ESF:MPH_DIS2 Diploma Thesis Seminar 2 - Course Information

MPH_DIS2 Diploma Thesis Seminar 2

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

MPH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

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 to solve complex professional and research problems in the field of business economics and management or business informatics using scientific 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 to complete a quality thesis. In the long term, it prepares them to work with new knowledge in the field and to solve new problems in different positions in companies or in research.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- design and apply a method to obtain valid primary data useful for solving a research or management problem,
- select an appropriate sample to draw conclusions valid for the enterprise or for a selected population of enterprises or individuals,
- use new data and previously published findings to solve a research or management problem,
- evaluate the costs and economic benefits of their proposals,
- follow the rules of research and publication ethics,
- complete their thesis.

Syllabus

• Individual consultations with the supervisor during the semester.
• Thesis structure:
• Introduction
• - Setting the problem in context, aim of the thesis, hypotheses/research questions and summary of the content of the text
• Literature search
• - the research part contains comparisons of different theoretical approaches and also critical statements of the author supported by arguments (it is not a simple compilation of information from different sources)
• Methodological procedure of the work
• - research objective
• - research questions/hypotheses
• - research population
• - methods of data collection
• - description of data evaluation methods
• - limitations of the chosen method
• Analysis, results and suggestions/recommendations
• - proposals/recommendations are developed in variants
• - verification of hypotheses/answering research questions
• Discussion
• - economic evaluation of the proposed measures
• - risk assessment of the proposed measures
• - comparison of findings, results and proposals with other studies
• Conclusion
• - a statement on the achievement of the objective and progress of the solution
• - a proposal for further action
• In each part of the thesis, each statement is argued. The thesis does not contain the author's own opinions without support in the data or literature (subjective impressionology).
• Sources
• - At least 15/30 (BP/DP) sources are used in the work.
• Most sources are scholarly peer-reviewed sources (i.e., not  scripts, textbooks, popular internet sources). The author(s) uses foreign scholarly peer-reviewed sources. The author(s) uses articles from academic peer-reviewed journals in the dissertation. In the research section, longer passages of text are not based on only one source.

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
• ČSN ISO 690. Informace a dokumentace – Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. 2011. 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
• Aktuální studijní materiály předmětu Akademické psaní. https://www.econ.muni.cz/akap/

recommended literature
• 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
• 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

Action learning (thesis writing), feedback and mentoring (from the thesis supervisor).

Assessment methods

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

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

"Any copying, recording or taking out of tests, use of unauthorized aids and communication devices, or any other interference with the objectivity of the examination (credit) will be considered a failure to meet the requirements for the course and a gross violation of the study regulations. As a result, the instructor will close the examination (credit) with a grade of "F" in the IS and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings which may result in termination of the course." 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 "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.

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