Course detail

Academic Sources and Citations

FSI-0ZCAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course is focused on FME students who are studying the third or higher degree and it provides information about searching relevant sources for writing the thesis. The course is particularly focused on the citation of used sources, the ethics of information and ratings of sources.

Students are going to learn how to distinguish quality sources of information based on basic criteria. They are going to be able to cite different types of documents and use numerical reference citation method. Students will get acquainted with copyright/author’s right, Creative Commons licence and citation managers. They will learn how to write annotation and key words of their thesis and how to structure the text. The last chapter of the course is devoted to presentation skills.

The course is held in a distance form, through e-learning in Moddle. Students can attend counsulting hours.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Jana Hoderová, Ph.D.

Department

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FSI)

Entry knowledge

There’s no need to have any special or professional skills. This course is extension of the 2IV course - Information literacy. It adapts the teaching for the last degree of bachelor and engineering study.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The condition for finalization the course is fulfill all tasks at least 50 % and working out or submitting the final task.


This course is lead in e-learning form. The faculty tutors check if the students has finished all of course's parts and the quality of processed or submitted tasks.

Aims

This course is aimed at practical usage of information sources in writing the diploma theses and citation of different types of documents. The course teaches copyright/author’s right as well.

The student should know after graduating:

  • Rate and choose good quality and relevant sources for their thesis
  • Critically evaluate information
  • Create citation of different types of sources
  • Use numerical reference citation method
  • Work with the citation manager
  • Understand ethical and legal standards which accompanied using the sources
  • Express ideas in structured way and present them
  • Write anotation and key words for thesis

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BUZAN, Tony. Mind Map Mastery: The Complete Guide to Learning and Using the Most Powerful Thinking Tool in the Universe. London: Watkins Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1786781413. (EN)
FARKAŠOVÁ, Blanka; GARAMSZEGI, Tereza; JANSOVÁ, Linda; KONEČNÝ, Lukáš; KRČÁK, Martin etal. Výklad normy ČSN ISO 690:2022 (01 0197). Online, PDF. 2023. Dostupné z:https://www.citace.com/Vyklad-CSN-ISO-690-2022.pdf. [cit. 2023-08-20]. (CS)
KAHN, Norma B. Jak efektivně studovat a pracovat s informacemi. Praha: Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-443-5. (CS)
KRČÁL, Martin a TEPLÍKOVÁ, Zuzana. Naučte (se) správně citovat. Blansko: Citace.com, 2014. ISBN 978-80-260-6074-1. (CS)
KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a KAPOUN, Pavel. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8. (CS)
THEOBALD, Theo. Zlepšete své prezentační dovednosti: jak srozumitelně, inspirativně a sebevědomě prezentovat.  Brno: Lingea, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7508-611-2. (CS)
ÚŘAD PRO TECHNICKOU NORMALIZACI, METROLOGII A ZKUŠEBNICTVÍ [ÚNMZ]. ČSN ISO690:2022, Informace a dokumentace – Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačníchzdrojů. Online. Dostupné z: ČAS, https://csnonline.agentura-cas.cz/vystaven.aspx?k=515901. [omezení přístupu]. [cit. 2023-08-30]. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ENE-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-FIN-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-MET-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-PRP-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization AIŘ , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization KSB , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization SSZ , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization STG , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization STI , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization MTI , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization TEP , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization ENI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization FLI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-IMB-P Master's

    specialization IME , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization BIO , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-KSB-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-KSI-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-LKT-P Master's

    specialization STL , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization TLT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-MAI-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-MET-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-MTI-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-PDS-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-PMO-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-PRI-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-SLE-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-STG-P Master's

    specialization STM , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization MTS , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization STG , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-VSR-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme N-VSY-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jana Hoderová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

The course is structured into six chapters.

Chapter 1: Sources rating

Chapter 2: Citing + copyright (author’s right) + Creative Commons

Chapter 3: Creation of citation

Chapter 4: Citation managers

Chapter 5: Creation of thesis

Chapter 6: Presentation skills