M_ZAP Thesis

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 30 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD.
Lifelong learning Centre – Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Lifelong learning Centre – Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites
OBOR(CAP)
Total completion of Financial Management course
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 supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to prepare students for academic writing, thesis and provide them with professional support. After successful completion of the course students will be able to independently deal with a selected topic by using their own expertise and skills, professional publications and internal materials of companies. They will be able to make and defend their conclusions.
Syllabus
  • Selection of the topic of scientific text. The structure of the text. (Authors, supervisors, heading, content of the thesis, application in IS, annotation, abstract, review, essay)
  • The design of thesis
  • Information systems. (PC and scientific text, printed electronic sources, libraries, research, text editors)
  • Bibliographic citations, citation ISO 690. (bibliography, bibliographic managers, quotes, citations, footnotes, bibliography)
  • Sources and text research. (information collection, interpretation and criticism of the source, notes, archives, resources)
  • Formal editing of academic texts. (Language, grammar, style, Appendixes)
  • Definition of the objective of thesis
  • Definition, verification and validation of hypotheses. (structure of academic text)
  • Methods of data collection and evaluation. (organization and procedure of academic writing, writing center)
  • Methodology of thesis (types of questions, methods, methodology)
  • Formal rules of presentation. (oral presentation, thesis defense)
  • Copyright and plagiarism. (ethics and science)
  • Bases and principles of research and scientific work. (science, scientific communication, degrees, institutions)
Literature
    required literature
  • STELLNER, František, Metodika odborné práce, České Budějovice, Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích 2015, ISBN 978-80-7648-082-3
  • VOCHOZKA, Marek, Jan VÁCHAL a Pavel ROUSEK. Metodika psaní odborných prací na VŠTE : skripta. 1st. Edition. České Budějovice: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, 2012. p. 165. ISBN 978-80-7468-027-4.
  • ROUSEK, Pavel. Metodika odborné práce : studijní opora pro kombinované studium. 1st. Edition. České Budějovice: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, 2012. p. 16s. ISBN 978-80-87278-75-8.
    recommended literature
  • DAVIS, Martha, Scientific papers and presentations [online]. Boston 2004 [cit. 2013-09-09]. Retrieved from: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/natl/Doc?id=10179872.
  • GERŠLOVÁ, J. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce. 1st Edition. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2009. 148 s. ISBN 978-80-7431-002-7.
  • STELLNER, František and Marek VOKOUN. Internet, social sciences and humanities. Human Affairs: Postdisciplinary Humanities & Social Sciences Quarterly, Wien: Springer Verlag, 2014, vol. 24, No. 4, p. 492-510. ISSN 1210-3055. doi:10.2478/s13374-014-0244-7
Forms of Teaching
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Consultations3030
Final work/Independent study hours750750
Total:780780
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Final work (project)
Exam conditions
Final work
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2017, winter 2017, summer 2018, summer 2020, summer 2022, SUMMER 2023, winter 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2016, recent)
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