NE_PRJ Project

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jarmila Straková, Ph.D., MBA (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Petra Pártlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jarmila Straková, Ph.D., MBA
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NE_PRJ/NE1: Sat 10. 10. 16:30–18:00 B2, 18:10–19:40 B2, Sun 18. 10. 13:05–14:35 B1, 14:50–16:20 B1, Sun 10. 1. 13:05–14:35 B2, 14:50–16:20 B2, 16:30–18:00 B2, 18:10–19:40 B2, P. Pártlová
NE_PRJ/S01: Mon 8:00–9:30 N006, Mon 9:40–11:10 N006, P. Pártlová
Prerequisites
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in technical thesis methodology and scientific work methodology.
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 student will build on the acquired theoretical knowledge and practical skills from both the bachelor's degree and the knowledge gained from the subject Research Methods in the follow-up master's degree. In the form of practical seminars he will acquire comprehensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for the elaboration of a diploma thesis in accordance with the requirements of this qualification, especially in terms of its structure, introduction, literature review, goal setting, definition of research hypotheses, application of appropriate analytical and research methods, including the presentation of outputs from the solution, the design of measures and the elaboration of the conclusion of the qualification thesis. The student will also learn the principles of processing the presentation of their work and verbal expression in its defense. An integral part of the course is also the acquisition of the formal requirements of the qualification work, including the preservation of ethical principles in its processing.
Learning outcomes
Student:
can define the main and partial goals of the qualification work,
understands the principles of setting research hypotheses and verifying them,
practically masters the work with the main database sources available at VŠTE,
masters the principle of analysis of information obtained from information sources,
can process the research part on the selected topic while adhering to the specified parameters (eg citation, qualification, novelty)
knows the principles of working with scientific journals and books,
understands the principles of using analytical methods and the principles of presentation of obtained outputs,
can evaluate the obtained outputs with a practical impact on the user sphere,
knows the principles of elaboration of the presentation of the work and its defense,
respects the ethical principles of processing scientific texts.
Syllabus
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Assignment of Bachelor´s Thesis.
  • 2. Specification of the thesis structure – according to the regulation and teaching.
  • 3. – 4. Gathering information (research) – how to work with libraries, databases (Proquest, Scopus, Web of Science), web pages.
  • 5. – 6. Recording, study of resources found.
  • 7. Literary research – assessment of the resources studied (professional boos, studies in scientific journals and proceedings, theses).
  • 8. Theoretical basis – formulation of theoretical findings in the given field. Defining of the current state of knowledge in the given field including the methods of solution.
  • 9. – 10. Gathering information (notes etc.) for writing the Introduction in the issue – overview of knowledge in professional literature, interpretation and generalization of the findings obtained from the research activities.
  • 11. Specification of the research problém/hypotheses/research questions in accordance with the goal of the thesis.
  • 12. Methodology – selection of relevant methods.
  • 13. Selection of specific companies (organizations), meeting with their representatives concerning the research, research conditions in specific companies.
  • 14. -15. Preparation of questionnaire survey, interview, other reserch – qualitative, quantitative or combined research.
  • 16. – 20. Conducting the questionnaire survey, interviews, other research in specific companies.
  • 21. Ongoing processing of data and information obtained from questionnaire survey, interviews, other research in specific companies and according to the specific needs of given specializations.
  • 22. – 26. Ongoing consultations according to the needs and requirements of the thesis supervisor or consultant, submitting theoretical part and documentation for the application part of the thesis. Analysis of student performance, interview, evaluation of theoretical part of the thesis, ongoing comments to the text.
Literature
    required literature
  • VOCHOZKA, M., F. STELLNER, J. VÁCHAL, M. VOKOUN, J. STRAKOVÁ a P. ROUSEK, 2016. Metodika odborné práce. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích. ISBN 978-80-7468-108-0.
  • SAUNDERS, M., P. LEWIS, a A. THORNHILL, 2012. Research methods for busines students. 6th ed. Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-0-273-75075-8.
    recommended literature
  • KAPOUNOVÁ, J. a P. KAPOUN, 2017. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8.
  • ČSN ISO 215 (01 0147) Dokumentace: formální úprava příspěvků do periodik a jiných seriálových publikací.
  • ČSN ISO 7144 Formální úprava disertací a podobných dokumentů.
  • ČSN ISO 832 (01 0149) Informace a dokumentace: bibliografický popis a citace: pravidla zkracování bibliografických termínů.
  • ČSN ISO 2384 (01 0164) Formální úprava překladu.
  • ČSN ISO 690:2011 (ISO 690:2010) Bibliografické citace: Obsah, forma, struktura.
  • ČSN 01 0194 Referát a anotace.
  • ČSN ISO 2145 (01 0184) Dokumentace: číslování oddílů a pododdílů psaných dokumentů.
  • ČSN ISO 5966 (01 0172) Dokumentace: formální úprava vědeckých a technických zpráv.
  • ČSN ISO 214 (01 0148) Dokumentace: abstrakty pro publikace a dokumentaci.
  • ČSN ISO 7144 (01 0161) Dokumentace: formální úprava disertací a podobných dokumentů.
  • ČSN 01 6910 Úprava písemností zpracovaných textovými editory nebo psaných strojem.
  • ČSN 01 0198 Formální úprava rešerší.
  • ČSN ISO 5127 (01 0162) Dokumentace a informace: slovník.
  • ČSN ISO 999 (01 0192) Informace a dokumentace: zásady zpracování, uspořádání a grafické úpravy rejstříků.
  • ČSN ISO 4 (01 0196) Informace a dokumentace: pravidla zkracování slov z názvů a názvů dokumentů.
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1410
Elaboration of a seminar work (professional contribution)3878
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion5216
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Seminary Work 100 %
Exam conditions
The student will prepare a professional article related to the topic of the diploma thesis. Scope of work will be max. 10 standard page. The work will have at least 20 citation sources, of which 10 will be from the WoS or Scopus database.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The student inserts the prepared article into a folder created in the IS system under this subject Project. The elaboration of a professional article will be in accordance with the knowledge and skills acquired from the bachelor's study and the subsequent master's study from the subject Research Methods. Students are obliged to attend 70 % of seminars.

Full-time and part-time form of study: classes will be realized via MS Teams according to the timetable; some seminars will have a form of individual consultations with individual students (based on the topics of articles selected by students; during the whole lesson).

The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2020, recent)
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