ESF:BPH_TEZP Final project Thesis

BPH_TEZP Final project Thesis

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2025

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Tereza Krištof Tomešová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(!NOW( BPH_TEBP Bachelor Thesis )&&(! BPH_TEBP Bachelor 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, B-PEM)
Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-POIN)

Abstract

The course focuses on providing methodological support to students in the process of finding a suitable topic for their final project, choosing an adequate method of research or analysis and the correct format for presenting the results. The course strengthens students' abilities in the field of independent work and successful presentation of academic results. Students select their mentor/supervisor based on the mentor's profiling topics, independently formulating the project topic and the problem to be solved.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- formulate a research or management problem and justify the need for its solution; - formulate the problem to be solved and identify an adequate goal;
- propose a methodologically correct procedure for obtaining data to solve a research or management problem;
- search, assess the suitability of literature and other professional sources and use them in the project according to the principles of working with professional sources;
- follow the rules of research and publication ethics.

Key topics

Teaching is done in parallel in two ways. The first is writing the final project and consulting with the mentor/trainer. The second way is seminars for full-time students (full-time in the spring, recordings available in the Interactive Curriculum in IS in the fall). Students also self-study required literature focused on the methodology of work or research and preparation of professional work in the social sciences and internal faculty and departmental documents related to final projects. Topics: 1. Final projects at the Department of Business Economics, ESF MU - introduction of possible forms 2. Managerial, practical or research problem; research question and hypotheses - How to know what is worthwhile to pursue (not only) in a final project and how to justify the choice 3. Problem solving - What to look out for when solving a problem (not only) when writing a final project 4. Quantitative Research Strategies - What approach to take to get quality data I 5. Qualitative Research Designs - What approach to take to get quality data II 6. Research - How to write a good literature review 7. Critical text handling and argumentation.

Study resources and literature

required literature

Akademické psaní - https://www.econ.muni.cz/akap/
BURGET, Eduard and Antonín K. K. KUDLÁČ. Odborný text a práce s prameny. První vydání. Praha: VŠKK, 2021, 62 stran. ISBN 9788088431022. info
TROUSIL, Michal. Úvod do tvorby odborných prací. Edited by Veronika Jašíková. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2014, 154 s. ISBN 9788074353802. info

recommended literature

HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum : základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Páté, přepracované vydá. Praha: Portál, 2023, 494 stran. ISBN 9788026219682. info
HENDL, Jan. Big data : věda o datech - základy a aplikace. První vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2021, 224 stran. ISBN 9788027130313. URL info
FOLTÝNEK, Tomáš; Petr ČERNIKOVSKÝ; Josef FONTANA; Dita HENEK DLABOLOVÁ; Tomáš HOLEČEK; Tomáš HRADECKÝ; Irena KOZMANOVÁ; Jan MACH; Ondřej PRUSEK; Radka ŘÍMANOVÁ; Klára TESAŘÍKOVÁ; František VOREL; Helena VORLOVÁ; Ondřej PRUSEK and Zuzana GOJNÁ. Jak předcházet plagiátorství ve studentských pracích: příručka pro akademiky. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2020. URL info
PUNCH, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2015, 230 stran. ISBN 9788026209805. info
PUNCH, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2015, 230 stran. ISBN 9788026209805. info
ZBÍRAL, Robert. Příručka psaní seminárních a jiných vysokoškolských odborných prací. Praha: Linde, 2009, 159 s. ISBN 9788072017799. info
PUNCH, Keith. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 150 stran. ISBN 9788073673819. info
HENDL, J. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat: analýza a metaanalýza dat. 2. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2006, 583 pp. ISBN 80-7367-123-9. info

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Theoretical preparation for the preparation of the final project and its defence, providing methodological support to students, introducing methods of conducting research or analysis and the correct format for presenting results. The teaching is conducted in full-time.

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Credit is awarded for the continuous performance of the assigned tasks and for the independent development of the final project assignment. In case of an internship abroad, please consult with your project mentor/supervisor about the possibility of taking the course remotely.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
General note: Předmět bude vyučován od akademického roku 2025/2026.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

BPH_ZPRO Final Project
BPH_TEZP

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2026.

Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2025, recent)
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