ESF:BPF_BAS1 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 1 - Course Information

BPF_BAS1 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Ing. František Kalouda, CSc., MBA (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Sedláček, CSc.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

BPF_BAS1/01: Fri 7:40–9:15 P201, F. Kalouda

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! PFBAS Bachelor Thesis Seminar

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Finance and Law (programme ESF, B-FU)
• Finance (programme ESF, B-FU)

Course objectives

The aim of the seminar is to acquaint students with content data and formal requirements for a bachelor thesis. At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- formulate a thesis objectives,
- choose appropriate methods of solution,
- formulate conclusions of the bachelor thesis and prepare arguments for the defens.

Syllabus

• 1. Importance to Bachelor Thesis, content and formal elements. How to use quotations, graphs and tables. Bachelor Thesis evaluation.
• 2. Introduction to Bachelor Thesis, its formal elements. Setting objectives of Bachelor Thesis. Definition of problem areas as basic parts of Bachelor Thesis.
• Choosing suitable methods depending on aims and subject of Bachelor Thesis. How to defend Bachelor Thesis. What to focus on.
• 3. Individual work on setting objectives and structure of Bachelor Thesis, references and statement of references. At the end of this period the concept of Bachelor Thesis should be absolutely clear between student and tutor.
• 4. Individual collection and processing of data, their classification and further consultations.
• 5. Consultation of achieved results.
• 6. Partial review of the first half of the thesis. Consultation of further progress in processing final thesis.
• 7. Checking students’ ability to use literature correctly, further recommendation for completion of work.
• 8. Check of achieved results.
• 9. Preparation of practical section of Bachelor Thesis.
• 10. Elaboration on practical section of Bachelor Thesis.
• 11. Check of achieved results of Bachelor Thesis, tutor’s comments.
• 12. Integrating tutor’s comments into Bachelor Thesis, ensuring that all the formal elements are included in the thesis.
• 13. Final review of Bachelor Thesis. Tutor’s and opponent’s thesis reports, preparation for defence, consultation of reports.

Literature

• NEKUDA, Jaroslav and Antonín SLANÝ. O metodice zpracování bakalářských a diplomových prací v ekonomických oborech a vhodných informačních zdrojích. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 97 s. ISBN 8021014466. info

Teaching methods

Theoretical preparation for processing, bachelor thesis and its defense.

Assessment methods

Bachelor thesis seminar takes the form of tutor’s consultations. Writing Bachelor Thesis and participation in consultations are evaluated as requirements fulfilled / not fufilled. Credits are granted at the end of the semester after all criteria have been met.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PFBAS. Výuka probíhá společně pouze v 1. týdnu semestru (viz rozvrh). Student má následně povinnost bezprostředně kontaktovat svého vedoucího bakalářské práce a dohodnout s ním podmínky zpracování práce.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BPF_BAS2 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 2
  BPF_BAS1  
• BPV_BAS2 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 2
  BPV_BAS1||BPF_BAS1  

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