Course detail

Bachelor Project 1

FSI-ZB1Acad. year: 2026/2027

The course prepares students for professional and scientific work under the supervision of their advisor, leading to the development and successful defence of the bachelor’s thesis. Attention is given to the formal requirements for bachelor’s theses, the search for relevant scientific sources, their critical analysis, the identification of knowledge gaps in the field, and the subsequent definition of the thesis objectives, product requirements, creation of conceptual variants, and the formulation of research questions, hypotheses, and an appropriate experimental methodology. Emphasis is then placed on developing the thesis concept, which presents the main ideas of the work and helps the student fully understand the chosen methodological approach as well as the timeline required to successfully achieve the defined objectives.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge acquired during the bachelor’s studies that is relevant to the selected topic of the bachelor's thesis.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Conditions for obtaining the graded credit:

  • active participation in seminars (min. 15 out of 30 points),
  • preparation of the bachelor’s thesis concept (min. 20 out of 40 points),
  • project presentation and discussion (min. 15 out of 30 points),
  • a total of up to 100 points can be earned; the final grade is determined according to the ECTS scale.

Lectures: attendance is recommended.

Seminars: attendance is mandatory and monitored by the instructor; a maximum of two absences is permitted. In the case of long-term absence, compensation for missed classes is at the discretion of the course coordinator.

Aims

Graduates will be able to identify the problem addressed in their bachelor’s thesis, search for relevant literature, critically evaluate it, define the thesis objectives, product requirements/scientific question, formulate a hypothesis, and propose an appropriate methodology.

  • Ability to define the theoretical framework of the bachelor’s thesis problem.
  • Ability to search for relevant literature in selected databases.
  • Ability to critically analyse information.
  • Ability to define the objective of the bachelor’s thesis, product requirements, and to formulate a scientific question and hypothesis.
  • Presentation skills.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČSN ISO 690 (01 0197) Dokumentace - Bibliografické citace - Obsah, forma a struktura. Druhé vydání. Praha: Český normalizační institut, 1996, 31 stran. (CS)
EGER, Ludvík a Dana EGEROVÁ. Základy metodologie výzkumu. 2. přepracované a rozšířené vydání. V Plzni: Západočeská univerzita, 2017, iv, 184 stran : ilustrace. ISBN 978-80-261-0735-4. (CS)
FRANCÍREK, František. Bakalářská práce: bakalářská práce. Co, jak a proč připravit, zpracovat, napsat a zhodnotit (obhájit). Praha: Ingenio et Arti, 2012, 61, 51 s. : il. ISBN 978-8-09052-871-0. (CS)

Recommended reading

BIERNÁTOVÁ, Olga a SKŮPA, Jan. Bibliografické odkazy a citace dokumentů : dle ČSN ISO 690 (01 0197) [online]. V Brně : Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2011. 27 s. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-KSI-P Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Selection of the bachelor’s thesis topic.
  • Formal requirements for the bachelor’s thesis and presentation skills.
  • Literature review – search tools and databases.
  • Problem definition.
  • Thesis objectives and the role of the supervisor.
  • Engineering method: product requirements and conceptual variants (development-oriented projects).
  • Scientific method: formulation of research questions, hypotheses, and experimental methodology (research-oriented projects).
  • Methodology of science.
  • Literature citations.

Laboratory exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Selection of the topic and identification of the bachelor’s thesis problem.
  • State of the art – literature review.
  • Analysis of the current state of knowledge.
  • Problem definition – defining the problem situation.
  • Primary and secondary objectives of the bachelor’s thesis.
  • Product requirements and conceptual variants (development-oriented projects).
  • Formulation of research questions, hypotheses, and experimental methodology (research-oriented projects).
  • Timeline planning.
  • Preparation of the bachelor’s thesis concept.

Supervision of Bachelor’s thesis

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • The areas of study are individual and determined by the bachelor’s thesis supervisor.
  • Regular consultations between the supervisor and the student focus on analysing the current state of knowledge, defining the thesis objective, specifying product requirements/formulating research questions and hypotheses, and proposing the methodology for the project.