Course detail

Diploma seminar I (K-ZEL)

FAST-CN52Acad. year: 2013/2014

Preliminary work and completion of diploma thesis. Seminars for topical issues of railway structures and construction technology.
Completion and defense seminar thesis with the same theme as diploma thesis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Railway Structures and Constructions (ZEL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

A student acquires a preliminary thesis on diploma thesis, is introduced in recent technical development of railway constructions and structures.

Prerequisites

Railway structures and constructions, railway stations and junctions, urban railway transport, transportation systems

Co-requisites

Dynamical analysis of rail track constructions, measuring technique and modelling and stability of rail track, legislation in railway transport, components of railway junctions for passenger and goods traffic.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is kept in a form seminars and individual consultations. The students' work is completed by specified individual work, work assigned for individual study with the active participation of students. Excursions to the construction sites or to manufacturers are organized.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The course is completed with a credit, whose acquisition is conditional on attendance on presentations of student projects and a presentation of development of the diploma thesis.

Course curriculum

1.-3. Preliminary work on diploma thesis.
3.-7. Seminars for topical issues of railway structures and construction technology.
8.-10. Completion and defence seminar thesis with the same theme as diploma thesis.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the subject is preliminary work on diploma thesis.

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

A student can attend conferences, workshops or excursions focused on railway structures. The student can also take a part in solving of research and development projects.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Der Eisenbahningenieur. Tezlaff Verlag Hamburg, 2013. (DE)
Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau. Hestra Verlag, 2013. (DE)
Nová železniční technika. KPM Konsult Brno, 2013. (CS)
Railway Track and Structures. 2013. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch K , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Otto Plášek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.-3. Preliminary work on diploma thesis.
3.-8. Seminars for topical issues of railway structures and construction technology.
9.-11. Completion and defence seminar thesis with the same theme as diploma thesis.