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Beins, B.C., Beins, A.M. (2013). Effective writing in psychology. Wiley-Blackwell. Carson, S.H. et al. (2012). Writing for psychology. A guide for psychology concentrators. Harvard College.

Other sources according to the orientation of the thesis‘ topic

The bachelor’s theses are submitted according to the study schedule to the AIS system and 1 hard copy is forwarded to the department secretariat. The work must meet the parameters specified in Internal Regulation no. 12/2013 Directive of the Rector of Comenius University on the basic requirements for final theses, rigorous theses and habilitation theses, control of their originality, storage, and access to Comenius University in Bratislava. Detailed information on the content and formal requirements of the final theses, including an example of what the cover of the thesis should look like, the title page or the methods of listing the sources used, is stated in Internal Regulation no. 7/2018. The provisions of Article 27 of the Study Regulations of the Faculty of Arts of Comenius University apply to the evaluation of the bachelor’s thesis as a subject of the state examination.

The student can defend the bachelor’s thesis

a) after obtaining at least such a number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful defense of the bachelor’s thesis, he / she reaches the required number of credits for the proper completion of the bachelor’s degree,

b) after successful completion of obligatory subjects, required optional subjects and optional subjects in the composition determined by the study program,

c) after fulfilling the student's obligations arising from § 71, par. 3 letter b of the Higher Education Act,

d) if no disciplinary proceedings are conducted against him / her.

Successful completion of the bachelor’s thesis is one of the requirements for successful completion of the study program. The subject of the bachelor’s thesis defense is evaluated by the commission for state exams with classification grades A to FX. The examination commission decides by consensus on the evaluation of the state examination or its part. If the examination commission does not reach a consensus, the evaluation of the state examination or its part is decided by voting.

In accordance with the wording of the study regulations of the faculty (VP 5/2020, Art. 15), the dates of state examinations are set by the dean in accordance with the faculty study schedule. Departments are obliged to publish their state exam dates on the website no later than 5 weeks before they take place. The student registers for the state exam through the academic information system at least three weeks before the scheduled date.

The student is entitled to one regular and two resit dates of the state exam. The regular date is the one to which the student applied for the first time within the deadline set for state exams. If the student was evaluated by the FX mark on the regular date of the state exam, the student is permitted for resit dates of the state exam

a) in the following dates of the state examinations in the relevant academic year or b) in the following dates of the state examinations in any of the following academic years in accordance with § 65, par. 2 of the Higher Education Act.

If a student is unable to attend the date of the state examination for which he / she has registered, he / she is obliged to deliver written aplogy to the chairman of the examination commission in advance or no later than three working days after the date of the state examination or its part, if there were serious obstacles which prevented him /her from apologizing in advance. If a student does not attend the state examination or its part without a justification within the specified period, or if the chairman of the examination commission does not acknowledge his / her justification, he / she is evaluated by the FX grade.

Grading scale: 100-92% A, 91-84% B, 83-76% C, 75-68% D, 67-60% E, 59-0% Fx.

The violation of academic ethics results in the cancellation of the obtained points in the relevant evaluation item.

1. The contribution of the thesis for the given field of study depending on its nature and degree of study. The evaluation of the thesis takes into account whether the student adequately elaborate the selected topic at the level of scientific study with a representative selection of scientific literature, whether the chosen scientific procedures are appropriate, and whether he/she adequately works with hypotheses that can be verified. The thesis should be a contribution in the relevant field of study;

2. Originality of the thesis (the final thesis must not have the character of a plagiarism, must not infringe the copyrights of other authors), part of the documentation for the defense of the final thesis as a subject of state examination is the protocol of originality from the central register, to the results of which the supervisor and the opponent comment in their opinions on the thesis;

3. Accuracy and correctness of the information provided by the sources, research results of other authors and author groups, precision of the description of methods and procedures of other authors or author groups;

4. Compliance of the structure of the final thesis with the prescribed composition defined by Internal Regulation no. 12/2013;

5. Respecting the recommended scope of the final thesis (the recommended scope of the master’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 its supervisor;

6. Linguistic and stylistic level of work and formal arrangement;

7. The method and form of the final thesis defense and the student's ability to adequately respond to comments and questions in the supervisor’s opinion and the opponent’s review.

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By writing the bachelor's thesis, the student is able to demonstrate the ability to work creatively in the field of study in which he / she completed the study program. The student I able to demonstrate adequate knowledge of the topic and apply their skills in the collection, interpretation and elaboration of scientific literature, or its application in practice or is able to solve a partial task related to the topic of his / her work.