Master thesis seminar (3) Tomas Prazak Vice-dean for Science and Research Department of Finance and Accounting SLU-znacka-OPF-EN.png Information about description of FT IS Tematikon explanation Cooperation with supervisor • •Dean's Instruction No. 4/2024 - The Implementation Procedure for the Description of the Final Theses •https://www.slu.cz/opf/en/file/cul/bcaf4dfe-bd39-4649-b67d-9704556cb431 • •Dean's Instruction No. 2/2025 - Description of Final Theses (SFE in winter semester) •https://www.slu.cz/opf/en/file/cul/35fc9d24-4439-4078-b902-082c0624f215 • •Dean's Instruction No. 3/2024 - Editing, Publishing and Storing Final Theses •https://www.slu.cz/opf/en/file/cul/c3371cdb-213b-4f3d-a1ab-9163237f0160 Dean‘s instruction •till October 31 - filling in the data for the description of the Master’s thesis in the IS SU, student after consultation with a supervisor must complete and insert FT description into IS •till April 29 - students have to upload digital version of the final thesis into IS SU. • •This schedule is valid for the students graduating in summer semester. • •June 2026 (June, 1 – 5) – state final exam and defense of the thesis • • • Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration and defense Obsah obrázku text, snímek obrazovky, Písmo, diagram Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration •till February 28, student after consultation with a supervisor must complete and insert FT description into IS Tematikon • • •This schedule is valid for the students graduating in February. • • • • Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration and defense Obsah obrázku text, diagram, účtenka, Paralelní Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration (winter) •Title in English •Schedule of elaboration including the day of submitting • •Aim of the thesis (aim of the thesis is to evaluate, compare, create etc.) •Subject of the thesis – e. g. Thesis will focus on marketing mix of company XY (future time) •Data and methods – e. g. Questionnaire survey will be employed to evaluate the level of customer satisfaction with products of company XY … or…. Secondary data from Czech statistical office will be applied. •Structure – e.g. Theoretical part of the thesis will focus on determination of fundamental terms and relationships in the field of strategic management and main indicators applied in empirical part will be also defined … In empirical part, the use of marketing mix measures in the company XY will be evaluated. • • • • Content of the FT description Sample of the structure of the documents for the description of the FT •The scope of the BT (not including Annexes) is set at 35 - 45 pages. •The scope of the MT is set at 45 - 65 pages. The scope of the FT •Title: Methods of evaluating the efficiency of the company •The aim of the master thesis is to evaluate the economic efficiency of the selected company. The annual reports of FIRM and industry values available at the portal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic will be used to prepare the master thesis. The data set will cover the period 2015-2020. The introductory part of the master thesis will describe the methods of evaluating the efficiency of the company. In the next part of the thesis the literature review regarding the firm‘s efficiency will be presented. Moreover, the financial statements will be explained. In the practical part of the master thesis will be evaluated the FIRM. The evaluation will be complemented by the recommendations to improve the firm‘s efficiency. The example of the structure of the description of FT •Setting the aim of the master thesis is very important part of the description. • • •The aim is the answer to the question, ‘What are you doing?’ –1. You need to clearly describe what your intentions are and what you hope to achieve. This is the aim. –2. Be very explicit. In the opening paragraphs, say, in simple terms, ‘the aim of the master thesis is to…’ • • The example of the structure of the description of FT •Methodology – used methods • •Data – data collection: –primary data - one which is collected for the first time by the researcher through direct efforts and experience, –secondary data - the data already collected or produced by others. • • • • • • The example of the structure of the description of FT •The minimum is 7 sources of literature in the description of FT. •Everything must be according to the citation standard! Literature in the description •[1] FORET, M., 2018. Marketing research: we know our customers. Brno: Computer Press. ISBN 978-80-251-2183-2. •[2] HINDLS, R., S. HRONOVA, J. SEGER and J. FISCHER, 2017. Statistics for Economists. 8th ed. Prague: Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-80-86946-43-6. •[3] JOBBER, D., 2015. Principles and Practice of Marketing. 6th ed. London: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0-07-712330-7. •[4] KLUSOŇ, V., 2019. Ownership Dimension of Social Responsibility. Political Economy, 47 (6), 797-810. ISSN 0032-3233. •[5] KOZEL, R., L. MLYNÁŘOVÁ and H. SVOBODOVÁ, 2018. Modern methods and techniques of marketing research. Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-247-3527-6. •[6] VAŠTÍKOVÁ, M., 2018. Marketing of services - effectively and modernly. Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-247-2721-9. •[7] VYSEKALOVÁ, J., 2017. Customer Behavior: How to Uncover the Secrets of a Black Box. Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-247-3528-3. Literature Topic Selection in Tematikon Obsah obrázku text, snímek obrazovky, Písmo, diagram Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration Obsah obrázku text, diagram, účtenka, Paralelní Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration (winter) Topic Selection - overview Obsah obrázku text, software, Multimediální software, Webová stránka Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. csvukrs Log in to the topic Topic Selection – My topics Obsah obrázku text, software, Multimediální software, Webová stránka Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. csvukrs Description creation and approval Obsah obrázku text, snímek obrazovky, Písmo, diagram Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration (classic) Obsah obrázku text, diagram, účtenka, Paralelní Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. Schedule of Master’s thesis elaboration (winter) My Assignments – Topic specification with Supervisor Obsah obrázku text, software, Multimediální software, Webová stránka Obsah generovaný pomocí AI může být nesprávný. csvukrs Approval in IS Work in IS Work in IS Work in IS Select from menu „my topics“ Work in IS Student can see the topic of the thesis and his/her name Now you can click on „display operations“ and after that you can edit title, content or literature Work in IS Now, you can see all available operations, most important is EDIT Work in IS Final step: The student must approve the correctness of the entered assignment in the IS SU. CONFIRM THE WORD YES ONLY WHEN THE ASSIGNMENT IS COMPLETE AND CORRECT. •All that is stated in the References in the wording of full bibliographic citations, must be continuously cited in the text, and the student uses the abbreviated citation method (the Harvard citation system), i.e. the surname of the author or authors (year of publication, in the case of direct or indirect citations the page or the range of pages, is stated). • • Citation methods in the text of the FT •Smith (2020) •Smith (2020, p. 125) •Smith (2020, pp. 125-127) • •Differences? Citation methods in the text of the FT •The taken text can be cited in the following forms: –a) Direct citation - the text is taken literally from the original work and is in quotation marks. –b) Indirect citation (paraphrase) - the text is interpreted from the original work in own words, without changing the meaning of the text. –c) Citation for the entire work - only given if the author refers to the whole original work. Citation methods in the text of the FT •Direct citation: –Novák (2010, p. 26) states that "the main drivers of the financial crisis were the US real estate price bubble, the lack of regulation of financial market supervision and the failure of credit rating agencies." –According to Pokorný and Polák (2007, p. 29), "the most significant risk for the Chinese economy for the next decade is the possibility of a sharp rise in inflation." –"The economic recession is usually accompanied by a decline in economic performance and an increase in the unemployment rate." (Novotný 2009, p. 297). Citation methods in the text of the FT •Indirect citation: –As stated by Wang (2010, p. 96), the entry price is the value from which the assets are depreciated. –Significant factors of the economic recession in the Czech Republic included lower economic activity of companies due to the fall in exports and insufficient household consumption (Novak 2010, pp. 25-70). Citation methods in the text of the FT •Citation for the whole work –The theory of macroeconomic shocks is described by Novotny (2009). –The most important contemporary textbook on marketing management is considered to be the textbook by Kotler and Keller (2013). –Banker et al. (2004) believe that the socialist economy showed a slowdown in the 1980s. Citation methods in the text of the FT •Dean's Instruction No. 3/2024 - Editing, Publishing and Storing Final Theses •https://www.slu.cz/opf/en/file/cul/c3371cdb-213b-4f3d-a1ab-9163237f0160 • • • Thank you for your attention • • • •Contact me: –Tomáš Pražák –prazak@opf.slu.cz –MS Teams – Tomáš Pražák –Office: A403