ESF:MKV_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1 - Course Information

MKV_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

MKV_TEDP Diploma 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

• Management in Sport (programme FSpS, N-TV)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-VES)

Course objectives

The course is organized as a combination of group and subsequent individual consultations.

Learning outcomes

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.

Literature

required literature
• Aktuální studijní materiály předmětu Akademické psaní. https://www.econ.muni.cz/akap/
• http://www.econ.muni.cz/t619/

recommended literature
• ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ, Colin KIMBRELL and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English - Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English). 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, a. s., 2018, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-0842-8. info
• FRANCÍREK, František. Absolventská práce : co, jak a proč připravit, zpracovat, napsat a zhodnotit (obhájit). Vyd. 2. Praha: Ingenio et Arti, 2013, 62, 51. ISBN 9788090528734. info
• TICHÁ, Michaela. Průvodce psaním závěrečných prací : (nejenom pro ekonomy). Vydání první. Ostrava: Institut vzdělávání Sokrates, 2013, 150 stran. ISBN 9788086572772. info
• GERŠLOVÁ, Jana. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2009, 148 s. ISBN 9788074310027. info

not specified
• LESTER, James D. Writing research papers : a complete guide. Fifteenth edition, global ed. Boston: Pearson, 2015, 416 stran. ISBN 9781292076898. info
• THOMAS, R. Murray and Dale L. BRUBAKER. Avoiding thesis and dissertation pitfalls : 61 cases of problems and solutions. 1st ed. Westport: Bergin & Garvey, 2001, ix, 223. ISBN 0897898222. 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 two requirements that students have to fulfill:
(1) active attendance at both group and individual consultations,
(2) measurable progress of the text of the thesis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 4 hodiny.
General note: Úvodní přednáška dle rozvrhu. Dále průběžné konzultace s vedoucím práce. Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KVDSAV.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MKV_DIS2 Diploma Thesis Seminar 2
  MKV_DIS1 && forma(K)  

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