NA_DPEM_2 Diploma Project EM 2

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 12 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
NA_DPBM_1 Diploma Project BM 1
The requirement for the completion of this course is completion of the course NA_DPBM_1.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course objective is to provide the students with expert support and training to elaborate the master theses. The goal is to introduce the students to the issues of the scientific work and to acquaint them with the rules, procedures and techniques for creation of professional texts at the standard of the master's level of education.

At the end of this course, students will be able to understand the processes of elaboration of the final work, to draw up the submission and introduction of the master theses and actively make use of the information on the procedures of scientific work. On the basis of acquired knowledge, students can proceed with the formation of the master theses.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to completely submit diplomathesis with all necessary requirements, as archive, documentary for the department of business management, proper scientific work with sources, work with template and preparation for final defence.
Syllabus
  • This outline is intended both for full-time studies, as well as for the combined study and is part of the methodological worksheet.
  • Content of the lectures/controlled consultation:
  • 1. The importance of the master theses and the requirements for its professional level; procedure for the selection of the topic (use of the knowledge and expertise in making the choice).
  • 2. Methodology of processing of the theses including outline of literature (the sources) and planning for consultations with the guiding tutor; cooperation with the guiding tutor in the development of the theses during the follow-up courses Master Theses Project 1 and 2.
  • 3. Methods of scientific work and their selection for the processing of the final work; hypothesis and the solution to the problem; text creation, editing and styling.
  • 4. The content and structure of the text, the content and methodology of elaboration of the introduction part of the theses.
  • 5. The formal form of the theses, work with the template, including the use of the text software; the ethics of scientific work and work with sources, copyright and plagiary; potential of the information system and its use in processing and submission of the theses; presentation of university’s internal standards.
  • 6. Formation of the abstract, processing of the theoretically-methodological section, the application part and the conclusion of the theses; requirements for completion of the follow-up courses Master Theses Project 1 and 2; the process of the opposition procedure and defence of the theses.
Literature
    required literature
  • Bachelor and Master Theses at VSFS. Chancellor’s Decision No. 66/2009. Prague: VSFS 2009.
  • Methodological Guideline by the Vice-rector for Education and External Relations
    recommended literature
  • Methodological Instruction of the Vice Chancellor for Education No. 9/2009. Prague: VSFS 2009.
  • Decision on Quality Guarantee of Bachelor and Master Theses’ Opposition Procedure. Chancellor’s Decision No. 60/2009. Prague: VSFS 2009.
Teaching methods
Individual cosultations with DT supervizor.
Prerequisite conditions for development of master theses and its successful defence in the front of the Commission is the fact that the student has acquired during the course of study all required professional competences in the field in which the student takes the state examination.
Assessment methods
Credit will be based on DT completion.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: individual consultations.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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