Course detail
Diploma Seminar (M-MTI)
FSI-WD6 Acad. year: 2027/2028 Summer semester
This course should help students to elaborate and to present their diploma projects at a required level. Students are introduced to the content and formal thesis. They are introduced with the ethics of scientific work and the ethics of writing skills. They are also familiar with the way the defense of the thesis. Each student presents the results of their search activities and the content of their own diploma project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
2
Supervisor
Entry knowledge
During the seminar are utilised all knowledges from passed courses.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The credit condition is attendance at lessons and delivering a presentation on the subject specifying by the head of diploma project.
Lessons are obligate, attendance is controled. Nonparticipation will be replaced particulary.
Aims
The aim of the course is to enhance students' ability to work independently in theoretical research and in conducting specific experiments. Furthermore, the course aims to provide students with practical knowledge and skills in solving specific technical problems and presenting their results in the form of scientific publications, with particular emphasis on the preparation of their master's thesis in accordance with the rules and regulations of Brno University of Technology.
Consultation and guidance are provided by the course instructor and the course guarantor.
Study aids
Čmejrková, S., Daneš, F., Světlá, J., Jak napsat odborný text. Leda: Praha 1999, 253 s. (CS)
ČSN ISO 690. Online. 2022. Dostupné z: https://www.citace.com/CSN-ISO-690/vyklad. (CS)
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-MTI-P: Materials Engineering, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
- Characteristics and classification of scientific works
- Characteristics and content of master's theses
- Formal requirements for master's theses
- Language and writing style of master's theses
- Systems approach to the master's thesis project
- Approaches and methods for project implementation
- Use of information resources (BUT, Web of Science, Open Access, AI, etc.)
- Overview of future career opportunities and preparation for professional development
- Master's thesis project defense
- Individual presentations