Course Details

Doctoral seminar III (PST)

Academic Year 2023/24

DH03 course is part of 3 study plans

D-P-C-SI (N) / PST Summer Semester 2nd year

D-K-C-SI (N) / PST Summer Semester 2nd year

D-K-E-SI (N) / PST Summer Semester 2nd year

Systematic study of the newest scientific knowledge, analysis of specifically aimed issues and deepening of theoretical knowledge with support and supervision of a supervisor or even external supervisors from the other research workplaces of the faculty, university or external research teams. Defining of simulation or experimental parts of a concrete technical focus of the thesis topic. Gradually increasing publication activity and presentation of students’ creative works. Drawing up a student semestral plan comprising his attendance at home or foreign conferences, congresses, conventions etc. in order to obtain the newest information and new contacts. Systematic development of their own customs and acquirement of the research methodology. In the framework of the doctoral seminar students can use knowledge and experience gained during a long term stay in foreign universities or research workplaces. Students will be supervised to collaborate with the building practise and research institutions and will participate in solving partial issues of research-development projects.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

In these doctoral seminars, guided by a supervisor, students gain more needed knowledge of the theory and technical information from the selected areas of the subject field of building construction connected with a topic of the future dissertation thesis. By means of this the conditions are set for students to let them acquire the theory on their own and gradually make preconditions for their individual creative and scientific works. Obtained knowledge will be a student’s initial materials for working up an essay as a part of his doctoral thesis and it is also a part of the doctoral exam.

Syllabus

1. – 13. Week: Drawing up the theoretical part of the thesis. Preparation of the first project (in cooperation with another third year PhD student of similar research background), project submission support of a first year PhD student dealing with similar background. Publications. Attendance at conferences, congresses etc.

Prerequisites

Knowledge at the level of a graduate student of building construction study programme.
Experience is an advantage.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

8 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Seminar

13 weeks, 6 hours/week, compulsory