PVDSAV Diploma Thesis Seminar A

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PVDSAV/1: Wed 13:45–15:20 P312, I. Malý, J. Špalek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 44 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/44, only registered: 0/44
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is organized as a combination of group and subsequent individual consultations. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- formulate thesis objectives properly,
- set proper working hypotheses,
- choose relevant methods to work up the thesis,
- choose information sources,
- generalize acquired pieces of knowledge,
- present the thesis as well as its contribution.
Syllabus
  • - Main contentual and formal requisites for working on a thesis.
  • - Main criteria for thesis evaluation.
  • - Most frequent issues.
  • - Citations, research of sources, ethics, plagiatorism.
  • - Individual consultations for detailed objective settings, thesis structure and methodics for a particular student's thesis.
  • A seminar focusing on the presentation of thesis drafts will take place in the 11th week: students present their thesis draft versions in small groups. They are supposed to present and defend the topic, objectives, methods, logical structure, expected findings, and current results. They also have to answer questions from their colleagues.
Literature
  • NEKUDA, Jaroslav and Antonín SLANÝ. O metodice zpracování bakalářských a diplomových prací v ekonomických oborech a vhodných informačních zdrojích. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 97 s. ISBN 8021014466. info
Assessment methods
There are three requirements students have to fulfill:
(1) active attendance at both group and individual consultations,
(2) measurable progress of the text of a thesis,
(3) presentation of the thesis draft and its defence.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Pouze 1. a 2. týden. Dále průběžné konzultace s vedoucím práce.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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