Course detail

Czech Culture, Language and Industry

FSI-GCKAcad. year: 2022/2023

The seminar is intended to introduce foreign students to the environment of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering as a part of the Brno University of Technology, to the town of Brno and to the cultural envirnment of the Czech Republic.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D., FEng.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The seminar enables the students to become aware of the Czech society and its culture. Great emphasis is placed also on introduction of the Czech engineering companies through excursions.

Prerequisites

Communication skills corresponding to the language level A2 and basic knowledge of technical terminology.

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. According to the possibility of teaching can be organized lectures for students by practitioners and excursions related to the course content.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit is awarded on the basis of attendance in seminars and term project evaluation.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the seminar is to deepen the students´ language skills and intercultural knowledge necessary for specialized communication with application of relevant word stock and intercultural competences.

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

Seminars are compulsory, attendance is monitored. Absence can be compensated on agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Harna, J.; Fišer, R.: Dějiny českých zemí, 1995, ISBN - 80 - 7168 - 285 - 3
Svobodová, J. a kol.: Brno časem a prostorem, ISBN 978-80-85763-44-7
Tučka, J.: Brno Historické zajimavosti města, ISBN 978-80-85763-43-0
Tučka, O. a kol.: Brno – město uprostřed Evropy, ISBN 80-85763-26-5

Recommended reading

Historie České republiky [online], dostupné z: http://cr.ic.cz/
WWW stránky města Brna [online], dostupné z: http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=de
WWW stránky Turistického informačního centra města Brna [online], dostupné z: http://www.ticbrno.cz/index.php

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2V-P Master's

    branch M-VSY , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme LLE Lifelong learning

    branch CZV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Blecha, Ph.D., FEng.

Syllabus

1. Introduction of the FME and BUT
2. Brief overview of the history of the Czech Republic
3. Brief overview of the history of Brno and introduction of its industry
4. A tour of the town of Brno and its historical monuments
5. A visit to the Brno City Museum
6. A visit to the Moravian Museum
7. A visit to the Technical Museum in Brno
8. A visit to the Moravian Karst
9. A visit to an industrial company I
10. A visit to an industrial company II
11. A visit to an industrial company III
12. A visit to an industrial company IV
13. Semestral work handover and award of credits