Course detail

Seminar for Bachelorship

FAST-BJ54Acad. year: 2013/2014

The seminar prepares students methodologically and professionally for working on their theses.
The subject includes the introductory lecture, in which the students are familiarized with the conditions of the Insitute’s laboratories, work safety and with the time schedule of experimental work with respect to the class capacity.
In further course of time each student works independently: they obtain technical literature and standards according to the focus of the research, they acquaint themselves with technical parameters of laboratory equipment and with operating special devices.
Next follow laboratory works according to individually set tasks. The methodological approaches are consulted with respective supervisors in the same way as the performance of laboratory works. The course garant and the teachers make sure the course progress is coordinated with the progress in bachelor theses, as well as checking the working order of the laboratory devices.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will improve their knowledge and skills connected with problems of their bachelor thesis: techniques of processing information from technical literature; securing raw materials, raw material processing, test preparation; preparation of test specimens; test procedures; evaluation of results; discussion of results; formulation of conclusions.

Prerequisites

Basic methods of preparation, processing and testing of building materials. Working with technical literature and standards.

Co-requisites

Binders and Concrete Technology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The students work individually under the guidance of a supervisor of the bachelor thesis.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Submission of the evaluated seminar work.

Course curriculum

1.The service conditions in the Institute laboratories, operation of equipments.
2.Safety of work in laboratories of the Institute.
3.Methods of experimental work, time table of work.
4.Procedures of information evaluation from special literature.
5.Securing of raw materials, raw materials treatment, test preparation.
6.Preparation of test pieces, test procedures, evaluation of results.
7.Separate preparation of test pieces, tests, continuous evaluation.
8.Separate preparation of test pieces, tests, continuous evaluation.
9.Separate preparation of test pieces, tests, continuous evaluation.
10.Tests, continuous evaluation.
11.Evaluation of measured data, interpretation and discussion of results.
12.Processing of seminar work results, consultations, conclusions.
13.Consultations, conclusions. Completing of the seminar work.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The students will improve their knowledge and skills connected with problems of their bachelor´s dissertation.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Povinná literatura bude určena vedoucím bakalářské práce. 0.

Recommended reading

KOLLER, Aleš: Structure and Properties of Ceramics. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1994. ISBN 9780444987198. (EN)
VALENTA Ladislav: Keramická příručka. Praha: Silikátový svaz, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86821-46-7. (CS)
HEWLWTT, Peter C.: Lea´s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete. Oxford: Elsevier Ltd., 2010. ISBN 978-0-7506-6256-7. (EN)
NEVILLE, Adam M.: Properties of Concrete. London: Pearson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-273-75580-7. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch M , 3. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch M , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.The operation conditions in the Institute laboratories, operation of equipment.
2.Work safety in laboratories of the Institute.
3.Methods of experimental work, timetable.
4.Methods of processing information from special literature.
5.Securing raw materials, raw material treatment, test preparation.
6.Preparation of test specimens, test procedures, evaluation of results.
7.Independent preparation of test specimens, tests, continuous evaluation.
8.Independent preparation of test specimens, tests, continuous evaluation.
9.Independent preparation of test specimens, tests, continuous evaluation.
10.Tests, continuous assessment.
11.Evaluation of obtained data, interpretation and discussion of results.
12.Processing the results of the seminar work, consultations, conclusions.
13.Consultations, conclusions. Completion of the seminar work.