BPH_BCTH Bachelor’s Thesis Assignment

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration (50,00 %), Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration (50,00 %)
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SEMESTR(4)
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
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 their work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course a student should be able to:
● formulate a managerial problem and set a goal of the bachelor thesis;
● propose appropriate methods of resolution of the problem;
● define characteristic features of scientific work;
● judge the sources of literature and use them for creating literature review;
● create the official assignment of the bachelor 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
  • Norms and rules and templates regulating bachelor thesis at FEA MU.
  • SUNDSTRÖM, Mikael. How not to write a thesis or dissertation : a guide to success through failure. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, 1 online. ISBN 9781789900514. URL info
    recommended literature
  • SAUNDERS, Mark, Philip LEWIS and Adrian THORNHILL. Research methods for business students. Eight edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2019, xxxiii, 83. ISBN 9781292208787. info
  • YIN, Robert K. Case study research and applications : design and methods. Sixth edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2018, xxx, 319. ISBN 9781506336169. info
  • EASTERBY-SMITH, Mark, Richard THORPE, Paul JACKSON and Lena J. JASPERSEN. Management & business research. 6th edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2018, xxi, 440. ISBN 9781526424808. info
Teaching methods
Individual study and consultations with the supervisor leading to formulation of the official assignment of the thesis.
Assessment methods
Students are rewarded with a credit for participation in consultations and for active cooperation with their supervisors on the official assignment of the bachelor thesis.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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