Course detail

Diploma seminar (K-PKO)

FAST-NMB012Acad. year: 2025/2026

Seminar is oriented on preparation of diploma work as a feasibility study or roads, streets and motorways design or on solution of a practical problem in road laboratory or pavement diagnostics. Each student independently prepares and presents specific problems following different problems of diploma works that are discussed in seminar. During the seminar the student collects all data and requirements needed for preparation of diploma work.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Hýzl, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Road Structures (PKO)

Entry knowledge

Highway design, route design, road dimensioning and design, road building technologies, road network capacity.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Understanding of necessary data regulations and elaboration of diploma work. Preparation of methodology and time schedule of diploma work.
Students get familiarized with special issues concerning their diploma work. According to the topic of their work they deal with laboratory methods, standard tests, used software, regulations and standards, practical examples.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIK Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jan Kudrna, CSc.
prof. Dr.techn. Ing. Michal Varaus
doc. Ing. Dušan Stehlík, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Radimský, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Smělý, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Ondřej Dašek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Petr Hýzl, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Kosňovský, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Apeltauer, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Všetečka, Ph.D.
Ing. Radka Matuszková

Syllabus

  • 1. Selected issues of highway design.2. Selected issues of road laboratory.
  • 3. Selected issues of traffic engineering.
  • 4. Assignment of seminar work and its goals – individual consultation.
  • 5. Official assignement of diploma work and literature – individual consultation.
  • 6. Data and documents collection for diploma work.
  • 7. Introduction of seminar works, discussion.
  • 8. Introduction of seminar works, discussion.
  • 9. Individual work on diploma work.
  • 10. Up-to-date information on diploma work and public discussion about diploma work and its progression.