MPH_ADTH Diploma thesis assignment

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, 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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SEMESTR(2)
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to clarify the topic of the final thesis and create the assignment according to which the student will proceed to solve his/her work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- formulate a managerial problem and set a goal for the diploma thesis;
- propose appropriate methods to solve the problem;
- define characteristic features of scientific work;
- judge the sources of literature and use them for conducting a literature review;
- create the official assignment of the diploma thesis in cooperation with a supervisor;
Syllabus
  • Teaching is based on individual consultations with supervisor of the thesis during the whole semester. These are supposed to lead to creation of the official assignment of the thesis, which is considered to be the main output of this course.
Literature
    required literature
  • SAUNDERS, Mark, Philip LEWIS and Adrian THORNHILL. Research methods for business students. Eight edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2019, xxxiii, 83. ISBN 9781292208787. info
    recommended literature
  • Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation: Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation: Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2008. ISBN 978141294
  • FIELD, Andy P. Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. 5th edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2018, xxix, 1070. ISBN 9781526419521. info
Teaching methods
Individual study and consultations with the supervisor leading to formulation of the official assignment of the diploma thesis.
Assessment methods
Students are rewarded with credits for participation in consultations and for active cooperation with their supervisors on the official assignment of the diploma thesis.
Náhradní absolvování
If students enrol in the course during their trip abroad, the same conditions apply. It is recommended that the supervisor be contacted at the beginning of the semester to agree on the course of completion.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Students enrol in this course in the 2nd semester of their study program. Before the semester starts they register the topic of the Diploma thesis (dates and deadlines for the registration of the topic are presented in the Academic calendar) and for the rest of the semester work with their supervisor on the Diploma thesis assignment.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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