Master Thesis Preparation 1155-12-C21-LIT-MTP

1. Structure of a research paper (thesis, scientific article),
2. Literature review, available article databases, citations
3. Qualitative research
4. Quantitative research
5. Statistical analysis
6. Research results and their presentation
7. CLIDE diploma examination procedures

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in exercises – 16 hrs (0,64 ECTS) - participation in scientific seminar 4h (0,16 ECTS) - support in education related to scientific activity 17,5h (0,7 ECTS) Self-study hours: - preparation for exercises - 16 hrs - reading literature - 8 hrs - prepraration for scientific seminar 5,5 hrs - preparation for master thesis outline (paper and record) - 8 hrs Altogether: 75 hrs (3 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: The student selects, applies, and evaluates research methods and tools for obtaining and interpreting data to support organizational development and master thesis results. → K_W03

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: The student develops and applies research methods and analytical tools to conduct a master thesis project, formulating recommendations and presenting results during the summer school. → K_U02

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: The student participates in research and projects responding to societal expectations, presenting outcomes that contribute to the public interest in an academic and intercultural forum. → K_K02

Course coordinators

Barbara Polaszek
Mateusz Tomanek

Teaching methods

Presentation, discussion, case study, project work.

Assessment criteria

preparation of the outline of the thesis, which includes (paper and movie):
- proposed topic of work
- literature review (minimum 20 footnotes)
- research problem, goal, hypotheses
- research methodology (use of qualitative research)
- impact of research results
The correctness of the use of footnotes is also assessed.

The chosen topic of the thesis does not have to be the topic that will be implemented in the 4th semester.

W1 → thesis research methods portfolio/outline.
U1 → oral presentation of thesis results during summer school; written thesis draft section.
K1 → evaluation of summer school participation (presentation, discussion, contribution to public interest).

Fail – till 50%
Satisfactory – 51-59,9%
Satisfactory plus – 60-69,9%
Good – 70-79,9%
Good plus – 80-89,9%
Very good – 90-100%

Practical placement

not applicable

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1155-12-C21-LIT-MTP in USOSweb