BA_BSeEM Bachelor Seminar EM

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
Ing. Petr Mach, Ph.D.
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Kateřina Konupková
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course objective is to provide students with expert support and training to write the bachelor theses. The students will be taught the procedures of scientific work and the necessary rules, procedures and techniques for the creation of academic texts appropriate for the bachelor's level of education.
At the end of this course, students will be able to understand the processes of the elaboration of the bachelor's thesis, process the registration for the thesis topic, write the thesis assignment and research statement and work with literature and resources. On the basis of acquired knowledge, students will be able to process their bachelor's thesis.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, the student is able to write and submit the Thesis assignment and the Research statement. At the end of the course, the student will be able to prepare the bachelor's thesis and go through the subsequent subjects Bachelor's project 1 and Bachelor's project 2. During the course, the students will be guided in seminars to understand authors' ethics and the principles of academic writing.
Syllabus
  • 1) Timetable and guidance
  • 2) Preparation of the Thesis Assignment
  • 3) Bibliography and citations
  • 4) Research statement
  • 5) Processing the thesis
  • 6) Successful submission and defense
Literature
    required literature
  • Guidelines for Compiling Bachelors Thesis (https://is.vsfs.cz/auth/do/vsfs/predpisy/531213/1509230/guidelines_4_2021_Compiling_Bachelors_Diploma_Thesis.docx)
    recommended literature
  • TICHÝ, Jaromír and Jan EMMER. Zpracování bakalářské a diplomové práce. 2. přepracované vydání. Praha: VŠFS, 2020, 93 pp. EDUCOpress. ISBN 978-80-7408-205-4. URL info
Teaching methods
6 seminars for full-time students
Lectures and seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.
Assessment methods
Students who fail to fulfil the above mandatory scope of participation will be given additional assignments to demonstrate the required level of the subject’s knowledge.
The course is credited based on 1. Active participation during the seminars – demonstrating mastering Methodological Instructions to develop BT, 2. presentation of BT assignment approved / signed by DP supervisor, 3. presentation of Introduction part of the master theses in the range of 3-4 pages approved / signed by BT supervisor.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin KS/semestr.
Teacher's information
Petr Mach, Ph.D. teaches the courses of microeconomics, macroeconomics, lobbying, and monetary theory and policy at VSFS.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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