| Course Unit Code | 548-0149/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 15 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KAC072 | doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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Goal of Master thesis seminar is to help students finish their master thesis and prepare them for a succesful defence of their thesis. By processing and delivering a master thesis the student proves that he/she acquired all skills, knowledge and experience gained during his studies and he/she is able to apply them during a stand-alone work on tasks given in the master thesis.
Requirements for a succesful course passing: a) successful passing of two presentations where student presents in front of a board composed from academical staff of the Department of geoinformatics his/her advance on the Master thesis work, b) prepared, before the deadline submitted (see a schedule of the academic year) master thesis approved by its supervisor. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Abilities demonstrated after the end of the course: ability to orientate in the assigned topic; ability to independently design solutions and solve problems in a given topic; ability to write a professional text and work with literature independently; ability to present and defend the results of own work before an expert committee.
Skills demonstrated after the completion of the course: the student manages professional communication and presentation of the results of his work, is able of independent search for professional texts, can apply all his skills, knowledge and experience gained during the study. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Diploma thesis assignment.
2. Principles of diploma thesis preparation
3. Introduction and explanation of the essence of the faculty directive for the preparation of the diploma thesis.
4. Principles of citations and work with literature.
5. Content processing of the theoretical part of the work, structure of the work.
6. Research of the current status of the assigned topics.
7. Solution of the practical part of the work - design of the solution.
8. Solution of the practical part of the work - implementation of the solution.
9. Compilation of the syllabus of the diploma thesis text.
10. Elaboration of a working version of the diploma thesis.
11. Review of the working version of the diploma thesis.
12. Preparation of the final version of the diploma thesis.
13. Presentation of the diploma thesis and its defense before an internal committee. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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Individual study of professional and scientific publications recommended by the thesis supervisor and separately found by the student.
Instructions for the final thesis elaboration. VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology. 2017.
ISO 690:2010(en) Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources. 2010 ISO.
LIPSON, Charles. Cite right: a quick guide to citation styles - MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more. 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c2011. Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. ISBN 978-0-226-48464-8. |
Individuální studium publikací doporučených vedoucím diplomové práce.
Směrnice děkana HGF č. 2/2008. VŠB-Technická univerzita Ostrava, Hornicko-geologická fakulta. 27 s. č.
dokumentu HGF_SME_08_00.
ČSN ISO 690: 2011. Informace a dokumentace – Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů.
3. vyd. Praha: Český normalizační institut, 2011.
KAPOUNOVÁ, Jana a Pavel KAPOUN. Bakalářská a diplomová práce: od zadání po obhajobu. Praha: Grada,
2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0079-8. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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MACGILCHRIST, Felicitas. Academic writing. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 2014. ISBN 978-3-8252-4087-5.
EBEL, Hans F., Claus BLIEFERT a William E. RUSSEY. The art of scientific writing: from student reports to professional publications in chemistry and related fields. 2nd, completely rev. ed. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2004. ISBN 3-527-29829-0. |
SYNEK, Miroslav, Helena, SEDLÁČKOVÁ a Hana VÁVROVÁ. Jak psát bakalářské, diplomové, doktorské a jiné
písemné práce. 2. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2007. 57 s. ISBN 978-80-245-1212-9.
POKORNÝ, Jiří. Předdiplomní seminář: jak efektivně zpracovat a obhájit diplomovou práci: studijní text pro
kombinovanou formu studia. 1. vyd. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2006. 58 s. ISBN 80-214-3254-3.
LIŠKA, Václav: Diplomová (seminární, bakalářská, absolventská) práce. Praha : Ivo Ulrych-Růžičkův statek,
2003.
ČSN ISO 690-2(01 0197) Informace a dokumentace - Bibliografické citace. Praha: Český normalizační institut,
2000. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work, Practical training, Experimental work in a company, Field data collection |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit | Credit | 100 | 51 |