UPPVIP041 Bachelor Thesis Seminar I

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Robin Brzobohatý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PaedDr. Vlasta Cabanová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucia Drotárová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. PaedDr. Kamil Janiš, CSc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Vladimíra Kocourková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Jitka Skopalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Naděžda Špatenková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Vladislava Závrská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UPPVIP041/A: each odd Wednesday 13:55–15:30 PED, each odd Wednesday 15:35–17:10 PED, L. Drotárová
UPPVIP041/B: each odd Wednesday 13:55–15:30 PED, each odd Wednesday 15:35–17:10 PED, K. Janiš
UPPVIP041/C: each odd Wednesday 11:25–14:40 PED, V. Cabanová
UPPVIP041/D: Wed 12:15–13:50 PED, E. Ondřejová
UPPVIP041/E: Mon 13:05–14:40 PED, M. Kolaříková
UPPVIP041/F: Mon 16:25–18:00 PED, V. Závrská
UPPVIP041/G: Mon 13:05–14:40 PED, R. Brzobohatý
UPPVIP041/H: Wed 13:05–14:40 PED
UPPVIP041/I: Wed 13:05–14:40 PED, N. Špatenková
UPPVIP041/J: Wed 8:05–9:40 PED, except Wed 27. 9. ; and Wed 27. 9. 13:55–15:30 PED, P. Slováček
UPPVIP041/K: Wed 13:05–14:40 PED, V. Kocourková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
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 course forms the core competences of conceptual science expression of the students, their ability to work with professional literature and interpret it.
The course objective is to elaborate the introductory project of the bachelor’s thesis and its theoretical part. The course aims at applying the acquired knowledge and the developed skills in research methods and techniques to survey a specific problem, conceiving work, participating individually or in teams in analyzing and solving model situations related to the solution of the resulting piece of work.
Learning outcomes
STUDY OUTCOMES:
Under the supervision of the thesis supervisor, students will show ability to:
 work individually,
 define the problem, analyse the examined topic appropriately, decide the aims of the thesis appropriately
 work with literature and other information sources (search, sort and generalize information)
 search and select the appropriate methods for solving the problems at hand,
 proceed in accordance with the ethical principles of scientific / professional work.
 prepare and manage a bachelor’s thesis project.
Syllabus
  • The project of the thesis will include:
  •  description of the problem, which will be dealt with in the thesis
  •  goal and sub-goals students wish to achieve by their thesis
  •  professional literature research, proposed publications to form the theoretical core of the thesis
  •  outline of the thesis, planned division into chapters and sub-chapters
  •  objective of the practical part of the thesis
  •  research of implemented investigations and research in the field
  •  proposal for the chosen type of research, research methods, planned group of respondents, processing methods
  •  schedule of the entire preparation of the thesis.
  • After approval of the project, the student will elaborate the theoretical part of the work, quoting current scientific literature, including at least one foreign source. The studied Czech and foreign professional literature will be gradually compiled and processed according to the proposed thesis outline. Any new sub-chapters will be consulted with their supervisor to justify their inclusion. Students will be active in searching for other sources, trying to work only with current professional literature, unless the nature of their thesis requires older resources.
  • When processing the thesis, they will strive for stylistic and grammatical purity, respect the rules of authorial ethics, adhere to the rules for direct and indirect citations.
  • At the end of the semester, the planned schedule for the creation of the thesis will be evaluated and any possible non-performance will be justified in writing. If the thesis supervisor accepts the reasons as relevant and the theoretical part processed meets the specified requirements, he or she will award the student credit. Students must update the schedule of next steps so that they can complete the thesis within the set deadline.
Literature
    required literature
  • GERŠLOVÁ, J. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7431-002-7. info
  • KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana and Pavel KAPOUN. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8. info
  • Literatura a prameny odpovídající tématu bakalářské práce.
  • PUNCH, K. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0980-5.
  • Vnitřní předpisy Fakulty veřejných politik v Opavě a Slezské univerzity v Opavě.
    recommended literature
  • BENDOVÁ, K. et al. Manuál pro psaní diplomových prací na Katedře psychologie FF UP v Olomouci. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2930-4.
  • HENDL.J.,RER,J. Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-262-1192-1. info
  • HENDL, J. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Čtvrté, přepracované a rozšířené vydání. Praha: Portál, 2016. ISBN 978-80-262-0982-9.
  • CHRÁSKA, M. aI. KOČVAROVÁ.Kvantitativní metody sběru dat v pedagogických výzkumech. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7454-553-5.
  • CHRÁSKA, M. Metody pedagogického výzkumu: základy kvantitativního výzkumu. 2. vydání. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5326-3. info
Assessment methods
attendance, written processing of the theoretical part of the bachelor's thesis and its submission to the hand-in room in the IS for this course, submission of the approved assignment of the bachelor's thesis (consent of the head of the BP and the study programme guarantor) within the set deadline
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The student is obliged to consult the assignment of the bachelor thesis and its processing with the assigned supervisor. As part of the credit, the student must upload a fully completed and validated bachelor thesis assignment to the SU IS system by 15 November of the relevant academic year. The assignment is approved by the supervisor of the thesis and the guarantor of the study programme (instructions on the assignment deadlines are given to students on the website of the Institute of Postgraduate Studies). The student is obliged to upload all materials for consultation to the submission room of the course in IS (always to the submission room of his/her thesis supervisor) continuously during the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
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