ESF:MKH_TEDP Master Thesis - Course Information

MKH_TEDP Master Thesis

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mag. Dr. Eva Born (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Michal Jirásek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Ladislava Kuchynková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Pavla Marciánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petr Mikuš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Ondráček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Milan Sedláček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jaromír Skorkovský, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Bc. Petr Suchánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Alena Šafrová Drášilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Ladislav Šiška, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Eva Švandová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Viliam Záthurecký, MBA, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Jan Žák (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

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)

(!NOW( MKH_DIPR Diploma Thesis )&&(! MKH_DIPR Diploma 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, N-EKM)
• Business Management (programme ESF, N-PEM)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is a) to teach students how to solve complex professional and research problems in the fields of business, management or business informatics using scholary 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 write a quality thesis. From a long-term perspective, it prepares them to work with new knowledge in the field and to solve new problems in various positions in companies or in research.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course a student should be able to:
- prepare a complex review of scholary publications on the topic of business, management or business informatics,
- identify problems in research designs and in conclusions of the scholary papers,
- formulate a research or managerial problem and justify the need to solve it,
- suggest a strategy for obtaining data useful for solving a research or managerial problem,
- follow the rules of research and publication ethics.

Syllabus

• Teaching takes place in two forms. The first is writing a thesis based on the consultancies with the supervisor. The second form consists of seminars (records in interactive syllabus in IS) focused on the methodology of social science research and solving of professional problems in the fields of business, management and business informatics.
  
  Topics:
  1. Rules for theses at Department of Corporate Economics
  2. Research problem, research question and hypothesis
  3. Solving a managerial problem
  4. Qantitative research strategies
  5. Qualitative research designs
  6. Review of scholary literature
  7. Critical work with text and argumentation
  

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
• HENDL, Jan and Jiří REMR. Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2017, 372 stran. ISBN 9788026211921. info

recommended literature
• Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Edited by Hedvika Novotná - Ondřej Špaček - Magdaléna Šťovíčková. Vydání první. Praha: FHS UK, 2019, 495 stran. ISBN 9788075710253. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, learning by doing (writing a thesis), sample problems, feedback and mentoring (from the supervisor)

Assessment methods

The credits are awarded by the supervisor of the thesis. Credit will be awarded to a student if the student a) passes the test, b) submits a research proposal with literature review .
The test is based on the content of seminars. The test is written online via IS, and the students are allowed to use any literature and their notes when writing. To successfully complete the test, the students should get at least 40% of points.

The expected range and the exact deadline for the research proposal are agreed with the supervisor at the beginning of the semester.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• MKH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• MKH_DIS1 Diploma Thesis Seminar 1
  MKH_TEDP && forma(K)  

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

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
  
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