Seminar for Final Thesis 1

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

Teachers

Included in study programs

Corporate Financial Management

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 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

Basic requirements for the final work in the relevant documents of the university. Final thesis assignment. The current state of the problem at home and abroad. Literary research. Internet information sources (scientific databases, statistical databases). Search and use of information sources. Literary search processing. Citation according to STN ISO 690 and citation options. Object, subject and aims of the final work. System of methods and methodology of the final work. Evaluation of the supervisor and opponent of the final thesis. Methodology of the final thesis defence. Student's presentation during the defence of the final thesis.

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.
Supplementary 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

Basic requirements for the final work in the relevant documents of the university. Final thesis assignment. The current state of the problem at home and abroad. Literary research. Internet information sources (scientific databases, statistical databases). Search and use of information sources. Literary search processing. Citation according to STN ISO 690 and citation options. Object, subject and aims of the final work. System of methods and methodology of the final work. Evaluation of the supervisor and opponent of the final thesis. Methodology of the final thesis defence. Student's presentation during the defence of the final thesis.

Requirements to complete the course

• individual work – elaboration of the final thesis project – 15%
• individual work – literary research on the given topic of the final thesis – 40%
• written test – 45%

Student workload

• participation at seminars – 26 hours
• other activities – study of literature, preparation of materials for the final thesis, homework and examples, preparation for seminars, processing of literary research and preparation for a written test – 26 hours.
Total: 52 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 05.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 12.09.2024