Course detail

Doctoral seminar 4 (PST)

FAST-DHA073Acad. year: 2025/2026

Study, and the acquisition and processing of current knowledge connected with the issues of the chosen topic from the field of specialization of programme Building Constructions with support from a supervisor, possibly with the aid of a supervisor who is a specialist in his or her field, or with the support of experts from the following institutions:
- the Faculty (for instance, from the AdMaS research centre operated by the Faculty),
- BUT,
- or external research and development institutions.
The performance of simulations or experiments related to the topic area of the doctoral thesis. Publication and presentation of the outputs of creative activities.
The formulation of a semester plan of visits to professional and scientific events (seminars, workshops, conferences, congresses) and potentially study or professional stays at foreign scientific and academic institutions.
Work on publishable outputs (contributions to proceedings, articles for professional or scientific journals).
Regarding creative activities, it is advantageous to cooperate with industry or scientific institutions directly while working on projects.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Miloslav Novotný, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge at the level of a graduate student of building construction study programme, knowledge of grounding of the methodology of the scientific work. Previous participation on foreign traineeship is an advantage.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

In these doctoral seminars, guided by a supervisor, students gain more needed knowledge of the theory and technical information from the selected areas of the subject field of building construction connected with a topic of the future dissertation thesis. By means of this the conditions are set for students to let them acquire the theory on their own and gradually make preconditions for their individual creative and scientific works. Obtained knowledge will be a student’s initial materials for working up an essay as a part of his doctoral thesis and it is also a part of the doctoral exam.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Databáze Scopus - https://www.scopus.com/search/form.uri?display=basic#basic - články s řešenou problematikou.
Databáze WOS - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/basic-search - články s řešenou tématikou.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DPC-S Doctoral 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme DPA-S Doctoral 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme DPC-S Doctoral 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme DKA-S Doctoral 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

78 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Miloslav Novotný, CSc.

Syllabus

  • 1.–13. The student works on the practical part of their doctoral thesis for the State Doctoral Examination while working on his/her first project (in cooperation with a doctoral student from the 3rd year of the DSP with a related doctoral thesis topic). Provision of support to a doctoral student from the 1st year of the DSP with a related doctoral thesis topic in connection with the submission of his/her second project proposal. Preparation of a presentation of results the student has achieved in the research area of his/her doctoral thesis. The student develops a conception of the outputs of his/her project and the contribution of those outputs to industry and areas of science. Publishing activities (e.g. work on a contribution to a professional/scientific conference, or work on an article for a specialised/peer-reviewed journal). Participation in professional or scientific events.