SO_DPp Diploma Thesis - Project

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. et Ing. Jana Šajkovicsová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students independently develop a thesis project, which they submit to their supervisor for consultation during the semester. The project must contain all the elements as specified in the assignment, including a draft of the study literature and a timetable. The thesis supervisor will check the content and form of the project and confirm the topic in the topic schedule in IS. Credit for the Thesis Project course will be awarded by the course supervisor. There is an extensive interactive syllabus for the course, which you will review in the first half of the semester.
Learning outcomes
By developing a project, you will demonstrate the ability to:
creating the concept of the final thesis,
formulating the aim, research objective, research question,
Demonstrate the ability to search the basic literature,
propose an appropriate research design for the subject of your research.
Syllabus
  • The Thesis Project course will provide you with the basic structure of the DP. You will use the prescribed structure to implement the project and focus mainly on:
  • 1. What is the aim and purpose of the whole thesis and subsequently the research part
  • 2. The precise formulation of the research problem. What is the subject of the research
  • 3. Conceptual clarification (what is what and how do I define it)
  • 4. Content justification, background of the project (philosophy), basic bibliography
  • 5. Concept of research design. Why what and how I want to research and then analyze it
  • 6. How I will form the selection
  • 7. In the case of a quantitative focus, how the working hypotheses will be formulated
  • 8. How I will analyse and interpret the data
  • 9. Timeline
  • 10. Name of supervisor
Literature
  • MAŇÁK, Josef and Vlastimil ŠVEC. Cesty pedagogického výzkumu (Ways to educational research). Brno: Paido, 2004, 78 pp. 188. ISBN 80-7315-078-6. info
  • NĚMEC, Jiří. Projektování a příprava diplomových (bakalářských) prací. In MAŇÁK, Josef and Vlastimil ŠVEC. Cesty pedagogického výzkumu. 1. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2004, p. 69-78. ISBN 80-7315-078-6. info
  • SPOUSTA, Vladimír; Josef MAŇÁK; Jan ŠŤÁVA and Zdeňka DOHNÁLKOVÁ. Vádemékum autora odborné a vědecké práce (se zaměřením na práce pedagogické) (Vade mecum for the writer of special and scientific essays (with special reference to pedagogical works).). 1. vyd. 2000, 1. dotisk 2001. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 158 pp. ISBN 80-210-238. info
  • ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • SEIDL, Ivan. Návod na sepsání diplomové práce a české (nejenom vysokoškolské) prostředí. (How to Write a Dissertation and the Czech (and not only) University Environment(s).). In Umberto Eco, Jak napsat diplomovou praci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, p. 5-13. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
Teaching methods
Independent creative work, literature research, work with e-resources in the MUNI catalogue.
Assessment methods
The student will discuss his/her project with the potential advisor and submit it to IS by the deadlines of May 30 (spring term) and December 30 (fall term). The subject of the evaluation is the adherence to the required structure, the appropriateness of the topic and the choice of an adequate research design to the subject of the research.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/jaro2025/SO_DPp/online-modul---zaverecna-prace.qwarp
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms 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, Autumn 2025, Spring 2026.
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