Course detail
Diploma Project (M-STM)
FSI-HD7 Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
Improvement of independent creative work, analytical judgement and evaluation skills of the student. Ability to plan, organize and manage, select options, make correct decisions and process technical and economic documents and information. Use of elements of AI especially LLM in the development of thesis – rhythm, benefits of thesis. Teamwork in the computer lab. Independent development of a techno-economic or organisational final project on a given topic, meeting the requirements and principles set for the development of technical documentation. Assignments of project topics from industrial practice and applied research are welcome.
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have the knowledge acquired in the course of previous study, namely in fields of theory and technology of machining, material science, metrology, mathematics, physics. English language is also required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Classification is performed by course-unit credit, which confirms that the student has fulfilled all requirements for its awarding.
Participation in the courses is obligatory and can be specified by the supervisor of the diploma thesis.
Attendance at seminars can be substituted by the agreement with the teacher by consultations on the solved topic at a professional workplace outside the faculty, or by visiting technical library.
Language of instruction
Czech
Aims
Improvement of student competencies and knowledge of work with different sources of information. Training in planning, organization and control, selection of variants, correct decision-making and user processing of technical-economic or organizational backgrounds and information. Use of AI elements – risk, benefits of working with them. Use of analytical and rating methods of problem solving, which are proposed for a new system or process with the target characteristics. Application of acquired knowledge and abilities in practice. A technical report is elaborated under professional guidance of the tutor and leader of the diploma thesis. The introductory, alternatively partial problems, which will be dealt with in detail in the diploma thesis, can be solved within this report. The report is professionally reviewed by a designated reviewer and must be defended by the student before the study group. Individual elaboration of the technical-economic or organizational final project report publication, which meets the requirements and principles for technical documentation.
Improvement of individual creative work, analytical opinion and rating abilities of the student, everything with computer aid. Ability of planning, organization and control, selection of variants, correct decision-making and processing of technical-economical or organizational backgrounds and information. Team work in a computer lab.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-STG-P: Manufacturing Technology, Master's
branch STM: Manufacturing Technology and Management in Industry, 13 credits, compulsory
Type of course unit
Laboratory exercise
52 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
Implementation and evaluation of practical tests in workshops and laboratories of Institute of Manufacturing Technology, or on external sites, in accordance with the specifications of the diploma thesis.
Supervision of Master’s thesis
156 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1.Common principles of working out technical projects and documentations
2.Assignment of projects, issue analysis
3.Planning and outline of technical projects and documentations
4.Handling of professional texts in foreign language, professional translations
5.Methodology of data analysis and acquisition
6.Methodology of data performing
7.Methodology of performing of technical-economical evaluation
8.Evaluation of proposed versions
9.Principles of graphic form of technical reports
10.Consultations on professional problems
11.Individual work on project
12.Individual work on project
13.Course-unit credit