Seminar for the Final Thesis II

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Teaching results

Knowledge – the student will acquire the knowledge about legal and ethical aspects of writing of the thesis, on the current state of the art of the knowledge in the area related to the topics of the thesis (from the point of view of its content, its scope and available methods of research and procession of the data) and about the sources of data.
Competence – the student will be able to explore the current literary resources, apply their critical assessment and discover those areas, in which his/hers thesis could contribute to the enhancement of current body of knowledge. In addition, he/she will be able to locate the most appropriate sources of data and to discover the relevant methods of their processing and the methods of validation of the results, while accenting the ethical principles and rules for academic writing.
Skills – the student will be able to write the first chapter of the thesis on the overview of the current body of knowledge in an ethically consistent manner and to derive bases for the determination of the aims and goals and preliminary draft of the sources and methods of processing the data to be used in the second chapter.

Indicative content

Underlying assumptions reflecting the topics of the thesis (life and non-life insurance, financial mathematics, mathematics and other issues), its geographical focus (Slovakia, neighbouring countries, EU, other countries/regions), expected outputs (comparisons, examinations of the new approaches, exploration of the existing relations, other) and its nature (overview, processing of the empirical data, other). Use of the Web of Science / Scopus databases, use of the ResearchGate platform and of the domestic literature and the presentation of survey of the relevant resources. Discussion on the legal and ethical aspects of academic writings. Discussion on the identified domains of knowledge, in which the thesis could contribute with the new findings. Determination of the aims and goals of the thesis. Proposal of the methods proposed for achievements of the aims and goals of the thesis and for the validation of the findings and results. Presentation and the assessment of the first chapter and the outline of the second chapter of the thesis.

Support literature

1. Zákon č. 185/2015 Z. z. Autorský zákon;
2. Študijný poriadok Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave;
3. Interná smernica Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave č. 8/2017 o záverečných a habilitačných prácach;
4. Etický kódex Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave;
5. Disciplinárny poriadok Ekonomickej univerzity v Bratislave pre študentov;;
6. Smith, M. (2019). Research Methods in Accounting. 5th Edition. Sage. ISBN 978-1526490674;
7. Vedecké články ktorých abstrakty sú uvádzané v databázach Web of Science resp. Scopus, ktoré sa vzťahujú k problematike témy konkrétnej záverečnej práce;
8. Právne predpisy ktoré sa vzťahujú k problematike témy konkrétnej záverečnej práce;
9. Iná vedecká a odborná literatúra (knihy, články v časopisoch, príspevky v zborníkoch), ktorá sa vzťahujú k problematike témy konkrétnej záverečnej práce.

Syllabus

1. Discussion on the underlying assumptions reflecting the topics of the thesis (accounting, financial managements, taxes, other issues), geographical focus (Slovakia, neighboring countries, EU, other countries/regions), expected outputs (comparisons, examinations of the new approaches, exploration of the existing relations, other) and its nature (overview, processing of the empirical data, other); 2. Discussion about the use of the Web of Science / Scopus databases, use of the ResearchGate platform and of the domestic literature; 3. Seminar on legal aspects of academic writings; 4. Seminar on the ethical aspects of academic writings; 5. Presentation of survey of domestic resources relevant to the topics of the thesis; 6. Presentation of survey of foreign resources relevant to the topics of the thesis; 7. Discussion on the identified domains of knowledge, in which the thesis could contribute with the new findings; 8. Determination of the aims and goals of the thesis; 9. Discussion on the selection of the methods proposed for achievements the aims and goals of the thesis; 10. Discussion on the selection of the methods for the validation of the findings and results; 11. Presentation of the overview part (first chapter) of the thesis; 12. Presentation of the proposal of the methodical part (second chapter) of the thesis; 13. Assessment of the interim results of the writing.

Requirements to complete the course

13 hours of seminars
39 hours of writing the thesis
Total study load (in hours): 52

Student workload

13 hours of seminars
39 hours of writing the thesis
Total study load (in hours): 52

Language whose command is required to complete the course

slovak

Date of approval: 10.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 15.05.2022