Course detail

Diploma Project (M-MTS)

FSI-HD5Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course is intended to improve students individual creative work, analytical thinking and rating skills, with exploitation of computer aid. It also aims to develop their skills in planning, organization and control, selection of variants, correct decision-making and processing of technical-economic or organizational backgrounds and information. Part of the course is a team work in a computer lab.
Project specifications from industrial companies are prefererred, as well those from apllied research.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

13

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jan Zouhar, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Entry knowledge

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.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Classification is performed by course-unit credit, which confirms that the student has fulfilled all requirements for its awarding.
Participation in the courses is obligatory and can be specified by the supervisor of the diploma thesis.
Attendance at seminars can be substituted by the agreement with the teacher by consultations on the solved topic at a professional workplace outside the faculty, or by visiting technical library.

Aims

Improvement of student competencies and knowledge of work with different sources of information, exploiting computer aid. Training in planning, organization and control, selection of variants, correct decision-making and user processing of technical-economic or organizational backgrounds and information. Use of analytical and rating methods of problem solving, which are proposed for a new system or process with the target characteristics. Application of acquired knowledge and abilities in practice. A technical report is elaborated under professional guidance of the tutor and leader of the diploma thesis. The introductory, alternatively partial problems, which will be dealt with in detail in the diploma thesis, can be solved within this report. The report is professionally reviewed by a designated reviewer and must be defended by the student before the study group. Individual elaboration of the technical-economic or organizational final project report publication, which meets the requirements and principles for technical documentation.
Improvement of individual creative work, analytical opinion and rating abilities of the student, everything with computer aid. Ability of planning, organization and control, selection of variants, correct decision-making and processing of technical-economical or organizational backgrounds and information. Team work in a computer lab.

Study aids

https://ust.fme.vutbr.cz/obrabeni/?page=pokyny

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN ISO 5966 - Formální úprava vědeckých a technických zpráv. Český normalizační institut, Praha, 1995. 32 s. MDT 06.055.
ČSN ISO 690. Bibliografické citace. Obsah, forma a struktura. Český normalizační institut, 1996.
ČSN ISO 7144 - Formální úprava disertací a podobných dokumentů. Český normalizační institut, Praha, 1996. 21 s. ICS 01.140.20.
KOCMAN, K., NĚMEČEK, P. a kol. Aktuální příručka pro technický úsek. Verlag Dashöfer, Praha, 1998.
Patrick De Vos: Obrábění kovů. Teorie v praxi. Lund - Fagersta, SECO TOOLS AB 2014, 172 s. (CS)
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)
Dušan Katuščák: Jak psát závěrečné a kvalifikační práce. Enigma. 2022. s. 162. ISBN 978-80-89132-70-6. EAN 9788089132706 (CS)
KOCMAN, K., NĚMEČEK, P. a kol. Aktuální příručka pro technický úsek. Verlag Dashöfer, Praha, 1998. 1262s. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-STG-P Master's

    specialization MTS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

156 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Zouhar, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Improvement of competences and knowledge of students in work with different sources information, with exploitation of computer aid. Training of ability of planning, organization and control, selection of variants, correct decision-making and user processing of technical-economical or organizational backgrounds and information. Use of analytical and rating methods of solving of the problem, which are going to the proposal of a new system or process with the target characteristics. Implementation of acquired knowledge and abilities in the real background of technical input. Technical report is performed under professional guidance of the tutor and leader of diploma work. The introductory, alternatively partial problems, which will be finished at the diploma work, can be solved at the frame of this report. The report is professionally reviewed by designated reviewer and must be defended by the student ahead of study group.
Individual performing of technical-economical or organizational final project in given issue, which meets the requirements and principles for technical documentation.