Course detail
Diploma Project - Bibliography and Goals
FSI-ZD2 Acad. year: 2022/2023 Summer semester
The second of courses focused on preparation of students for independent professional, scientific or creative activities leading to the successful elaboration and defense of a diploma thesis. Attention is paid mainly to the elaboration of critical overview of the current state of knowledge in the field of the diploma thesis. Emphasis is placed on mastering the methodology of systematic search specified by the research question. The course is followed by Diploma Project – Methods and Results and Diploma Project – Results and Discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
– Ability to specify a research problem, goal and question.
- Ability to search for information and select relevant information sources.
- Knowledge of fundamental principles of scientific (academic) style of writing.
- Ability to think critically.
- Presentation skills.
Prerequisites
– ability to methodologically correctly set up research or development project,
- knowledge acquired during bachelor's and master's studies, which are relevant to the selected topic of the diploma thesis.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, exercises, self-study.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Conditions for granting the credit:
- active participation in exercises (min. 10 out of 20 points),
- elaboration of a literary search (min. 25 out of 50 points),
- search debate and discussion (min. 15 out of 30 points).
Aims
Students will be able to methodologically correctly process systematic scientific search of a research problem, which represents identification, evaluation and synthesis of information about the results achieved in the field.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Lectures: attendance is mandatory and controlled by the teacher.
Exercises: attendance is mandatory and controlled by the teacher.
Maximum of two absences are allowed in total. In case of long-term absence, compensation for missed classes is in the competence of the course guarantor.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-KSI-P: Mechanical Engineering Design, Master's, compulsory
Programme N-PDS-P: Industrial Design, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
4 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
– Literary search and search procedure.
- Specification of the topic, research problem, goals and questions.
- Search for information and selection of relevant information sources.
- Fundamentals of scientific (academic) style of writing.
Exercise
22 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
– Specification of the topic, problem (difficulties and opportunities), goals and questions (what needs to be improved).
- Specification and analysis of search requirements, selection of information source, search strategy and combination of selection terms.
- Bibliography and citation managers.
- Analysis of information sources.
- Concept of literary research.