Course detail

Diploma Seminar (M)

FAST-CJ008Acad. year: 2017/2018

The diploma seminar provides students with methodological and professional preparation to be able to tackle their diploma theses on a complex level. Processing information from professional literature. Completion and evaluation of obtained data, methodology of executing the theoretical and experimental part of the diploma thesis, interpretation and discussion of results, validation.
In further course of time results are individually evaluated using published finding of the department, domestic and foreign sources, as well as their processing in accordance with the diploma supervisors‘ recommendations. In order to satisfy the demands of the Institute for contentual and formal unification of theses, consultations are organized.The issues of technical backing of possible resits and unexpected situations in the finishing stages of diploma theses are addressed including extra consultations both internal and especially external. Questions of organisation are discussed, especially the excursions of students outside the Faculty to manufacturing and other organizations. External consultants and second readers are secured.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Technology of Building Materials and Components (THD)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student would manage the goal of the subject by acquiring knowledge and skills related to the problems of a given diploma thesis, get acquainted with technical parameters of laboratory equipment and special equipment. Further then will acquire also skills to independently prepare experimental works and evaluate achieved results and propose further work procedures.

Prerequisites

Methodological techniques of data processing, interpretation of results, application SW, products for graphical operations.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The students will improve their knowledge and skills connected with problems of assigned dissertation. They are acquiring information of professional literature, studying domestic and foreign publications. They get acquainted with technical parameters of laboratory equipment and learn to work with special apparatuses. They will learn to perform independently experimental works (design and make test pieces, realize a complex of tests to determine physico-mechanical and physico-chemical properties), evaluate the obtained results and propose the further progress of works.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch M , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

    branch M , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

    branch M , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer