Course detail

Semester Project

FSI-XSZAcad. year: 2009/2010

The course is intended to prepare students for Gradual Project and Diploma Project/Thesis. It is focused especially on the literature study, business processes study and analysis, and methodological training.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Alois Fiala, CSc.

Department

Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics (ÚVSSR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course familiarises students with the methodology necessary for Project Management. They will be trained to elaborate the Project Charter, Logical Framework, and Gantt Chart. At the end, students should know how to use technical literature, how to co-operate with people employed at a workplace, independently analyze and solve practical problems, and define outputs.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the course is conditional on the following:
1. Ability to apply the knowledge acquired in course of the previous study.
2. Skills relating to retrieving information and data processing.
3. Communication skills necessary for establishing contacts with industrial companies.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students must pass at least three consultations with the leader of their semester projects, search and study appropriate technical literature, actively co-operate with the selected workplace in an industrial company, and elaborate a written report regarding the problem solving. The grade reflects the quality of achieved results, procedure selections, and students’ active work.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to prepare students for working out of their diploma theses, and for their individual work in practice. Therefore, the course includes consultations with the specialists at the faculty, as well as in industrial companies. The students work out their written reports under the professional guidance.

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

According to the study programme.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ROSENAU, MILTON, D. Řízení projektů. Praha: Computer Press, 2000, 344 s. ISBN 80-7226-218-1.
NĚMEC, V. Projektový management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2002, 182 s. ISBN 80-247-0392-0.

Recommended reading

NĚMEC, V. Projektový management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2002, 182 s. ISBN 80-247-0392-0.
ROSENAU, MILTON, D. Řízení projektů. Praha: Computer Press, 2000, 344 s. ISBN 80-7226-218-1.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2A-P Master's

    branch M-MŘJ , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch M-MŘJ , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Alois Fiala, CSc.

Syllabus

Project Management - introduction
Project as a change process
Project Charter
Logical Framework methodology
Time analysis and synthesis - Gantt Charts

Three obligatory consultations plus other consultations and visits in industrial companies according to the chosen problem needs and characteristics.