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,
- adhere to 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, the 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 mere compilation of information from different sources)
• Methodological procedure of the work
• - research objective
• - research questions/hypotheses
• - research set
• - methods of data collection
• - description of data evaluation methods
• - limitations of the chosen method
• Analysis, results and suggestions/recommendations
• - proposals/recommendations are elaborated 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
• - comments on the achievement of the objective and the solution process
• - a proposal for the way forward
• In each section of the thesis, each statement is substantiated. The thesis does not contain the author's own opinions without support in the data or literature (subjective perceptions).
• Resources
• - At least 15/30 (BP/DP) sources are used in the thesis.
• 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 thesis. 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)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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 "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.

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