All study obligations and opportunities (publication activities, submission of grants, e.g. within the FBE Internal Grant Agency, participation in conferences, international activities, student teaching practice, etc.) are represented by individual subjects laid out within the individual study plan.
Board Exam
The first and second year of doctoral studies is completed in May and June with the board exam, the content of which is the defence of the current state of the dissertation thesis and the verification of knowledge from compulsory and/or compulsory elective courses. The student applies for the board exam after fulfilling all the intermediate obligations of the professional courses that are part of the board exam, completing the presentation of the current state of the dissertation thesis in progress, usually in the March term, or in one alternative term. Before the exam, the student submits the current version of the dissertation thesis in progress.
The individual parts of the board exam are graded with grades A to F. In the event that the student is graded F in one or more parts, he/she has the option of taking these parts of the board exam in one make-up period, which is usually held at the end of August.
Creative activity
The creative activity of a student of doctoral study programmes includes mainly publishing activities. The results of creative activity are repeatedly presented by the student at workshops, colloquia, departmental seminars and national and international scientific conferences. Through the presentations, he/she discusses their results with the scientific community and continuously incorporates the comments into a paper in progress (usually of the Working Papers type). After completing the research and incorporating the comments, the student publishes the finished text in the form of a scientific article in journals indexed in Scopus and/or Web of Science. For the recognition of publication output, the student, after the publication of the output and its entry into the OBD system via the “The Report of Research and Development Result“, documents in accordance with the course syllabus and applies for recognition of the relevant course in the UIS. It is necessary that the research carried out and the subsequent publications are related to the dissertation topic. Publication outputs should be carried out on an ongoing basis in accordance with the conditions of the degree programme and the individual study plan. An important milestone is the obligation to publish the first article in a journal indexed at least in the Scopus database before applying for the second-year Board exam. All publication obligations must be fulfilled before applying to defend the dissertation thesis. Publication outputs are also expected in the case of the production of other types of creative activity (software, patent, methodology, semi-work). Each creative activity contains new knowledge that is expected to be disseminated within the scientific community through scientific articles.
To apply for registration and recognition of courses related to publishing activities after fulfilling the conditions given by the syllabus of the courses and submitting the necessary documents, please visit the UIS 000_Z: General request
Project activity
The project activity of a student of the doctoral study programme includes solving internal projects of the IGA Faculty of Business and Economics or GAGJM of Mendel University in Brno, or involving the student in external research projects (especially in cooperation with the supervisor). For the recognition of project activities, the student after successful completion of the project documents the necessary documents in accordance with the course syllabus and applies for recognition of the relevant course in the UIS.
To apply for registration and recognition of courses related to publishing activities after fulfilling the conditions given by the syllabus of the courses and submitting the necessary documents, please visit the UIS 000_Z: General request
International activities
International activities are part of the ISP and must be completed by the student throughout the doctoral studies at the latest before the application for the dissertation thesis defence. They include mainly a internship abroad of the duration specified by the individual study programmes, but also a study abroad, international cooperation (joint publications, preparation and implementation of projects, organisation of conferences, consultations on professional topics related to the study and dissertation), foreign courses, training, summer schools. Other international activities are not excluded, several different international activities can be recognised, the individual assessment of the fulfilment of the study conditions is not only quantitative but above all qualitative. Slovakia is not considered a foreign country and activities cannot be carried out while studies are interrupted.
The student is provided with a list of international partner institutions allowing internships and other international activities, from which he/she should choose the one that best matches the student’s DSP profile and the topic of their dissertation thesis.
For the recognition of international activities, the student applies for the registration and recognition of the relevant course in the UIS and documents the necessary documents through 000_Z: General application (related contracts, certificates, description of activities, confirmation of cooperation from foreign partners together with a cover letter from the student describing the importance of the activities for the quality of their doctoral studies, level of dissertation, publication outputs, project activities, general current and future foreign cooperation, etc.).
Pedagogical activities
Pedagogical activities are represented by the relevant optional courses that the student enrols in the course of their studies. The student acquires pedagogical competencies by learning the basics of didactics, pedagogy and modern teaching methods. The follow-up courses have a set hourly allocation of practical pedagogical activities, the content of which is determined by the head of the department at which the student carries out their scientific activity in accordance with the course syllabus. This includes mainly job shadowing, preparation of teaching materials, participation in the verification of students’ knowledge, conducting seminars to the maximum extent according to the syllabus of the course, and other forms of involvement in the pedagogical process and related activities. The student demonstrates compliance with the requirements in these courses by submitting an unsigned version of the activity statement on the designated form to the appropriate submission office and by submitting a copy of this form signed by the supervisor to the Study department. Part of the content of individual courses of pedagogical activities is also the preparation of a proposal for a syllabus of a hypothetical highly specialized elective course, the focus of which is related to the topic of the student’s dissertation thesis and subsequently part of the study material for this syllabus. These documents are to be submitted by the student to the submission office of the respective course during the academic year so that the student has sufficient time to modify these documents if necessary.