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Special Seminar

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Course Unit Code116-0321/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
VEL21doc. Ing. Šárka Velčovská, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the course is professional and methodical preparation for the choice of topic and for future successful elaboration of the thesis in accordance with the topics listed. Students try to find a topic for their diploma thesis under the guidance of the teacher. Due to the different focus of the thesis topics and the specificity of the conditions of each solution, the seminar takes the form of individual consultations according to the student's needs. Students learn to define the subject of research, they orientate themselves in information sources, carry out literature search, formulate the aim of the thesis and expected results of the thesis. One of the outputs of the Special seminar is a preliminary proposal of the topic of the diploma thesis and an outline of its methodology.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. To develop the student's ability to work independently with scientific literature.
2. To develop the efficient data collection ability and to choose relevant data collection methods.
3. To develop the ability of data analysing.
4. To propose the utilization of the outputs from analysis.
5. To formulate objectives of the thesis and to suggest suitable methodology.
Course Contents
1. Lectures are not part of the course,
2. Due to the individual focus of the topics of diploma theses and the specificity of the conditions of each solution, consultations are conducted individually according to the needs of the student and the stage of work on the solved diploma project.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ŠIROKÝ, Jan. Psaní a prezentace odborných textů. Praha: Leges, 2019. 200 s. ISBN 978-80-7502-340-7.
WALLIMAN, N. Your Research Project. 2nd edition. London: Sage Publication, 2005. 450 s. ISBN 1-4129-0132-4.
Směrnice č. EkF_SME_07_004 děkana EkF VŠB-TU Ostrava o zásadách pro vypracování závěrečných prací [online]. Dostupné z: https://dokumenty.vsb.cz/
ŠIROKÝ, Jan. Psaní a prezentace odborných textů. Praha: Leges, 2019. 200 s. ISBN 978-80-7502-340-7.
WALLIMAN, N. Your Research Project. 2nd edition. London: Sage Publication, 2005. 450 s. ISBN 1-4129-0132-4.
Směrnice č. EkF_SME_07_004 děkana EkF VŠB-TU Ostrava o zásadách pro vypracování závěrečných prací [online]. Dostupné z: https://dokumenty.vsb.cz/
Recommended Reading:
KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a Pavel KAPOUN. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. 136 s. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8.
KRČÁL, Martin a Zuzana TEPLÍKOVÁ. Naučte (se) citovat. Blansko: Citace.com, 2014. 46 s. ISBN 978-80-260-6074-1.
TAHAL, Radek et al. Marketingový výzkum. Postupy, metody, trendy, 2. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2022. 296 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3535-6.
KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a Pavel KAPOUN. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. 136 s. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8.
KRČÁL, Martin a Zuzana TEPLÍKOVÁ. Naučte (se) citovat. Blansko: Citace.com, 2014. 46 s. ISBN 978-80-260-6074-1.
TAHAL, Radek et al. Marketingový výzkum. Postupy, metody, trendy, 2. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2022. 296 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3535-6.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
CreditCredit85 85