Táto diplomová práca ponúka čitateľovi ucelený pohľad do sveta vzdávania s využívaním najmodernejších technológií a moderných komunikačných zariadení. Vysvetľuje využiteľnosť dištančného vzdelávania v modernej dobe a poukazuje na jeho výhody a nevýhody. Popisuje jednotlivé systémy pre riadenie výuky (takzvané LMS) a jednotlivo ich rozoberá v analýze. Nezabúda ani na preskúmanie situácie v oblasti LMS v Českej Republike. Nakoniec predkladá kompletnú analýzu stávajúceho LMS systému spoločnosti Telefónica O2 Czech Repubic.

The aim of the diploma thesis "The Role of Multimedia in Educational Support Systems" is to analyze the current role of multimedia in information systems and to explore the existent use of multimedia in the educational process at VŠE. By doing so, the reader will be presented with a comprehensive roundup of the current technological tendencies concerning multimedia and their use in the educational environment. Among the topics analyzed within the scope of the technological foundations establishing chapters are the current role of multimedia, data types, transmission channels and the digitizing process. In the subsequent section, multimedia is being perceived as a concrete tool supporting the educational process. Based on the research conducted at VŠE that analyzed the technological, financial and personnel conditions, a concept of multimedia learning model was proposed in the eighth and final chapter. The current state analysis and the proposed multimedia education model at VŠE constitute the author's principal contribution to the educational field and at the same time a starting point for a future melioration of multimedia education deployment at VŠE.