Course detail

Bachelor Project 2

FSI-ZB2Acad. year: 2026/2027

The course guides students toward completing their bachelor’s thesis, writing the textual part, preparing all required formal outputs, and ultimately defending the results successfully. Emphasis is placed on the implementation phase of the thesis, the critical evaluation of results, and the assessment of the quality of proposed concepts (depending on the nature of the work), together with a critical discussion in the context of the current state of the art. Attention is also given to preparation for the final state examination, including its structure, the quality of presenting achieved results, and the ability to argue and defend the chosen methodology or conceptual designs.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

17

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 work on the bachelor’s project as confirmed by the thesis supervisor,
  • presentation of the achieved bachelor’s thesis results and discussion of the topic (min. 50 out of 100 points),
  • submission of the complete written part of the bachelor’s thesis and all required outputs in accordance with faculty requirements,
  • 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 critically assess the proposed solution to the bachelor’s thesis problem, evaluate and discuss the obtained results or proposed concepts, and present and defend their outcomes.

  • Ability to assess the suitability of the proposed solution and, where appropriate, propose alternative approaches.
  • Ability to critically evaluate the achieved results.
  • Ability to formulate conclusions to the addressed problem.
  • Ability to discuss and defend the achieved results and outputs.
  • Presentation skills.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

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)

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, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Critical evaluation of the final proposed concept/obtained data.
  • Principles for writing the discussion and conclusion of the final thesis.
  • Course of the final state examination, structure and principles of the presentation for the bachelor’s thesis defence.

Laboratory exercise

65 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Martin Vrbka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Depending on the bachelor’s thesis topic, the student performs activities aimed at achieving the defined objectives either in the computer laboratory or at the relevant specialised workplace under the supervision of the thesis advisor.
  • Preparation of the written part of the bachelor’s thesis and the required outputs – processing of results and their critical discussion.

Supervision of Bachelor’s thesis

104 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 ensure progress toward achieving the defined thesis objective.
  • Monitoring of the quality of the bachelor’s thesis outputs, including the accompanying report and all specific deliverables (depending on the nature of the work: technical drawings, digital models, laboratory protocols, processing of experimental data).