Seminar for Final Thesis 2

  • Credits: 2
  • Ending: Credits
  • Range: 0P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 2
  • Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice

Teachers

Included in study programs

Corporate Business and Marketing

Teaching results

The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the basics of scientific work and the creation of professional work and to acquaint them with the basic requirements for the thesis in the conditions of the university. The aim is also to teach students to solve professional and research problems in the field of business economics and management by using available information sources, to formulate the research intention of the final work and to generalize the acquired knowledge.
Knowledge:
on the process of creating research and final theses,
on the basic documents governing the elaboration of the final thesis, on the procedures and requirements for the submission of the thesis, on the control of its originality, the consent to its disclosure and the defense.

Competences:
an independent and creative approach to solving economic problems,
responsibility for compliance with relevant legislation, internal regulations,
responsibility for respecting the usual ethical principles of scientific work.

Skills:
formulation of the research problem, hypotheses and aims of the final work,
navigate the globally available information databases,
prepare materials for the final work,
presentation of the results of the final work.

Indicative content

Seminars:

Acquisition of knowledge from basic and recommended literature according to the theme of the final thesis. Selection of suitable conclusions usable in solving the topic of the final work. Manuscript of the knowledge part of the final work with emphasis on the pursuit of its goal. Elaboration of partial goals of the final work to solve the main goal. Formulation of research problems, or even working hypotheses. Characteristics of the investigated object. Elaboration of methodical procedure of final work. Selection of suitable scientific methods within the analytical and synthetic part of the work. Determining the time schedule of work on individual parts of the final work. Elaboration of individual chapters of the final thesis according to the methodical instructions of the thesis supervisor. Approach to writing results. Appropriate discussion of the results of the final work. Convincing formulation of the conclusion of the final work.

Support literature

Elementary literature:
Interná smernica č. 8/2021 o záverečných, rigoróznych a habilitačných prácach. Bratislava : Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave, 2021. Dostupné na: https://euba.sk/www_write/files/SK/docs/interne-smernice/2021/is_8_2021.pdf
KATUŠČÁK, D. 2013. Ako písať záverečné a kvalifikačné práce. Nitra : Enigma, 2013. ISBN 978-80-89132-45-4.
MEŠKO, D. – FINDRA, J. - KATUŠČÁK, D. 2013. Chcete byť úspešní na vysokej škole? Akademická príručka. Martin : Osveta, 2013. ISBN 978-80-8063-392-9.
SAUNDERS, M. –LEWIS, P. – THORNHILL, A. 2019. Research methods for business students. Eight edition. Harlow : Pearson, 2019. ISBN 9781292208787.
Supplementary literature:
ADAMS, J.- HAFIZ, T. A. – KHAN, R. R. 2014. Research Methods for Business and Social Science Students. New Delhi : SAGE Publications India, 2014. ISBN 9788132119814.
BRYNMAN, A. - BELL, E. 2015. Business Research Methods. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-966864-9.
GHAURI, P. N. – GRØNHAUG, K. 2005. Research Methods in Business Studies: A Practical Guide. Harlow : Pearson Education, 2005. ISBN 0273-68156-7.
LEE, B. - SAUNDERS, M. 2017. Conducting Case Study Research for Business and Management Students. London : SAGE Publications, 2017. ISBN 978-1-44627-416-3.

Syllabus

Seminars: Acquisition of knowledge from basic and recommended literature according to the theme of the final thesis. Selection of suitable conclusions usable in solving the topic of the final work. Manuscript of the knowledge part of the final work with emphasis on the pursuit of its goal. Elaboration of partial goals of the final work to solve the main goal. Formulation of research problems, or even working hypotheses. Characteristics of the investigated object. Elaboration of methodical procedure of final work. Selection of suitable scientific methods within the analytical and synthetic part of the work. Determining the time schedule of work on individual parts of the final work. Elaboration of individual chapters of the final thesis according to the methodical instructions of the thesis supervisor. Approach to writing results. Appropriate discussion of the results of the final work. Convincing formulation of the conclusion of the final work.

Requirements to complete the course

individual work - processing of literature on the topic of the thesis (45%)
individual work - processing of individual chapters of the thesis (55%)

Student workload

participation in seminars - 26 hrs.
other activities - study of literature, preparation of materials for the thesis - 26 hrs.
Total: 52 hrs.

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 10.03.2022

Date of the latest change: 20.12.2022