VŠTE:MOP_z Technical Thesis Methodology - Course Information

MOP_z Technical Thesis Methodology

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Radek Soběhart, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. František Stellner, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. František Stellner, Ph.D.
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MOP_z/D7: Sun 4. 11. 13:05–14:35 B2, 14:50–16:20 B2, Sat 24. 11. 14:50–16:20 B2, 16:30–18:00 B2, R. Soběhart
MOP_z/P01: Wed 11:25–12:55 B1, F. Stellner

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 - is able to elaborate a presentation, masters the basis of verbal discourse, is able to defend his/her results in front of student audience - 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 can prepare a presentation
masters the basics of verbal communication
can defend his/her results in front of an auditorium full of students
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
• VINCENCOVÁ, Eva a TRČKA, Lukáš. Psaní bakalářské práce [CD-ROM]. Vyd. 1. Brno: Sting, 2014. Požadavky na systém: Adobe Acrobat Reader. ISBN 978-80-87482-17-9.
• 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.
• 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.
• KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a KAPOUN, Pavel. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8.

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
E-learning test	10	10
Presentation	10	10
Preparation for Lectures	12
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial		12
Preparation of the essay	20	20
Attendance on Lectures	26
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion		26
Total:	78	78

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – mid-term 30 %
seminar work and presentation 70 %

Exam conditions

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

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.

The official structure of the seminar paper (written as a part of the Business Management 1 course) is derived from the typically used structure of scientific papers and is as follows: title page, table of content, introduction, goal of the paper, theoretical and methodological part (literature research, hypothesis, methodological research), application part, proposal part, conclusion, literature, appendix.

The seminar paper is a scientific text. It must be at least 10 standard pages long (1 SP = 1800 characters with spaces). The title page, literature, appendix and abstract are not a part of the actual paper. The recommended number of standard pages for the paper is 15.

The student must quote at least 10 usable sources in his/her seminar paper. He/she may use the maximum of 1 script (university textbook), at least 1 source must be in a foreign language (quotations must be translated in to the Czech language). The student must use at least 2 journal studies from quotable scientific journals as well.

We recognize printed publications, scientific journals, edited volumes, statistical yearbooks, laws, etc. as usable sources. Citations and literature must be structured according to the VŠTE rules – see script VOCHOZKA, Marek, Jan VÁCHAL a Pavel ROUSEK. Metodika psaní odborných prací na VŠTE : skripta. 1. vyd. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 2012. 165 s. ISBN 978-80-7468-027-4.

The student must submit his/her seminar paper and presentation only to the submit box of the Business management 1 class. If the student already completed the Business Management 1 class at another university and got this class acknowledged, he/she must report this fact to the professor of the MOP and consult a topic for his/her seminar paper and presentation with the professor at the beginning of the semester. After the professor confirms the topic, the student then has to provide the professor with a five-page long sample of the paper during the semester. According to the evaluated sample and the instructions given by the professor, the student then finishes the seminar paper and prepares a presentation. He/she also has to electronically partake in a midterm test.

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