Course detail

Diploma Seminar (M-KSB)

FSI-XD8-KAcad. year: 2015/2016

The purpose of the course is for students to getmethodology for research and development work and to acquire the ability to present, in written and orally, the results obtained in the course of working out the diploma project. The results are analysed and evaluated in order to reach more complex results.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Luboš Kotek, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general principles of working out a project. They will be able to elaborate documentation for the solved problem, and to present orally the results obtained in the course of working out the project.

Prerequisites

Students must have prepared the outcomes obtained when working out their diploma theses.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through exercises which are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for credits: Present results in written form – cca 20 pages.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to teach students how to present the outcomes of their own work and to prepare themselves for the final defence.

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

1. Attendance at laboratory seminars is required in 100 % 2. Properly elaborated and approved reports of the laboratory tutorials.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN ISO 5966:1995. Formální úprava vědeckých zpráv. Praha: ČSNI, 1995. 32 s. MDT 06.055.
ČSN ISO 690-1: 1996. Bibliografické citace. Obsah, forma a struktura. Praha: ČSNI, 1996. 32 s.
ČSN ISO 7144: 1996. Formální úprava disertací a podobných dokumentů. Praha: ČSNI, 1996. 21 s.
HIERHOLD, E. Rétorika a prezentace. 1 vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2005. 392 s. ISBN 80-214-0802-2.

Recommended reading

POKORNÝ, J. Myslet kreativně, 1. vyd. Brno: CERM, 2004. 124 s. ISBN 80-7204-324-2.
POKORNÝ, J. Paměť, učení, tvořivost. 1. vyd. Brno: VUT v Brně, 1996. 78 s. ISBN 80-214-0802-2.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N2301-2 Master's

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

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation

9 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Miloš Hammer, CSc.
Ing. Luboš Kotek, Ph.D.
Ing. Ivana Hromková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Formal requirements
3. Literature searches
4. Preparation and professional text processing (MS Word)
5. Presentation of theme
6. Plagiarism, checking of work originality
7. Citation, bibliography
8. Preparation of presentation (MS Powerpoint)
9. Basics of rhetoric
10. Diploma project
11. - 12. Written and oral presentation.
13. Credit