ESF:MPV_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1 - Course Information

MPV_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Vladimír Hyánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPV_DIS1/01: Mon 9:20–11:00 P103, V. Hyánek, I. Malý, F. Svoboda, J. Špalek

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(! PVDSAV Diploma Thesis Seminar A )

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

• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
• Public Economics (programme ESF, N-HPS)
• Public Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

The course is organized as a combination of group and subsequent individual consultations. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- formulate thesis objectives properly,
- set proper working hypotheses,
- choose relevant methods to work up the thesis,
- choose information sources,
- generalize acquired pieces of knowledge,
- present the thesis as well as its contribution.

Syllabus

• - Main contentual and formal requisites for working on a thesis.
• - Main criteria for thesis evaluation.
• - Most frequent issues.
• - Citations, research of sources, ethics, plagiatorism.
• - Individual consultations for detailed objective settings, thesis structure and methodics for a particular student's thesis.
• A seminar focusing on the presentation of thesis drafts will take place in the 11th week: students present their thesis draft versions in small groups. They are supposed to present and defend the topic, objectives, methods, logical structure, expected findings, and current results. They also have to answer questions from their colleagues.

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

The lessons consist of the presentations of the scientific and research methods, case studies of the selected thesis (“good practice” examples), class discussions and individual consultations.

Assessment methods

There are three requirements students have to fulfill:
(1) active attendance at both group and individual consultations,
(2) measurable progress of the text of a thesis,
(3) presentation of the thesis draft and its defence.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Pouze 1. a 2. týden. Dále průběžné konzultace s vedoucím práce. Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVDSAV.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MPV_DIS2 Diploma Thesis Seminar 2
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