MPH_TEDP Master Thesis

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Michal Krčál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Kristína Babíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mag. Dr. Eva Born (seminar tutor)
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Rainer Born (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Klára Kašparová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, 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)
doc. Ing. Jiří Novotný, CSc. (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)
Ing. Jiří Richter, 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)
doc. PhDr. Božena Šmajsová Buchtová, CSc. (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
Timetable
Thu 16:20–17:55 P101
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(!NOW( MPH_DIPR Diploma Thesis )&&(! MPH_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
Course objectives
At the end of the course a student should be able to: - orient in the methodology of organizational research; - distinguish different approaches to exploring the reality; - distinguish different methodologies and strategies of research; - critically review text; - formulate a research goal of a thesis; - design a research proposal for the thesis; - create the official assignment of the diploma thesis in cooperation with a supervisor;
Syllabus
  • The teaching consists from individual consultations with the student's supervisor and from weekly lectures focusing the organizational research. The lectures will cover following topics:
  • 1. Introduction in social science research and thesis workflow.
  • 2. Literature review.
  • 3. Research proposal.
  • 4. Paradigms in social sciences.
  • 5. Qualitative and Quantitative research.
  • 6. Feedback on literature reviews.
  • 7. Research strategies.
  • 8. Methods for gathering qualitative data I.
  • 9. Methods for gathering qualitative data II.
  • 10. Methods for gathering quantitative data I.
  • 11. Feedback on research proposals.
  • 12. Qualitative data analysis.
  • 13. Consultations.
Literature
    required literature
  • SAUNDERS, Mark, Philip LEWIS and Adrian THORNHILL. Research methods for business students. Seventh edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2015, xxvi, 741. ISBN 9781292016627. info
  • http://www.econ.muni.cz/t619/
    recommended literature
  • Závěrečná (bakalářská, diplomová, disertační) práce. ESF MU. ESF MU [online]. 2013 [cit. 2013-11-13]. Dostupné z: http://econ.muni.cz/manual-studenta/radne-ukonceni-studia/zaverecna-bakalarska-diplomova-disertacni-prace/
  • SYNEK, Miloslav, Pavel MIKAN and Hana VÁVROVÁ. Jak psát bakalářské, diplomové, doktorské a jiné písemné práce. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2011, 61, [8]. ISBN 9788024518190. info
  • KUŽELÍKOVÁ, Lucie, Jaroslav NEKUDA and Jiří POLÁČEK. Sociálně-ekonomické informace a práce s nimi. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion, presentations, workshops, reading.
Individual consultations with supervisor, writing, feedback.
Assessment methods
Students are rewarded with a credit for participation in consultations and for active cooperation with their supervisors on the official assignment of the diploma thesis. To successfully complete the course, an official assignment must be created in the IS.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět Teze diplomové práce si nezapisují studenti, kteří mají téma diplomové práce zadáno před lednem 2014.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří byli přijati do studia od jarního semestru.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, 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.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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