Course detail

Diploma Project Seminar

FP-PDSAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course focuses especially on the following topics:
Professionalism, scientific methodology and creativity, structure of the diploma thesis and formal requirements for its layout, information resources and literature quotations, mistakes frequently occurring in elaboration of diploma thesis, working hypotheses, problem-solving methods.
According to the above principles to process the theoretical part diploma thesis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Vladimír Smejkal, CSc.

Department

Institute of Finances (ÚF)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Having completed the course, students will be able to define a problem, to find, organize and generalize information, to create working hypothesises, to find and use suitable methods for solution to the given problem, and to compose a defence.

Prerequisites

Knowledge and utilization of basic intellectual operations.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching takes place in the form of individual exercises, where students get acquainted with and practically try out the various methods of creating final theses. It is carried out in the form of consultations with the thesis supervisor. Students do not sign up for any lessons, they only contact the thesis supervisor and agree on the terms of the credit. This is awarded by the thesis supervisor.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The graded course-unit credit is awarded on the following conditions:
Delivery of partial reports, submission and presentation of a study related to the diploma thesis. Final grade reflects timeliness, completeness and the quality of submitted materials.

Course curriculum

Topics of seminars are the following:
- Professionalism in life and work
- Basic intellectual operation
- Methodology of creative work
- Searching and processing information
- Formal aspects of complex written
- Literature quotations
- Model structure of diploma thesis
- Formal requirements on diploma thesis and most frequent errors
- Tactics of defence of own opinions
- Practikal presentation of diploma thesis study

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to make students familiar with intellectual work methodology, ways of retrieving, processing and use of information, as well as with the formal aspects of the diploma thesis. It focuses also on mastering basic skills when preparing for, working out and presenting the diploma thesis.

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

Submitting the requested materials in declared control days.
Absent students have to submit requested materials in an alternative term.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN ISO 690:2011 – Bibliografické citace (CS)
POKORNÝ, J. Úspěšnost zaručena. Jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci. 2004. 207 s. ISBN 80-7204-348-X. (CS)
POKORNÝ,J. Předdiplomní seminář. 2006.58 s. ISBN 80-214-3254-3. (CS)

Type of course unit

Seminar

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Vladimír Smejkal, CSc.

Syllabus

Topics of seminars are the following:
- Professionalism in life and work
- Basic intellectual operations
- Methodology of creative work
- Searching and processing information
- Formal aspects of complex written work
- Literature quotations
- Model structure of diploma thesis
- Formal requirements on diploma thesis and most frequent errors
- Tactics of defence of own opinions
- Practical presentation of diploma thesis study

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Diploma Project Seminar

Type of course unit