ESF:MPH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1 - Course Information

MPH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Klára Kašparová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Martin Cenek, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPH_DIS1/01: Mon 31. 10. 9:20–11:00 P101, Mon 7. 11. 9:20–11:00 P101, Mon 14. 11. 9:20–11:00 P101, Mon 21. 11. 9:20–11:00 P101, L. Blažek, O. Částek, K. Kašparová, M. Krčál, V. Kulhavý, R. Škapa

Prerequisites (in Czech)

MPH_TEDP Master Thesis

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

• Business Management (programme ESF, M-EKM)
• Business Management (programme ESF, N-EKM)
• Business Informatics (programme ESF, N-SI)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is the preparation and implementation of the first phase of the thesis. After completing the course, students will be able to:
• to select the correct strategy and tactics of scientific writing,
• to acquire and to apply the theory and methods of solution of the problem,
• participate in a partial manner in the development of these methods,
• to retrieve, to process and correctly interpret the necessary factual information,
• to implement and to evaluate empirical investigation, including recommendations one follows,
• to act in the spirit of publishing ethics,
• to adopt the principles of professional-style writing.

Syllabus

• Seminars:
  1. Sense and goals of the final work procedures in its processing, work with literature, databases, etc.
  2. Use of qualitative methods.
  3. Principles of survey.
  4. Enjoyment of quantitative methods.
  Individual consultation with the supervisor during the semester.

Literature

required literature
• http://www.econ.muni.cz/t619/
• • KULHAVÝ, Viktor aj. Doporučení pro zpracování závěrečných prací. Interní materiál. Dostupné v elektronické podobě ve studijních materiálech předmětu
• ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách :několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 s. ISBN 8086429407. info

recommended literature
• Aktuální znění normy ISO 690
• GERŠLOVÁ, Jana. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2009, 148 s. ISBN 9788074310027. info

Teaching methods

Individual study and consultations with the supervisor.

Assessment methods

Preparation Diploma Thesis and participation in consultations are evaluated as requirements fulfilled/not fultilled. Credits are granted at the supervisor 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.

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

• MPH_DIS2 Diploma Thesis Seminar 2
  MPH_DIS1  

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