Description:

Types of thesis (review, applied research, basic research, thesis dealing with design proposals). Working with citation sources (citation sources, citation databases, citation styles, how to cite). Analyzing the state of the art (standards of research writing). Defining the limitations of the state of the art. Introduction to the thesis methodology.

Recommended literature:

KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a Pavel KAPOUN. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8.
HERING, Heike. How to write technical reports. 2. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2018. ISBN 978-3-662- 58105-6.

Keywords:

scientific work, references, state-of-the-art, limitations, theses methodology

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