ESF:MPH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1 - Course Information

MPH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, 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_TEDP Master 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 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 master 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 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
• 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

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

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.
In case the student enrols in the course during his/her trip abroad, the same conditions apply, i.e. 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. It is recommended to contact the supervisor at the beginning of the semester to agree on the the course of completion.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Note related to how often the course is taught: individuální konzultace: dle pokynů vedoucího závěrečné práce.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MPH_DIS2 Diploma Thesis Seminar 2
  MPH_DIS1  

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.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
  
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