ESF:BPH_BAS1 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 1 - Course Information

BPH_BAS1 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Ondráček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Alena Šafrová Drášilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, 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)

BPH_TEBP Bachelor 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

• Economic Information Systems (programme ESF, B-SI)
• Business Management (programme ESF, B-EKM)
• Business Management (programme ESF, B-PEM)
• Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-POIN)
• Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-SI)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is a) to teach students to solve 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 bachelor 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

After completing the course, students will be able to:
- design a method to obtain valid primary data useful for solving a research or managerial problem,
- select an appropriate sample to draw valid conclusions for the enterprise or for a selected population of enterprises or individuals,
- use primary data or previously published findings to solve a research or managerial problem,
- evaluate the costs and economic benefits of own proposals,
- adhere to the rules of research and publication ethics.

Syllabus

• Teaching takes place in three forms. The first is writing a bachelor thesis under the supervision of a consultant. The second form consists of reading the textbook and recommended literature on the methodology of social science research and solving of professional problems in the fields of business and management. The third form consists of seminars.
  
  Topics:
  1. Introduction
  - Schedule and requirements
  2. Sampling
  - Sampling methods
  - External validity of research, how to generalize results
  
  3. Methods of data collection
  - How to choose a suitable method of data collection
  - Why data can be unreliable
  - How (not) to formulate questions in the questionnaire and interview
  
  4. Research ethics, ethics of writing academic manuscripts
  5. Data analysis
  - When it is and when it is not appropriate to use statistical analyses
  - Standards of work with statistical methods in business, management and business informatics
  
  6. Economic evaluation of proposals
  - How to economically evaluate a solution of managerial problems
  - How to take into account the economic aspects of the recommendations resulting from research

Literature

required literature
• Akademické psaní - https://www.econ.muni.cz/akap/
• • KULHAVÝ, Viktor aj. Doporučení pro zpracování závěrečných prací. Interní materiál. Dostupné v elektronické podobě ve studijních materiálech předmětu
• SAUNDERS, Mark, Philip LEWIS and Adrian THORNHILL. Research methods for business students. Eight edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2019, xxxiii, 83. ISBN 9781292208787. info
• ČSN ISO 690. Informace a dokumentace – Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. 2011. info

recommended literature
• RABUŠIC, Ladislav, Petr SOUKUP and Petr MAREŠ. Statistická analýza sociálněvědních dat (prostřednictvím SPSS). 2., přepracované vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 573 stran. ISBN 9788021092488. URL info
• 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
• FIELD, Andy. Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics. 5th. Sage Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-5264-4578-0. URL info
• GERŠLOVÁ, Jana. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2009, 148 s. ISBN 9788074310027. 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

Frontal presentations (within seminars), solving model problems (within seminars), learning by doing (writing a bachelor thesis), feedback and mentoring (from the supervisor and during final presentations)

Assessment methods

Outputs from the course are a) final test and b) half of the text of the thesis.
The test is based on the content of seminars that are available in Interactive syllabus. The test is written online via IS, has multiple-choice questions, and the students are allowed to use any literature and their notes when writing. To successfully complete the test, the students should get at least 40% of points.

The credits are awarded by the supervisor of the thesis. Credit will be awarded to a student if the student a) passes the test, b) submits a part of his / her thesis.
The student should submit about half of the thesis, after at least one consultation. The expected range and the exact deadline are agreed with the supervisor at the beginning of the semester.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Podmínkou udělení zápočtu je prezentace tezí BP přijatá lektorem
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BPH_BAS2 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 2
  BPH_BAS1  

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 a internship abroad. In this case, consultations with the thesis supervisor take place online. The student follows the records of the seminars and takes the final test online.

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