Diploma Thesis Project

Course guarantor:

Pavel Mužík

Lecturer:

Pavel Mužík

Tutor:

Pavel Mužík

Supervisor:

Institute of Management Studies

Synopsis:

The course, „Diploma Thesis Project,“ guides students through the entire process of writing their diploma thesis. This includes everything from selecting a topic and formulating a research question to conducting research, writing both the theoretical and practical sections, and finally, making final edits and preparing for the defense.

Requirements:

A student's credit is contingent upon submitting a one-to-two-page dissertation proposal that meets the requirements presented during the introductory class (including a title, objectives, hypotheses, methodology, sources, etc.).

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Goals, Rules, and Your Role

2. From Idea to Official Topic

3. Working with Sources and Academic Integrity

4. Citations, AI, and Ethics

5. Methodology

6. Structure, Planning, and Defence

Syllabus of tutorials:

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Study Objective:

The goal of this course is to equip students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to produce a high-quality diploma thesis. By the end of the course, students should have a clear understanding of how to choose a thesis topic and how to execute the work effectively.

Study materials:

1) Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & FitzGerald, W. T. (2016). The craft of research (4th ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226239736.

2) Turabian, K. L., Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Gregory, C. G., & Salvatore, J. (2018). A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers (9th ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226430577.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomDEJ:104 Mužík P. 14:15–15:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice
Tue
Wed
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Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: