OPFBPSBP Bachelor Thesis Seminar

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Ing. Michal Tvrdoň, Ph.D.
School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Ing. Andrea Valentíny
Prerequisites
None.
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
The course is to prepare students for academic text writing and presentation. Academic writing is perceived as a complex project therefore students are to progress from its preparation, realization to presentation. Students are to apply theoretical knowledge such as project planning, hypothesis formulating, research methods selecting and academic text writing within a concrete topic being solved.
Syllabus
  • 1. Research methodology - introduction
    2. Research methods - application
    3. Deduction and induction approach
    4. Project planning
    5. Citation ethics
    6. Information sources
    7. Research methods - specification
    8. Composition principles of academic text
    9. Academic work - project work
    10. Lexical and stylistic nature of academic text
    11. Academic text presentation
    12. Complete project presentation
    13. Complete project presentation
Literature
    required literature
  • OCHRANA, F. Metodologie vědy. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-246-1609-4. info
  • GERŠLOVÁ, J. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7431-002-7. info
  • MILLER, Judy L. Reason to write: strategies for success in academic writing. New York, 2005. ISBN 01-943-6583-2. info
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ,S., DANEŠ, F., SVĚTLÁ, J. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha: Leda, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-69-1. info
    recommended literature
  • CRASWELL, Gail. Writing for academic success: a postgraduate guide. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2012. ISBN 978-085-7029-287. info
  • KRAUS, J. Jazyk v proměnách komunikačních médií. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2008. ISBN 978-80-246-1578-3. info
  • DIGNEN, Bob. Fifty ways to improve your presentation skills in English: ...without too much effort!. Oxford, 2007. ISBN 978-190-2741-864. info
  • FAJKUS, B. Filosofie a metodologie vědy. Praha: Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1304-0. info
  • FEAK, John M. Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills. 2. ed. Ann Arbor, Mich: Univ. of Michigan Press, 2004. ISBN 978-047-2088-560. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Z. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Praha: Academia, 2000. ISBN 80-200-0755-5. info
  • ECO, U. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
  • HOLOUŠKOVÁ, D., KROBOTOVÁ, M. a kol. Jak psát diplomové a závěrečné práce. Olomouc: UP, 1995. ISBN 80-7067-475-X. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.opf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=563
Attendance in seminars 60 %, ongoing test, presentation and defence of seminar paper.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž47
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zápočet30
Summary116
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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