UPPVIP041 Bachelor Thesis Seminar I

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2024
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. Marta Kolaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PaedDr. Tatiana Matulayová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Slováček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Naděžda Špatenková, 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.
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 key competences of conceptual scientific expression of the student, the ability to work with professional literature and its interpretation. The aim of the course is to apply the acquired knowledge, skills of acquired research methods and techniques in the processing of a specific problem, drafting a thesis, participating in the analysis and solution of model situations related to the solution of the final thesis. The aim is to elaborate the topic according to the approved assignment, contextualization of the problem, literature research, realization of appropriate analyses, e.g. analysis of the needs of the society and target group.
Learning outcomes
Under the guidance of the thesis advisor, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
 independent work,
 define and structure the topic of the bachelor thesis according to the approved assignment.
 work with professional literature and other sources of information (search, classify and generalise information),
 analyse and explain the context of the chosen topic,
 understand and present the current state of research in the field
 conducting a literature search using relevant sources
 critically evaluating and synthesizing information obtained from the literature
 conduct a needs analysis of the company and the target group,
 act in accordance with the ethical principles of scientific/professional work.
Syllabus
  •  Description of the problem to be worked on in the thesis
  •  objective and sub-objectives that the student wants to achieve with the thesis
  •  literature search, proposed publications that will form the core of the theoretical part of the thesis
  •  outline of the bachelor thesis, planned division into chapters and subchapters
  •  contextualization of prolematics
  •  anylitical part (needs analysis, needs analysis, SWOT analysis - depending on the chosen nature of the thesis)
  •  specifics of the target group
  •  in case of a research project - implementation of a probe (input information for setting up the research methodology).
  • In the preparation of the thesis, the student will strive for stylistic and grammatical purity, will respect the rules of authorial ethics, will observe the rules for direct and indirect quotations.
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
Teaching methods
Consultation
Assessment methods
consultation, written preparation of the part of the bachelor's thesis and its submission to the submission room in the IS for the relevant course
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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. 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 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2024, recent)
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