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UNIVERZITA PARDUBICE Directive No. 9/2012 Subject: Rules for Publication of Final Theses and Their Basic Uniform Formal Style Applies to: all departments of the University Effective from: 2012-10-29 Reference Number: RPO/0043/12 Prepared by: Mgr. Lucie Vyčítalová, University Library Submitted by: Mgr. Iva Prochásková, Head of the University Library Approved by: doc. Ing. Tatiana Molková, Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Research and Development Article 1 Preliminary Provisions (1) For the purposes of this Directive, the final thesis mean bachelor's, master's, and doctoral theses prepared in the framework of accredited study programs at the University of Pardubice ("the University") or individual faculties. (2) Qualification Thesis Database under Chapter 47b, Paragraph 1 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Higher Education as amended and on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts ("Higher Education Act") is a database of final theses, which is part of the Digital Library of the University of Pardubice. (3) The purpose of this Directive is to stipulate rules for: a) non-profit publication of final thesis in accordance with the Higher Education Act and the internal regulations of the University, b) archiving of theses in accordance with Act No. 499/2004 Coll., On Archives, Filing Services and Amendments to Certain Acts, as amended (hereinafter the "Archiving Act") c) uniform formal presentation theses. Article 2 Publication of Final Thesis (1) Final theses handed in by a student for defence shall be published at least five working days before the defence takes place for public inspection in hard copy at the workplace where the defence is to be held. 1 (2) The final theses that have been defended shall be published in printed form by the University Library of the University of Pardubice. (3) The final thesis, including appraisals and results of the defence (the result of the defence means notification, whether or not the thesis has been defended) shall also be published on a non-profit basis in electronic form in the Digital Library of the University of Pardubice. In justified cases, the publication of the full text of the thesis may be limited (Appendix 2). All theses shall provide meta-data freely available. (4) Management of the Digital Library of the University of Pardubice shall be provided by the Information Centre. (5) The procedure of operations required for publication of the final thesis, including responsibilities of individual participants, is specified in Appendices 1A, 1B. Article 3 Time of Publication and Archiving of Final Theses (1) Bachelor thesis shall be published for a period of ten years from the defence, Master thesis, rigorous theses and doctoral theses shall be published for twenty years from the defence. (2) After this time, the final thesis shall be archived in accordance with the Filing and Discarding Rules of the University. Article 4 Uniform Formal Presentation of Final Theses (1) Final theses in printed form shall contain the following elements: a) Text on the Cover The cover shall compulsorily state the name of the college faculty, the type of the thesis, the name and surname of the author and the year of processing, optionally also the name of the final thesis in the language of the thesis. (For a sample see Appendix 3A). b) Title Page The title page is written in the language of the thesis. The title page includes the name, author, type and date of creation of the final thesis and the name of the university and faculty (For a sample see Appendix 3A). c) Assignment The title page is followed by the form of the Final Thesis Assignment from IS STAG. d) Author's Declaration Another page included is the thesis author's declaration, as specified in Appendix 4. e) Abstract, Key Words and Translation of the Title 2 Abstract is always written in the language of the thesis as well as in English. Theses in a foreign language also include translation of the abstract into Czech. Below the abstract, there are keywords clearly describing the contents of the final thesis. The keywords are always written in the language of the thesis as well as in English. Theses in a foreign language also include translation of the keywords into Czech. f) List of Bibliographic References Processing of bibliographic references and their listing comply with standard ČSN ISO 690 or reference styles established in the field. (2) Other formalities of the final thesis set out in Appendix 3A are not binding and may be determined by regulation of the faculty/department/institute. (3) Final theses in electronic form shall include the particulars referred to in Article 4, Section 1, Point b) to f) and shall be stored in IS STAG, to be subsequently exported to the Digital Library of the University of Pardubice. The text part of the final thesis shall be in PDF format (recommended PDF/A). (4) Terminology of the thesis precis and translation thereof into a foreign language shall be governed by Appendix 3B. (5) Specific requirements for different types of theses are set out in Articles 5 to 7. Article 5 Bachelor and Master thesis (1) The recommended length of bachelor's thesis is 35 pages (70,000 characters), master's thesis 50 pages (100,000 characters), unless provided otherwise by the faculty/department/institute. Article 6 Rigorous Theses (1) Rigorous thesis contains mandatory requirements set out in Article 4, Paragraph 4, with the exception of Point c). Article 6 Doctoral Theses (1) Particulars of doctoral thesis shall be set out in Study and Examination Rules, the formal style shall be based on the style of bachelor's and master's theses. (2) Doctoral theses shall contain compulsory particulars referred to in Article 4, Paragraph 4, with the exception of Point c). 3 (3) Theses of doctoral thesis in English language shall be electronically stored in the Digital Library of the University of Pardubice. Article 7 Final Provisions (1) Directive 13/2007 - Rules for Publication of Final Theses and Their Basic Uniform Formal Style - is hereby repealed. (2) The Directive shall enter into force on …………… In Pardubice on ………… prof. Ing. Miroslav Ludwig, CSc. Rector Appendices: Appendix No. 1A: Methodology for publishing final theses Appendix No. 1B: Final thesis data collection scheme in IS STAG Appendix No. 2: Restrictions or prevention of disclosure of information contained in the final thesis Appendix No. 3A: Formal style of the thesis Appendix No. 3B: Terminology Appendix No. 4: Author's declaration 4 Appendix No. 1A: Methodology for publishing final theses Order Name of the Description Participant Verification and act responsibility for the correctness 1. Assigning the Basic information is student, Department/Institute topic of the entered to the IS STAG supervisor, thesis form about the thesis that dean, head of is required for printing department / "Assignment". Approved institute "Assignment" is printed and signed by the responsible persons. 2. Submission of Adding data on the thesis student, Department/Institute, the thesis in IS STAG (for further Department/In Information Centre before the bibliographic processing stitute (formal check of the defense in the language, the stored files) following information needs to be filled in in the language of the thesis, English, or Czech: title, abstract, keywords, number of pages, language of the thesis), putting the electronic version to a specified place with appropriate access rights, submission of a specified number of printed copies to the Department / Institute. 3. Assigning Adding data on the thesis Department/In Department/Institute defense – the supervisor's and stitute second reader's or second readers' opinions. 4. Publication of Exhibiting a hard copy at Department/In Department/Institute the thesis five the place of the defense. stitute days before the defense 5. Writing the Inserting data on the Department/In Department/Institute result of the defense immediately. stitute * defense 6. Transmission Transmission of a copy Department/In Department/Institute of a printed with the original of the stitute, The copy to the assignment in hardcover University University to the University Library Library Library at latest 10 days after the defense through filing services. 5 8. Publication of Setting access rights to Department/In Department/Institute, the thesis the files in the Digital stitute, The The University Library of the University University Library, Information of Pardubice. Library, Centre Information Centre 6 Appendix No. 1B: Final thesis data collection scheme in IS STAG Name of the Written by Checked Field in IS Contents of the Field Example by STAG Title of the Title from the title page Multikulturalismus Student**) Supervisor thesis of the thesis, subtitle v Británii: shall follow the colon jihoasijská imigrace with a small initial na konci 20. století letter. Title in English English translation of Multiculturalism in Student**) Supervisor the title, subtitle shall Britain: south Asian follow the colon with a immigration at the small initial letter. If end of the 20th the thesis is in English, century this field is not to be filled in! Parallel title Czech translation of the Student**) Supervisor title, subtitle shall follow the colon with a small initial letter. If the thesis is in Czech, this field is not to be filled in! Abstract Brief content of the The work focuses on Student**) Supervisor thesis in 3-4 sentences multicultural society in the language of the in Britain and thesis. historical context of South Asia immigration. The work also deals with the current events and involvement of the South Asia minority in the majority society. The facts are reflected in selected texts from the book White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Keywords 4-6 words in the Immigration, Great Student**) Supervisor language of the thesis Britain, minorities exactly explaining the multicultural content of the thesis, society, South Asia written with a small 7 Name of the Written by Checked Field in IS Contents of the Field Example by STAG initial letter, usually in the plural, and are separated by commas.