Course detail

Fundamentals of Scientific and Professional Work

FSI-ZSEAcad. year: 2015/2016

Course content combines the basic steps that are needed to complete the preparation of the thesis. The course is intended as a support for working out a diploma thesis. It serves the students to concretize the topics of their diploma theses and elaborate background research for their diploma projects. They will have an overview of available data sources.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Martin Hartl, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Acquiring of principles of the structure of technical texts and methods of the independent and creative elaboration of the thesis. At the end of the course the students should be able to: plan and elaborate a scientific text according to the rules guiding the structure, language and construction of such texts; define the forms of scientific and expert papers (citing, bibliography, style, form, references etc); and apply these requirements in the technical text. Furthermore, master the utilization of citation and full-text databases.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of research methodology and scientific work acquired during bachelor studies.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through exercises, which are focused on practical acquisition of subject matter.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit requirements: active participation in lectures, submission of diploma project in defined range and with defined structure containing clearly stated goals of the project, research part according to individual assignment and analysis of the researched problem. Presentation of the diploma project.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The overall aim of this course is to provide students with a systematic introduction to the problems of preparing their own scientific and technical work.

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

Attendance at seminars is required. Absence lessons may be compensated by an appropriate form in agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DAY, Robert A. a Barbara GASTEL. How to write and publish a scientific paper. 7th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, 300 s. ISBN 978-1-107-67074-7. (EN)
SVOZILOVÁ, Alena. Projektový management: systémový přístup k řízení projektů. 3. aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2016, 421 s. ISBN 978-80-271-0075-0. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2A-P Master's

    branch M-PDS , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme M2I-P Master's

    branch M-KSI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jakub Roupec, Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. The nature of science and the scientific method.
2. Purpose of the thesis.
3. Choosing and defining research topics.
4. Information sources and work with literature.
5. Work plan.
6. Scientific text structuring and its writing.
7. Professional style.
8. Citations and scientific ethics.
9. Formal editing.
10.-13. Individual presentation of results by students, discussion.