Course Details

Doctoral Seminar 6 (KDS)

Academic Year 2023/24

DOA043 course is part of 4 study plans

DPC-K Winter Semester 4th year

DPA-K Winter Semester 4th year

DKC-K Winter Semester 4th year

DKA-K Winter Semester 4th year

Obtaining, studying and elaborating the current knowledge of the problematics of selected theme of the specialization of study programme Structural and Transport Engineering, supported by the supervisor and supervisors - specialists from other professional and scientific workplaces of the faculty (e.g. faculty research centre AdMaS), university, and extracurricular scientific and research workplaces. Defining simulation or experimental parts in the field of the theme of dissertation thesis. Publication and presentation of the outputs of the scientific, research and development activities - elaboration of the papers in conference proceedings and professional and scientific journals. Preparation of the semester plan of the participation in professional events (seminars, conferences, congresses) and study or professional stays at forign scientific and academic workplaces. Co-operation with the practice directly within the frame of the projects solution.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

During the doctoral seminar, doctoral candidate acquires further theoretical and professional knowledge under supervision based on selected areas of Constructions and Traffic Structures especially Z1: Mechanics of load bearing structures, Z2: Concrete and masonry structures, Z3: Steel, timber and composite structures, Z4: Geotechnics, Z5: Experimental engineering and building testing, Z6: Road structures, Z7: Railway structures and constructions, related to his/her dissertation. Thereby, the prerequisites for his/her independent theoretical and creative scientific training are formed, which serves as a base for his/her dissertation thesis processing.

Prerequisites

Knowledge at the level of a graduate student of the study programme Structural and Transport Engineering. Practice is an advantage.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

14 credits

Semester

winter

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

Syllabus

1. - 13. Elaboration of the theoretical and practical parts of the dissertation thesis and data sets from experiments and/or simulations. The practical support of the project of the doctoral student in the 2-nd study year solving the near or related topic of the dissertation. Realization of the experiments and/or simulations. Publication activities - elaboration of the professional/scientific conference paper, article in the professional/scientific/impact journal. Participation in professional events. Defense of the own project.