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COURSE SYLLABUS
Subjectname;
MASTER’S SEMINAR
Field of study:
MANAGEMENT / Level of study:
II cycle - MBA
Language of study:
Polish/English / Profile:
practical / Name of program module:
major/specialization
Form of crediting the course:
gradedcredit / Year of study: I,II
Semester of study: 1,2,3,4 / No. of ECTS points:
14
Form of study / Form of classes / No. of hours
Lecture / Exercise. / E-learning / Lab. / Project/
workshop / Sem. / Outdoorclasses / Consultations
Full- time
Part-time / 42 / 8 / 50
Person in charge of the course ( e-mail):
Supervisor
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
CO1. / To familiarize students with the formal requirements of writing a master's thesis and the form of a master's degree examination
CO2. / To familiarize students with the technical aspects of writing a master's thesis (footnotes, bibliography).
CO3. / Getting acquainted with the course (stages) of the research procedure in the case of this demanding work.
CO4. / Help in collecting bibliographies for work diploma. Current verification of collected material.
CO5. / Help in formulating the problem, preparing a research project
CO5. / Substantive care for student work (adjustment of work plan, individual chapters).
PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of management, ability to efficiently prepare written and oral texts in Polish using concepts based on contact between different scientific disciplines and studied specialty
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
LO1 / It can acquire, select, analyze and synthesise scientific and research-relevant data from various sources.
LO2 / Knows and uses the key concepts that are specific to the area
LO3 / Creates a substantive, logical, editorial and linguistically written work on specific issues in a given area.
LO4 / Knows and uses basic theoretical approaches to the field
LO5 / Can organize his own workshop, his schedule and priorities
LO6 / Has the ability to present in Polish language the effects of his / her research / projects relevant to the studied subject using technical means (eg multimedia presentation)
LO7 / Respects the laws and rules of intellectual property protection
PROGRAM CONTENTS:
No / MASTER’S SEMINAR / No. of hours
F / P
MS1 / Selection of research area / topic of work
MS2 / Technical aspects of master thesis writing
MS3 / Steps of preparing thesis:
- work plan
- collection of bibliography
- research methodology
MS4 / Principles of protection of intellectual property in scientific work
MS5 / Presentation of research results using technical means (multimedia presentation, film, etc.)
MS6 / Editing of work (correction of individual elements of work, selection of bibliography, etc.), supervision over substantive, logical, editorial and linguistic correctness of work
TOTAL: / 50
Methodes and forms of learning outcomes veryfication: crediting the master’s thesis accrding to standards in force
DIDACTIC METHODS
Interactive lecture
Discussions, analyzis
STUDENT WORKLOAD:
Form of activity / No. of hours
F / P
Contact hours with the lecturer / 50
Familiarization with the indicated literature
Research and analysis
Master’sthesiswriting
SUM OF HOURS / 374
NO OF ECTS POINTS / 14
BASIC LITERATURE:
Buglear, J., Lowry, D., Mutch, A., Tansley, C., Researching and Writing a Dissertation: A Guidebook for Business Students, Prentice Hall, Harlow, England, 2007.
Bui Y. N.: How to Write a Master's Thesis, SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014.
SUPPLEMENTARY LITERATURE:
Glatthorn I.:Writing the Winning Dissertation, Corwin; 2nd edition, 2005.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES IN REFERENCE TO FIELD LEARNING OUTCOMES [*]:
Learning outcome / The reference of the given outcome to the outcomes defined for the whole degree program / Course objectives / Program contents
LO1 / F2_S03, F2_S04, F2_S05 / CO3-CO6 / MS1,2
LO2 / F2_K06, F2_K02, F2_S13 / CO3 – CO6 / MS1,3
LO3 / F2_S09 / CO1 – CO6 / MS2,3,6
LO4 / F2_K09, F2_S01, F2_S02 / CO3 – CO6 / MS1-3
LO5 / F2_C04, F2_C08, F2_C09 / CO2 – CO5 / MS1-6
LO6 / F2_S11, F2_K04, F2_K05 / CO6 / MS5
LO7 / F2_K12 / CO1 / MS4
GRADING CRITERIA:
Crediting 1, 2,3semeser after approval of the plan and 1st chater of master’s thesis
Crediting 4 semester after submitting and master’s thesis acceptance.
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE:
Didactic materials for the course can be published on the e-learning platform or forwarded in an electronic form.
Basic literature for the course is available in the Library of the University of Business in Wroclaw
Plan of studies and the assumed learning outcomes are provided to students on the e-learning platform and available in the Didactic Office. Syllabuses are presented to the students by the lecturers at the first class and are available in the Didactic Office
Schedule of classes is published on the e-learning platform and on notice boards in the premises of the University
Schedule of exams and on the announcements related to the organization of academic year are available on the notice boards, in the premises of the University, in Virtul Dean’s Office (e-Dziekanat) in the folder „Rector’s Ordinances” and on the e-learning platform.
Exam dates are agreed between the lecturer and the foreman and submitted to the Didactic Office.
Lecturers’ consultations can have a form of direct or electronic contact (lecturers’ e-mail addresses are available to students).
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Signature of MBAProgram Director

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[*]specified in the Resolution No 4 of the Senate of the University of Business in Wroclaw of 24.04.2016 on the learning outcomes for the field of Management