OPF:OPFBABPS Bachelor Thesis Seminar - Course Information

OPFBABPS Bachelor Thesis Seminar

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Guaranteed by

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

• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Business)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Corporate Finance)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Economy of Tourism)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Marketing and Trade)
• Managerial Informatics (programme OPF, B_SYSINF)

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

Attendance in seminars 60 %, ongoing test, presentation and defence of seminar paper.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	47
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zápočet	30
Summary	116

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2016, recent)
  
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