Description:

The main idea is to start work on a project which can be improved in time and finish as a Bachelor thesis.

In the course will be discussed topic as basic communication and presentation skills, including teamwork and project management. Creation of presentations and written texts. Typography rules. Types, purpose and requirements of technical presentations and technical texts. Writing a commented bibliographic search.

The student solves topic (project) from the selection of the PROJECTS database - http://projects.fbmi.cvut.cz

During the term, there are dedicated 2 hours every week for work under teacher supervising.

Contents:

Course has no lectures.

Seminar contents:

Syllabus of seminars:
1. Introductory seminar, update of project assignment
2. Revision and updating of project goals, updating of literary research on the issue
3. Student presentations No. 1: Identified goals of the work, proposal of project solution methodology
4. Content of chapters - methods and used material, results. Practical examples of suitable and unsuitable graphs and diagrams.
5. Content of chapters - discussion, conclusion. Practical examples of texts.
6. Student presentation No. 2: Current status of the project solution
7. Content requirements of chapters - abstract, introduction
8. Student presentation No. 3: Final presentation of the Semester Project II

Recommended literature:

[1] ISO 5966 Information and documentation - Guidelines for the presentation of technical reports

[2] ISO 7144 Documentation - Presentation of theses and similar documents

[3] ISO 2384 Documentation - Presentation of translations

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar