Course: Operational Analysis

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Course title Operational Analysis
Course code KPE/OASIL
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pelloneová Natalie, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Dyntar Jakub, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Seminars (topics): 1. Principles of bachelor's thesis processing at the TUL. Thesis assignment, formal layout. 2. Principles of writing professional texts. The structure of a technical text. Methods of scientific work. 3. Rules for literature search. Quotations - direct and indirect. Literature citation methods. Common mistakes in quoting. 4. Structuring bibliographic records. Specifics of working with electronic documents. 5. Typographic principles. 6. Ethics of professional work. Plagiarism issues. 7. Preparation of a bachelor thesis presentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Individual project - 15 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 14 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the theoretical background and practical application of selected quantitative methods used in decision support at different levels of business management.
Students get competences for writing of academic texts, seminar and bachelor works.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

Active participation at seminars. Knowledge from seminars are used by students for processing of their bachelor work.
Recommended literature
  • ČSN ISO 690:2010. Informace a dokumentace - pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů.. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví, 2011.
  • GERŠLOVÁ, J. Vádemékum vědecké a odborné práce.. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7431-002-7.
  • SYNEK, M., P. MIKAN a H. VÁVROVÁ. Jak psát bakalářské, diplomové, doktorské a jiné písemné práce. 3. vyd.. Praha: Oeconomica, 2011. ISBN 978-80-245-1819-0.
  • ŠIROKÝ, J., et al. Tvoříme a publikujeme odborné texty nejen pro ekonomy a manažery.. Brno: Computer Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-251-3510-5.


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