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Methodology of Assignment of Diploma Thesis - PMNG239N
Title: Metodologie a zadání diplomové práce
Guaranteed by: Department of Sport Management (51-300100)
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport
Actual: from 2023
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:1/0, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Belongs to the student work of type: diplomová práce
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Jan Šíma, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Ing. Mgr. Michaela Kaprálková, M.A.
Mgr. Veronika Krause
PhDr. Tomáš Ruda, Ph.D.
doc. PhDr. Jan Šíma, Ph.D.
Incompatibility : PMNG239
Interchangeability : PMNG239
Is incompatible with: PMNG239
Is pre-requisite for: PMNG240N
Is interchangeable with: PMNG239
Annotation -
The course is focused on getting acquainted with the principles of scientific work and the principles of research efforts, in the context of modern scientific knowledge. Students will be acquainted with the principles of writing final theses, but also with the possibilities of choosing the topic of these theses. The content of the course is also acquaintance with the requirements for the formal and content structure of the work, as well as acquaintance with the practices of suitable literary research for the thesis. Students will also be introduced to the issues of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including the introduction of more sophisticated methods for implementation in the thesis
Last update: Šíma Jan, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2021)
Aim of the course -

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• design a research topic and select a suitable supervisor for the topic,

• search for suitable sources and literature for the selected topic,

• conduct an erudite search of methods suitable for solving the selected topic,

• discuss ethical aspects of the final thesis in the broader context of science,

• explain the differences between bachelor's and master's theses in the context of scientific knowledge,

• explain the differences between qualitative, quantitative and mixed research approaches,

• work with formal and content requirements that are placed on the final thesis.

Last update: Šíma Jan, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2021)
Course completion requirements -

‣ Selection of the topic and the supervisor of the final thesis

‣ Successful enrollment and assignment of the final thesis

Last update: Šíma Jan, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2021)
Literature -

DENZIN, K. N., LINCOLN, S.Y. The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. 5. ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2018. 968 p. ISBN 978-1-4833-4980-0.

Little, C. A., Xie, R., Batchelor-McAuley, C., Kätelhön, E., Li, X., Young, N. P., & Compton, R. G. (2018). A quantitative methodology for the study of particle–electrode impacts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(19), 13537-13546.

Last update: Šíma Jan, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2021)
Syllabus -

Lectures:

1. Diploma thesis and its difference from bachelor's thesis. Selection of the thesis topic, characteristics of the research plan, selection of the thesis supervisor. Methodology of science.

2. Requirements and structure of diploma thesis, content and form of diploma thesis, theoretical and theoretical-empirical work, citations and citation standards.

3. Citation and citation norms, plagiarism, research ethics, structure of diploma thesis introduction. Work with text and literature.

4. Determining the research goal, research set and introduction to research methods. Literary research for diploma theses.

5. Quantitative approach to research (advanced methods).

6. Qualitative approach to research (advanced methods).

7. Interpretation of data, processing of discussion and conclusion of diploma thesis.

Last update: Šíma Jan, doc. PhDr., Ph.D. (19.12.2021)
Schedule by date
Day Date Description Teacher Files Note
Thursday20.02.2025Úvod, termíny, formální požadavkyMgr. Veronika Krause 
Thursday27.02.2025Typy prací, rešerše literatury, citaceMgr. Veronika Krause 
Thursday06.03.2025Etika, zdrojování, plagiátorstvíPhDr. Tomáš Ruda, Ph.D. 
Thursday13.03.2025Téma, název, cíle, hypotézydoc. PhDr. Jan Šíma, Ph.D. 
Wednesday19.03.2025Kvalitativní výzkum, rozhovoryIng. Mgr. Michaela Kaprálková, M.A. 
Thursday27.03.2025Kvantitativní výzkum, dotazovánídoc. PhDr. Jan Šíma, Ph.D. 
Thursday10.04.2025Interpretace dat, diskuze, závěrPhDr. Tomáš Ruda, Ph.D. 
 
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