ESF:MPH_TEDP Master Thesis - Course Information

MPH_TEDP Master Thesis

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2023

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

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

Thu 16:00–17:50 P101, except Thu 30. 3.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(!NOW( MPH_DIPR Diploma Thesis )&&(! MPH_DIPR 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

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

Course objectives

The aim of the course is a) to teach students how to solve complex professional and research problems in the fields of business, management or business informatics using scholary publications and primary and secondary data; b) to teach students to think critically about existing scientific knowledge and data obtained using various research methods. In the short term, the course helps students write a quality thesis. From a long-term perspective, it prepares them to work with new knowledge in the field and to solve new problems in various positions in companies or in research.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course a student should be able to:
- prepare a complex review of scholary publications on the topic of business, management or business informatics,
- identify problems in research designs and in conclusions of the scholary papers,
- formulate a research or managerial problem and justify the need to solve it,
- suggest a strategy for obtaining data useful for solving a research or managerial problem,
- follow the rules of research and publication ethics.

Syllabus

Teaching takes place in two forms. The first is writing a thesis based on the consultancies with the supervisor. The second form consists of seminars (records in interactive syllabus in IS) focused on the methodology of social science research and solving of professional problems in the fields of business, management and business informatics.

Topics:
1. Rules for theses at Department of Corporate Economics
2. Research problem, research question and hypothesis
3. Solving a managerial problem
4. Quantitative research strategies
5. Qualitative research designs
6. Review of scholarly literature
7. Critical work with text and argumentation

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
Aktuální pravidla a doporučení pro závěrečné práce na Katedře podnikového hospodářství: https://www.econ.muni.cz/o-nas/organizacni-struktura/562000-katpodnikoveho-hospodarstvi/szz-na-kph
ČSN ISO 690. Informace a dokumentace – Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. 2011. info
Aktuální studijní materiály předmětu Akademické psaní. https://www.econ.muni.cz/akap/

recommended literature

FIELD, Andy P. Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. 5th edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2018, xxix, 1070. ISBN 9781526419521. info
The SAGE handbook of qualitative business and management research methods : history and traditions. Edited by Catherine Cassell - Ann L. Cunliffe - Gina Grandy. Los Angeles: Sage, 2018, xxii, 597. ISBN 9781526429261. info
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
PIMPLE, Kenneth D. Six domains of research ethics. Science and Engineering Ethics. 2002, vol. 8, No 2, p. 191-205. ISSN 1353-3452. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, learning by doing (writing a thesis), sample problems, feedback and mentoring (from the supervisor)

Assessment methods

Online test at the end of the semester; submission of part of the final thesis to the thesis supervisor in accordance with the given scope and deadline.
Detailed requirements for completion of the course are given in the interactive syllabus.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

MKH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří byli přijati do studia od jarního semestru.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

MPH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1
MPH_TEDP

Teacher's information

Any copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the subject and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "N" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.
The course can also be taken simultaneously with an internship abroad. In this case, consultations with the thesis supervisor take place online. The student has the possibility to follow the recordings of the seminars in the Interactive Syllabus.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 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, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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