliographic data.
Put it at the end of the work.
What does a bibliographic entry contain?
A bibliographic entry contains mandatory data in a specified order and separated by specified separators.
In the bibliographic entry, state:
- the so-called German way: author’s surname, author’s first name. Title of publication. Number of the edition. Place of publication: publisher, year of publication. Edition, edition number. ISBN (ISSN).
- the Harvard way: author’s surname, author’s name, year. Title of publication. Publication number. Place of publication: publisher. Edition, edition number. ISBN (ISSN).
Other rules:
If the work has no more than three (co)authors, please list all of them.
If there are more than one (co)authors, please mention only the first author with the abbreviation “et al.”
Works without an author should be listed alphabetically by the first letter of the title.
It is mandatory to indicate the edition number if it is not the first edition.
Indicate the place of publication in the language of the country in which the work was published, e.g. if it was published in London, UK, indicate London.
ISBN was introduced in 1989, therefore only publications published after this date contain it.
If any of the required information is not known, please do not provide it.
Titles of untranslated works should be given in the original. For less common languages (Hungarian, Finnish, etc.), the exact wording of the title should be followed by its translation in square brackets.
You can transcribe the titles of works in languages that do not use the Latin alphabet. Do the same for authors’ names.
For a complete listing of all rules for creating bibliographic citations, see the Theatre Faculty Handbook, Appendix A – Citation Requirements, pp. 13-20, see
What are the rules for tables and where should I put them?
Each table must have a heading that indicates its contents so that the table is clear and complete.
Option one:
You can include tables directly at the appropriate place in the text.
In this case, you must list at the end of the paper the tables placed in the text, the table number, the name of the table and the page number on which it is placed in the text.
Second option:
You can include the tables as a separate section after the text of the thesis.
If you include them at the end of the paper, you must include a reference to their title, serial number and page number where the table can be traced at the appropriate place in the text .
Number the tables consecutively with Arabic numbers.
What options do I have for including images?
Option one:
You can include visual material (photographs, copies of photographs, pictures, etc.) directly in the text of the thesis. Use this option if the pictorial material is discussed or commented on in the text .
In this case, at the end of the thesis, provide an inventory of the visual materials used , with sources and authorship data.
Second option:
If the image material is more extensive, place it in the appendix at the end of the thesis, as one of the appendices.
You can decide on the appropriate way to include visual material in the final thesis according to the direct connection of the visual material to the text or the richness of the material.
What other documents can I follow in terms of the formal editing of theses?
The formal arrangement of theses is governed by the standard ISO 7144:1997 (Documentation – Formal arrangement of dissertations and similar documents).
Editing of documents processed by word processors is governed by the standard CSN 01 6910:2014 (Editing of documents processed by word processors).
The system of references and citations in theses is governed by ISO 690:2011 (Information and documentation – rules for references and citations of information sources).
All of the above standards are available for viewing in the JAMU study room. Information about access to the standards, here:
https://www.mzk.cz/studovny/studovna-prirodnich-technickych-ved/normy-patenty/ceske-normy-csn
http://seznamcsn.agentura-cas.cz/vyhledavani.aspx
How to cite AI tools in academic texts and theses?
The use of artificial intelligence tools in the writing of professional texts is a new and currently very dynamic phenomenon. No binding regulations govern their use yet, so we recommend following the Recommendation of the Vice-Rector for Creative Activities of JAMU on how to cite AI tools in professional texts and theses, which can be found here:
What is plagiarism and how can I check it?
You are required to complete a plagiarism check before submitting your qualifying work. In terms of plagiarism you can refer to the document col.: How to avoid plagiarism /guide for students/, see below.
Foltynek Tomas How to avoid plagiarism
What are the rules for submitting the thesis?
Final theses are submitted via IS.