Master's Seminar

Master's seminars

The main goal of the seminar is to familiarize students with the principles of writing a master's thesis, enabling them to independently prepare a thesis of a high substantive level with a separate empirical part. The seminar topics are focused on the individual interests of students in the field of accounting and finance.

The main goal of the seminar is to prepare students to independently write a master's thesis with a high substantive level. The subject of the classes includes issues in the field of methodology of writing scientific work, in particular identifying the features of scientific style, principles of preparing bibliographies and footnotes, as well as discussing the principles of working with sources and the principles of analyzing views expressed in the literature on the subject and legal regulations, necessary to draw independent conclusions presented later. in the master's thesis. Detailed scope of the seminar;

1. Objectives of the diploma thesis and tasks of the diploma seminar.

2. Methodology of social sciences.

3. Rules for selecting the topic of the diploma thesis.

4. Using literature - forms of scientific studies, stages of getting acquainted with literature, rules for taking notes, bibliographic description.

5. Using catalogs and the Internet.

6. Formal page of the work - quotations, references and footnotes, list of bibliography, list of tables, list of figures, appendices.

7. Collecting empirical materials, methods of their analysis and presentation of results. Tables and charts.

8. Principles of building scientific work;

a. selecting a research problem and formulating research problems – hypotheses/research questions;

b. design and structure of work. The structure of the ending and introduction. Selection and formulation of the work topic; structure of your own research topic.

9. Ongoing verification of the substantive content of the written diploma thesis and its improvement based on the supervisor's comments.

1. Zenderowski R., Technika pisania prac magisterskich i licencjackich, CeDeWu, Warszawa 2023.

2. Lisiński M., Szarucki M., Metody badawcze w naukach o zarządzaniu i jakości, PWE, Warszawa 2021.

3. Podstawy metodologii badań w naukach o zarządzaniu, (red.) W. Czakon, Wydawnictwo Nieoczywiste, 2016.

4. Apanowicz J., Metodologia ogólna, Gdynia 2002.

5. Other items – depending on the topic of the work.

In terms of knowledge:

K_W01 Knows and understands in-depth research methodology and terminology in the field of management and quality science as well as economics and finance, necessary to write a master's thesis, in particular in the area of financial management and accounting.

KW_02 Knows and understands in-depth the principles, procedures and practices regarding financial management in organizations, accounting, management of financial institutions and strategies of financial institutions as part of the research conducted in the master's thesis.

KW_05 Knows and understands complex technological, social, political, legal, economic and ecological processes and phenomena and their impact on financial decisions in organizations, the functioning of the organization and the entire economy, including the principles of protection of industrial property and copyright, necessary to prepare a master's thesis.

In terms of skills:

K_U01 Is able to use the theory of the discipline of management and quality science as well as economics and finance to recognize, diagnose and solve problems related to financial decisions in the organization and management of financial institutions, using the appropriate selection of sources and adapting existing or developing new methods in order to develop the content of the master's thesis .

K_U02 Is able to correctly interpret complex technological, social, political, legal, economic and ecological processes and phenomena and their impact on financial decisions in organizations, the functioning of the organization and the entire economy, using the appropriate selection of sources for the purposes of research in the master's thesis.

K_U03 Is able to independently and collectively prepare analyses, diagnoses and reports (including preparing a master's thesis) regarding financial management in organizations, accounting, management of financial institutions and strategies of financial institutions, and present them communicatively, also in English - using IT and communication tools.

K_U04 Is able to use a foreign language at the B2+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and specialized terminology in the field of management and quality science, in particular for financial management and accounting for the purposes of preparing a master's thesis.

K_U05 Is able to plan, organize and manage team work while preparing a master's thesis.

K_U06 Has the ability to self-educate, improve acquired qualifications and support others in this area while preparing a master's thesis.

As part of social competences:

K_K01 Is ready to assess and critically approach complex situations and phenomena related to financial management in organizations, accounting, management of financial institutions and strategists of financial institutions while preparing a master's thesis.

K_K03 Is ready to comply with and develop professional ethical standards when preparing and defending a master's thesis.

Ongoing cooperation with the student during seminars and assessment of progress in writing the diploma thesis.