VŠTE:MOP_a Technical Thesis Methodology - Course Information

MOP_a Technical Thesis Methodology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Petra Pártlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Jarmila Straková, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Josef Maroušek, Ph.D.
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MOP_a/X01: Sat 10. 10. 11:25–12:55 A2, 13:05–14:35 A2, 14:50–16:20 A2, Sun 10. 1. 9:40–11:10 E5, 11:25–12:55 E5, P. Pártlová
MOP_a/PX01: Tue 8:00–9:30 N121, J. Straková

Prerequisites

No specific prerequisites.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the subject is to acquire knowledge and experience in the field of preparation, elaboration, presentation and defence of students´ work. Graduate of the subject: - is able to define the aim and hypothesis of work and elaborate methodology to its completion - is able to obtain information from information sources in accordance with quotation normative and to analyse it in accordance with stated aims of the work - is able to do synthesis of acquired knowledge and formulate conclusions including suggestion and recommendation - applies his/her knowledge of formal layout in the seminar work.

Learning outcomes

The graduate of the course
can define the objectives and hypotheses of the paper
can choose and process methodology for the completion of the thesis
can obtain information from information sources in accordance with a referencing style
can analyze information (data) in accordance with the thesis' objectives
can synthesize obtained knowledge
can draw conclusions including recommendations and suggestions
masters the basics of verbal communication
can apply his/her knowledge about formal requirements in the seminar paper.

Syllabus

• 1.Introductory information about the subject.
• 2.Selection of the technical text topic.
• 3.Formal technical text editing.
• 4. Working with information systems.
• 5. Working with resources and the literature search.
• 6.Copyright and plagiarism.
• 7.Bibliographic quotations.
• 8. Statement and verification of hypotheses.
• 9.Working methodology.
• 10. Methods of the data acquisition and of the data evaluation.
• 11.Groundwork and principles of the exploratory and creative study.
• 12. The specifics of the individual sorts of technical projects.
• 13. Formal presentation rules.

Literature

required literature
• VOCHOZKA, Marek et al. Metodika odborné práce. 2. dopl. a rozš. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7468-108-0.

recommended literature
• PAULOVČÁKOVÁ, Lucie a kol. Jak vypracovat bakalářskou a diplomovou práci. Šesté aktualizované vydání. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7452-106-5.
• ŠANDEROVÁ, J. a A. MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách: několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2009. 209 s. ISBN 80-86429-40-7.
• HENDL, J. a J. REMR, 2017. Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Praha: Portál. ISBN 978-80-262-1192-1.
• DAVIS, Martha, Scientific papers and presentations [online]. Boston 2004 [cit. 2013-09-09]. Dostupné z: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/natl/Doc?id=10179872.
• HENDL, J., 2016. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Čtvrté, přepracované a rozšířené vydání. Praha: Portál. ISBN 978-80-262-0982-9.
• KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a KAPOUN, Pavel. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8.
• BHATTACHERJEE, A., 2012. Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices, 2nd edition. Tampa: University of South Florida. ISBN-13: 978-1475146127. Dostupné z: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=oa_textbook

Forms of Teaching

Lecture
Tutorial
Consultation

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for Lectures	12
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial		28
literary research	40	40
Attendance on Lectures	26
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion		10
Total:	78	78

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

literary research (4 standard pages) 100 %

Exam conditions

Students will choose a topic of literary research. Students with an economic specialization will choose a topic concerning economics, which will relate to a specific subject included in the study plan of the student´s study programme. Students with a technical specialization will choose a topic related to a specific subject in the relevant study programme. Students will prepare literary research on a selected topic. The research must include at least 30 literature sources, out of which at least 15 must be obtained from the WoS/Scopus databases.

Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

Lectures will be pre-recorded and saved in the VSTE IS where it will be available; students will be able to play them anytime.

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB).

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