Course detail

Research methods in management

FP-RvmrPAcad. year: 2023/2024

Students will be introduced by lectures with research methodology. Students will select concrete reserach problem and in the practice students will provide primary investigation. After the processing of research results into the project, this project will be defended due the presentation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Vojtěch Koráb, Dr., MBA

Department

Institute of Management (ÚM)

Entry knowledge

The students must to know to review the literutare.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students will be evaluated in three parts:
1. Evaluation of a written research project - a condition for granting the credit.
2. Evaluation of the e-learning course for publishing - a condition for granting the credit.
3. Execution of the test - condition for termination of the subject.
Education will be controlled during the semester after the completing research project and after the presentation.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to teach students to aply research methods in the practice. The second objective is to use provided research in the dissertation thesis.
Students will learn to apply research methods in the practice and to use its in the dissertation thesis.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 2005. ISBN: 978-80-246-0139-7. (CS)
Doporučená literatura: BRATKOVÁ, Eva. Metody citování literatury a strukturování bibliografických záznamů podle mezinárodních norem ISO 690 a ISO 690-2 [online]. Verze 2.0, aktualiz. a rozš. Praha: Odborná komise pro otázky elektronického zpřístupňování vysokoškolských kvalifikačních prací Asociace knihoven vysokých škol České republiky, 2008-12-22 [cit. 2010-02-06]. 60 s. Dostupné na www:. (CS)
FAJKUS, Břetislav. Filosofie a metodologie vědy. Vývoj, současnost a perspektivy. Praha: Academia. 2005. ISBN 80-200-1304-0. (CS)
HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum. Základní metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 978-80-7367-485-4. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-ŘEP , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Vojtěch Koráb, Dr., MBA

Syllabus

1. Science and research, their importance in managment. Research methodology in management.
2. Basics of research work in management. Research theme, idea, research problem and its formulation. Stating of hypothesis.
3. Phases of research activities. Research plan. Problematics of research sample.
4. Research methods and technics in management, their sorting. The study of documents as research methods. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
5. Method of observation in management. Sorts, characteristics and usage.
6. Method of questionnairing in management, their characteristics and usage.
7. Method of experimnting in management. Sorts of experiment, realization.
8. Methods os measuring (scaling, tests) in management.
9. Qualitative oriented research.
10. Processing of data.
11. Processing research results.
12. Presentation of research results.
13. Etics in research work.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Vojtěch Koráb, Dr., MBA

Syllabus

1. Selection of research topics.
2. Creation of research plan.
3. Selection of research methods.
4. Research in the practice.
5. Research in the practice.
6. Research presentation.
7. Research presentation..