Seminar for Final Thesis 2
- Credits: 2
- Ending: Credits
- Range: 0P + 2C
- Semester: summer
- Year: 3
- Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
creation of professional work and to acquaint them with the basic requirements for the final 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 using available information sources, to formulate the research plan of the final work and to generalize the acquired results.
Knowledge:
• on the procedure for solving professional and research problems in the field of business economics and management,
• 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, on the consent to its disclosure and on its defense.
Skills:
• formulation of the main goal and partial goals of the final work,
• ability to obtain the necessary information from available sources,
• processing of materials for the final thesis and literary research,
• presentation of the results of the final thesis.
Competence:
• an independent and creative approach to solving economic and managerial problems,
• responsibility for compliance with relevant legislation, internal regulations,
• responsibility for respecting the usual ethical principles of scientific work.
Indicative content
Literary research on the given topic of the final thesis, its interpretation. Formulation of research problems and hypotheses. Choice of final thesis processing methods. Determining the time schedule of work on individual parts of the final work. Elaboration of individual chapters of the final thesis according to the supervisor's recommendations.
Support literature
Elementary literature:
1. Internal Directive 1/2024 Final, Rigorous and Habilitation Theses. Bratislava : University of Economics in Bratislava, 2024. Available from: https://euba.sk/www_write/files/SK/docs/interne-smernice/2024/en/2024_id_1_2024_final_rigorous_habilitation_theses.pdf
2. KATUŠČÁK, D. 2013. Ako písať záverečné a kvalifikačné práce. Nitra : Enigma, 2013. ISBN 978-80-89132-45-4.
3. MEŠKO, D. – FINDRA, J. - KATUŠČÁK, D. 2013. Chcete byť úspešní na vysokej škole? Akademická príručka. Martin : Osveta, 2013. ISBN 978-80-8063-392-9.
4. SAUNDERS, M. –LEWIS, P. – THORNHILL, A. 2019. Research methods for business students. Eight edition. Harlow : Pearson, 2019. ISBN 9781292208787.
Suplementary literature :
5. 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.
6. BRYNMAN, A. - BELL, E. 2015. Business Research Methods. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-966864-9.
7. GHAURI, P. N. – GRØNHAUG, K. 2005. Research Methods in Business Studies: A Practical Guide. Harlow : Pearson Education, 2005. ISBN 0273-68156-7.
8. 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
Literary research on the given topic of the final thesis, its interpretation. Formulation of research problems and hypotheses. Choice of final thesis processing methods. Determining the time schedule of work on individual parts of the final work. Elaboration of individual chapters of the final thesis according to the supervisor's recommendations.
Requirements to complete the course
• individual work - literary research on the given topic of the final thesis – 45%
• individual work - elaboration of individual chapters of the final thesis - 55%
Student workload
• participation at seminars (consultations) - 26 hrs.
• other activities - study of literature, preparation of materials for the final thesis - 26 hrs.
Total: 52 hrs.
Language whose command is required to complete the course
slovak
Date of approval: 06.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 12.09.2024