Course detail

Diploma Seminar (M-STM)

FSI-HD8Acad. year: 2011/2012

The course is intended as a support of elaborating of the diploma thesis. Students are methodically guided in their preparation for successful defence of their diploma theses. They are made familiar with the problems related to writing scientific publications including respective formal aspects. Also discussed are more general problems related to concrete solutions of individual diploma theses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miroslav Píška, CSc.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will develop their planning, organizational and management skills, competences in proper selection, decision-making and pragmatic elaboration of technical-economic materials and information. They will be provided with the principles of working out the diploma thesis, work with technical literature, references, citations, text editing, preparing of presentation, and the presentation as such.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have the knowledge acquired in the course of previous study, namely in fields of theory and technology of machining, material science, metrology, mathematics, physics. English language is also required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars and worked out the diploma thesis, including its presentation.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to writing of diploma works.
2. Work with literature.
3. Bibliography, references.
4. Charts, styling.
5. Equations, formatting.
6. Diagrams.
7. Technological routines.
8. Plan of experiments.
9. Data assessment.
10. Economical evaluation.
11. Discussion of results, resume with references.
12. Written presentation.
13. Oral presentation, fundamentals of rhetoric.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of the course is to provide students with skills necessary for scientific work in the branch, and with the methodology of working out individual parts of a diploma thesis. It will familiarise them with the aspects of final formulation, editing and the layout of the diploma thesis. In the seminars, students will practice particular procedures applied when working out the diploma thesis, and will learn about the requirements for and the process of the final defence of their diploma theses.

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

Attendance at seminars can be substituted by the agreement with the teacher by consultations on solved topics at a professional workplace outside the faculty, or by visiting a technical library.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BOLDIŠ, Petr. Bibliografické citace dokumentu podle ČSN ISO 690 a ČSN ISO 690-2: Část 1 – Citace: metodika a obecná pravidla. Verze 3.3. (CS)
Internet http://knihovna.fme.vutbr.cz/?iddm=640
Odborné a vědecké časopisy (CIRP, ASME) (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

    branch M-STM , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Slaný, Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Miroslav Píška, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Opening discussion: conception of the diploma thesis, concretization of the topics.
2. Analysis of the diploma work in process.
3. Fundamental principles of working out the diploma thesis.
4. Fundamental principles of working out the diploma thesis.
5. Work with the technical bibliography, references, citations, Internet sources.
6. Work with the technical bibliography, references, citations, Internet sources.
7. Text editing and layout of the diploma thesis.
8. Text editing and layout of the diploma thesis.
9. Preparing of presentations.
10. Preparing of presentations.
11. Project presentations.
12. Project presentations.
13. Course-unit credits.


13. Course-unit credits.