MFPP0721p Preparation of diploma thesis I - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniela Vlažná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Ladislav Baťalík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Vlažná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Mrkvicová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adam Vajčner (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jaroslava Přibylová Pochmonová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Tarasová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michaela Sládečková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Vítková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Polonyi (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Winnige, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Nosavcovová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marika Bajerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Málková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Havelková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alena Pokorná (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Hartman (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Vojtěch Šenkýř (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Filip Dosbaba, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Ladislav Baťalík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ladislav Baťalík, Ph.D.
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Leona Dunklerová
Supplier department: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Wed 11:00–11:50 KOM 255A
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 aim of the course is the preparation of diploma thesis in the field of physiotherapy and therapeutic rehabilitation. Students will be acquainted with the basics of physiotherapeutic knowledge gained from proven evidence-based objective studies, methodology of scientific knowledge, presentation of new knowledge, possibilities of their study and presentations in world literature.
Learning outcomes
Each student is able to create an introduction to the achieved knowledge in the area of solved problems, under the leadership to set the goals of the diploma thesis, to describe the methodological procedures of the solution of the given issue, to collect the results based on their own work.
Syllabus
  • Course of preparation and topics of diploma thesis. Scientific research work of the training team from the Department of Physiotherapy.
  • Structure of the work: Introduction. Investigated persons and methodology. Results. Discussion. Conclusions. Summary. List of used literature and sources (bibliographic citation).
  • Basic research methods and their use. Empirical data processing. Using statistical methods.
  • Getting acquainted with the possibilities of literature search, research, electronic databases and the possibility of their use in the medical library. Use of the Internet and specialized databases and archives in the MU information system during the dissertation work.
  • Formal modification and elaboration of the diploma thesis, evaluation of the research.
Literature
    required literature
  • PLACHETA, Zdeněk; Zuzana DERFLEROVÁ BRÁZDOVÁ; Miroslava KYASOVÁ; Ivan MÜLLER; Libor PÁČ; Jarmila SIEGELOVÁ; Svatopluk SYNEK and František ZAJÍČEK. Pokyny pro vypracování magisterské diplomové práce (Instruction for elaboration of diploma thesis). 2nd ed. Brno: Muni Pressd, 2010, 41 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5172-0. info
    recommended literature
  • LAW, Mary C. and Joy MACDERMID. Evidence-based rehabilitation : a guide to practice. 2nd revised ed. Thorofare: Slack, 2008, x, 434. ISBN 9781556427688. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
practical preparation of the thesis, discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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