PHBAS Bachelor Thesis Seminar

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ivan Hálek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ivan Hálek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ivan Hálek, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PHBAS/1: Thu 17:10–18:45 S315, I. Hálek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Bachelor seminar course represents an opportunity for students to become familiar with ways of approaching writing the thesis as a scientific work; of properly conceiving the bachelor thesis, choosing the correct strategy and tactics of professional text writing - of managing the project of thesis. They will learn to quickly and correctly read and process information sources and keep to the rules of publishing ethics. Students will acquire knowledge of principles of professional-style writing. Last but not least they will get familiar with establishing, implementing and evaluating empirical investigation and formulating recommendations that result from that investigation. The seminar will finish with students demonstrating their awareness of principles of successful presentation at the defence of the thesis. The ultimate objective would be for students to be able to apply the knowledge in practice.
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan and the content of seminars:
  • 1. PHBAS seminar: Introductory lecture - syllabus
  • 2.-13. PHBAS seminars:
  • INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION OF INTRODUCTORY PARTS TO BACHELOR PAPER (BP)PROJECTS and discussion. SELF-STUDY of recommended literature of all topics of the introductory lecture - time schedule is individual, depending on students.
  • SEMINAR WORK ELABORATION IN THE FORM TO THE INTRODUCTORY PART OF THE BP PROJECT
  • Seminar work assignment The topic of the seminar work: "INTRODUCTORY PART TO THE BACHELOR PAPER PROJECT" and it will contain: Formulation of the subject of BP - relating to the selected topic Formulation of the goal of BP - as a managerial problem, which will be the task to deal with. Outline of methodology that will be used for the solution of the managerial problem. (In case of empirical research it is necessary to formulate the hypothesis, which will be verified during the solution of BP).
Literature
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách : několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 stran. ISBN 9788086429403. info
Assessment methods
- SEMINAR WORK COMPLETION and DELIVERY on 1st April at the latest (opening part of bachelor work in written form handed to the tutor)
- Students receive credits, after seminar work is ACCEPTED by tutor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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