ESF:MPH_ADS1 Diploma seminar 1 - Course Information

MPH_ADS1 Diploma seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 12 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)

MPH_ADTH Diploma thesis assignment

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-PEMA)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is the preparation and implementation of the first phase of the thesis.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will be able to:
• to select the correct strategy and tactics of scientific writing,
• to acquire and to apply the theory and methods of solution of the problem,
• participate in a partial manner in the development of these methods,
• to retrieve, to process and correctly interpret the necessary factual information,
• to implement and to evaluate empirical investigation, including recommendations one follows,
• to act in the spirit of publishing ethics,
• to adopt the principles of professional-style writing.

Syllabus

• Seminars:
  1. Sense and goals of the final work procedures in its processing, work with literature, databases, etc.
  2. Use of qualitative methods.
  3. Principles of survey.
  4. Use of quantitative methods.
  Individual consultation with the supervisor during the semester.

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
• FRED C. LUNENBURG; BEVERLY J. IRBY. Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation : Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin, 2008.
• CLARK, Tom, Liam FOSTER, Luke SLOAN and Alan BRYMAN. Bryman's social research methods. Edited by Elena Vacchelli. Sixth edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2021, xxviii, 67. ISBN 9780198796053. info
• FOSS, Sonja K. and William WATERS. Destination dissertation : a traveler's guide to a done dissertation. Second edition. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, xiv, 450. ISBN 9781442246133. info

not specified
• 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.

Assessment methods

Preparation Diploma Thesis and participation in consultations are evaluated as requirements fulfilled/not fultilled. Credits are granted by the supervisor the end of the semester after all criteria have been met.

Náhradní absolvování

The same conditions apply if students enrol in the course during their trip abroad. 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

• MPH_ADS2 Diploma seminar 2
  MPH_ADS1  

Teacher's information

If the student enrols in the course during his/her 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.

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