ESF:BPV_BCTH Bachelor’s Thesis Assignment - Course Information
BPV_BCTH Bachelor’s Thesis Assignment
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationAutumn 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration - Prerequisites
- No prerequisites required.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Economics and Public Policy (programme ESF, B-EPP)
- Course objectives
- The course is organized as a combination of group and then individual consultations. The course should help students with preparation of their bachelor thesis project.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- explain and discuss aims, methodology and work plan of their bachelor thesis
- present and explain theory and concepts they intend to use for their bachelor thesis. - Syllabus
- How to prepare a bachelor thesis project?
- What literature sources you can use?
- Whot methods can be used?
- How to submit the project?
- How to defend the project?
- Individual consultations for a detailed objective setting, thesis structure and methodics for a particular student's thesis.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- MCNABB, David E. Research methods in public administration and nonprofit management. Fourth edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, xxxiv, 541. ISBN 9781138743809. info
- THIEL, Sandra van. Research methods in public administration and public management : an introduction. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, xii, 195. ISBN 9780415655811. info
- not specified
- Instructions prepared for the course and other sources available on the internet
- 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 two requirements students have to fulfill:
(1) active attendance at both group and individual consultations;
(2) measurable progress in preparation of their bachelor thesis project
(3) presentation of the bachelor thesis project
(4) submission of the final version of the bachelor thesis project - Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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