BPV_BAS1 Bachelor Thesis Seminar 1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Hyánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jana Godarová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPV_BAS1/01: Mon 9:20–11:00 P103, V. Hyánek, F. Svoboda, J. Špalek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! PVBAS Bachelor Thesis Seminar )
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
Course objectives
The course is organized as a combination of group and then 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 requirements imposed on thesis elaboration.
  • - Main criteria for thesis evaluation.
  • - Most frequent problems connected with thesis elaboration and defending.
  • - Citations, sources research, ethics, plagiatorism.
  • - Individual consultations for a detailed objective setting, thesis structure and methodics for a particular student's thesis.
Literature
  • SLANÝ, Antonín and Jaroslav NEKUDA. Moderní informační zdroje diplomových a doktorských prací v oblasti sociálně-ekonomických věd. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2001, 117 pp. ISBN 80-210-2646-4. info
  • 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
Teaching methods
The lessons consist of the presentations of the scientific and research methods, case studies of the selected thesis (“good practice” examples), class discussions and individual consultations.
Assessment methods
There are two requirements students have to fulfill:
(1) active attendance at both group and individual consultations;
(2) measurable progress in the text of a thesis.
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. Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVBAS.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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