Final Thesis

Information on the final theses

The following internal regulations of the VŠPJ (all available in the IS) regulate the issues related to Bachelor's Theses (hereinafter referred to as "BP") .

• Study and Examination Regulations of the VŠPJ valid from 18.12.2020 (hereinafter referred to as "SRE"
• Guideline for the Prevention of Plagiarism (24.11.2017)
• Guidelines for the management, preparation and publication of theses at the University of Applied Sciences (15.2.2021, hereinafter referred to as "BP Guidelines")

Major points in the preparation of the BP:

• The topics are announced continuously in the IS of the VŠPJ, according to the BPD. The student is required to choose the topic of his/her bachelor thesis no later than the end of the fourth semester of the academic year of the bachelor study programme. The student will look at the topics listed in the IS and then contact the supervisor of the BP who has listed the chosen topic to see if it is possible to work on the topic and with the supervisor. If an agreement is reached,the student signs up for the chosen topic.
• If the student has not found a suitable topic, he/she may suggest his/her own topic (to the potential thesis advisor or department chair). While the topic may not be accepted, this does not happen in the case of topics directed towards the nature of finance and management.
• The BP topic is ideally linked to the organization where the student plans to do internship.
• BPs from the Finance and Management programme/field sometimes contain sensitive data, the treatment of which is governed by the BP Guidelines.Sensitive data should be avoided wherever possible.
• The BP leader may also be an external employee (hereinafter referred to as external BP leader) if he/she has at least a master's degree and at the same time has professional knowledge and experience in the field of the BP topic. The liaison person with the external BP leaders is the BPBP coordinator, who is, on behalf of KES, Ing. Kateřina Berková, Ph.D. (katerina.berkova@vspj.cz)
• When working on the paper, the student is obliged to carefully cite the sources of the ideas and data used (see guidelines on avoiding plagiarism)! Passages, illustrations, etc. taken verbatim (including texts and images from the Internet!) are clearly identified (e.g. text in quotation marks and italics), including a reference to the source. Paraphrased (in your own words transcribed) ideas should then be quoted normally.
• The student should also work with foreign or foreign language sources in BP. It is possible to draw from books in the library collection (including foreign language) of the VŠPJ,  paid databases of the VŠPJ, such as Proquest, or serious articles on Google Scholar. Citations from Wikipedia and similar freely editable databases are generally not considered reputable sources in academic circles. Other credible sources can be accessed via remote access to the National Library (students can ask their thesis advisor or set up access themselves). At least 1 foreign language source should be used in the thesis.
• Formal structure of the BP is defined in the BP Directive. The templates can be found in the help to the IS of the VŠPJ. In case of inconsistency of the template with the BP Directive, the wording of the BP Directive is decisive. 
• The recommended length of a bachelor thesis is 30-60 pages (counting from the introduction to the conclusion).
• The elaboration of the BP, the methodological procedure applied in doing so  and the issue of citations are the subject of the course Diploma Seminar, respectively elaboration of the Bachelor's Thesis 1 and 2.
• Deadlines for the submission of the BP for the next round of the State Final Examinations (hereinafter referred to as "SZZ") are set by the KES SZZ schedule published on the KES website (see files below).
• The BP is determined by the head of the BP or the head of the department or his/her representative. The supervisor must meet the same requirements as those for an external supervisor. As a rule, an externally supervised BP is usually opposed by a member of the KES and an internally supervised BP by an external opponent. The student may recommend an external opponent (especially from the company to which the BP relates) to the BP supervisor.
• The framework dates of BP defences (the defence is one part of the KES) are set by the VŠPJ timetable, specific dates and schedules will appear on this page.

GP Guidelines

The guidelines for the management, preparation and publication of final theses at the Polytechnic University of Jihlava can be found here. 

Thesis timetable

The timetable for the relevant semester can be found in the files below.