State examination

Methods of verifying the achieved objectives and learning outcomes: professional debate, discussion, colloquial interview, ability to apply/solve in practice, problem solving, solving simulated tasks with emphasis on the implementation of the result in practice, etc.

For the creation of the final thesis - bachelor thesis - the outputs of creative activities (scientific and professional outputs, or other outputs) recommended or consulted with the supervisor of the final thesis are binding.

Students have access to a large amount of information and knowledge within the faculty through the available electronic databases and remote access, which is managed by the faculty library.

Prerequisites for successful completion of the course:

The state examination (including the defence of the final thesis), its conditions and procedural aspects are regulated by the VP 1/2020 Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, as well as the VP 5/2021 Study Regulations of Charles University.

A student may take the state examination a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of the last state examination he/she achieves the necessary number of credits for proper completion of studies and b) after successful completion of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses and elective courses in the composition determined by the study programme except for the state examination and c) no disciplinary proceedings are conducted against him/her.

In the bachelor's degree of study, it is necessary to obtain 168 credits in the prescribed composition for the study part of the study programme. A further 12 credits are obtained for the successful defence of the bachelor thesis.

According to the VP 23/2021 Internal Quality Assurance System for Higher Education of the Charles University in Bratislava, the student is evaluated in particular:

- Demonstration of the student's ability to collect and interpret relevant data (facts), usually within the field of study, with the possibility of interdisciplinary overlap into other fields if necessary;

- Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions that also take into account social, scientific and ethical considerations;

- Ability to communicate information, concepts, problems and solutions to both professional and lay audiences;

- the ability to think and work creatively in the field of study;

- knowledge and understanding of the problem/issue addressed;

- Applying their skills in collecting, interpreting and processing basic literature, which may include its application in practice, or solving a sub-task related to the student's future field of study/assignment.

Within the bachelor thesis the following are mainly evaluated:

1. The contribution of the thesis to the field of study and whether the student has adequately demonstrated the ability to work creatively in its conception;

2. The degree of demonstration of knowledge and knowledge of the problem addressed is reflected, the skills applied in collecting, interpreting and processing the basic literature are assessed, as well as the extent to which the student has mastered the application of theoretical background in practice or is able to solve a subtask related to the focus of the student's bachelor's thesis is evaluated;

3. Originality of the thesis (the thesis must not be plagiarized, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors), the documentation for the defence of the thesis as a subject of the state examination includes originality protocols: from the Central Register and Theses, the results of which are commented on by the supervisor and the opponent in their opinions;

4. Correctness and correctness of citation of used information sources, research results of other authors and author teams, correctness of description of methods and working procedures of other authors or author teams;

5. Compliance of the structure of the thesis with the prescribed structure defined by the Internal Regulation No. 2/2018 Directive of the Rector of the University of Bratislava;

5. Respecting the recommended scope of the final thesis (the recommended scope of a bachelor's thesis is usually 30 - 40 standard pages - 54 000 to 72 000 characters including spaces), the adequacy of the scope of the thesis is assessed by the supervisor of the thesis;

6. Linguistic and stylistic level of the work and formal editing;

7. The manner and form of defending the thesis and the student's ability to respond adequately to the comments and questions in the supervisor's and opponent's evaluations.

The rating is awarded on a scale:

A (excellent - excellent results),

B (very good - above average standard),

C (good - normal reliable work),

D (satisfactory - acceptable results),

E (sufficient - the results meet the minimum criteria),

Fx (understatement).

Slovak language (defence in the state language) + languages that are necessary for studying and working with the publication outputs chosen by the student.

The course of the state examination is determined by the protocol and documents on the state examination, which are available on the faculty's website (https://www.fedu.uniba.sk/studium/bakalarske-a-magisterske-studium/zaverecne-prace-a-statne-skusky/). Students are informed in advance at the compulsory meeting of the graduating students with the study advisor about all the requirements, conditions, course and evaluation of the state examination (bachelor thesis defence). The compulsory meeting with the graduating students is also treated in the study regulations and in the study schedule for the respective AR. The specific timetable (schedule) is published well in advance on the Department's website and information about the composition of the State Examination Committee, the date of the State Examination, the place and time is also sent to the student electronically by e-mail.

Learning outcomes

Learning objectives and outcomes:

The learning outcome is in accordance with the CU/PdF ToR, the mission and strategic objectives of the CU/PdF, in accordance with the description of the field of study, in accordance with the NKR/SKR/DD, in accordance with the profile of the graduate, in accordance with the learning objectives and learning outcomes in individual subjects of the curriculum and other relevant documents.

As part of the bachelor's thesis defence, the future graduate must:

- Demonstrate adequate knowledge, expertise, analytical skills and ability to synthesize ideas in the field of special education and demonstrate their understanding in a professional debate on the topic/problem,

- demonstrate the ability to adequately, professionally and eruditely answer the questions posed by the members of the state examination committee in the debate and mutual professional dialogue within the scope of the processed issues in the field of special education,

- present their creativity and abstraction skills in communication and professional debate,

- Demonstrate a broader knowledge of the reference field of special pedagogy in relation to the professional issues addressed in the thesis and justify their use in the thesis in a convincing and professional manner,

- demonstrate a professional approach,

- have the ability to independently solve problem tasks and look for available solutions, understand the procedures of solutions and understand the impact of these solutions in special education practice,

- have the ability to interpret professional special education processes and phenomena, demonstrate the ability to understand them, propose solution procedures,

- Demonstrate ethical and moral qualities in the process of decision-making on issues of professional solutions and proposals for professional special-educational practices,

- to be able to communicate at a professional level appropriate to the first level of higher education in special education, to know professional special education and related terminology, basic scientific theories, to be able to apply them to practical special education processes,

- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competencies in the field of special education necessary to continue further studies,

- during the defence of the bachelor thesis, the student must demonstrate the acquired communication skills - to correctly express professional content accompanied by adequate nonverbal means and sophisticated expression respecting the culture of communication,

- to present their acquired digital skills in the creation of the presentation of the bachelor's thesis defence and its presentation in all steps,

- present their motivation for further studies or for pursuing a profession in the special education field of knowledge (or in helping/co-operating disciplines).