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Diploma seminar I - course description

General information
Course name Diploma seminar I
Course ID 06.2-WE-ELEKTP-DipSem01-Er
Faculty Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics
Field of study Electrical Engineering
Education profile academic
Level of studies First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester winter term 2021/2022
Course information
Semester 6
ECTS credits to win 2
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr hab. inż. Paweł Szcześniak, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Project 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

To acquaint the student with the requirements in force for the implementation of research work and writing the thesis as well as methodical and substantive assistance in the implementation of the thesis.

Exercise the ability to present and discuss the results of a thesis.

Prerequisites

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Scope

1. Discussion of the principles of writing and formatting a thesis: text layout and formatting; spelling of foreign names and abbreviations; syntax and spelling; quoting and numbering drawings, tables, formulas and sources; preparing tables of contents, drawings and tables. Requirements for the preparation of drawings, diagrams, tables, charts, photographs.
2. Discussion of the most-used text editors to write longer works: OpenOffice, MS Word, LATEX.
3. Discussion of the principles of citing bibliographic sources used in the thesis (journal articles, books, websites, technical standards, etc.).
4. Discussion of the principles of ethical use of materials: the principles of copying and citing previously published materials, infringement of copyright, discussion of anti-plagiarism control principles.
5. Discussion of the principles of presentation of the concept of work, scientific methods and the choice of methods for collecting and analyzing data as well as the presentation and description of the results obtained.
6. Presentation by students on the forum of the seminar group, partial effects of the thesis and the discussion on the presentation in which the seminar group actively participates.

Teaching methods

Project: working with source document, discussion, consultation.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

Project: a condition of pass is to obtain a positive assessment of the completed part of the diploma thesis.
Components of the final evaluation: project: 100%

Recommended reading

Literature of the subject is the subject of the thesis.

Further reading

1. Parija, S.C., Kate, Vikram, Thesis Writing for Master's and Ph.D. Program, Springer, 2018.

2. P. Paul Heppner, Mary J. Heppner, Writing and Publishing Your Thesis, Dissertation, and Research: A Guide for Students in the Helping Professions (Research, Statistics, & Program Evaluation), Thomson/Brooks/Cole, 2004.

Notes


Modified by dr hab. inż. Paweł Szcześniak, prof. UZ (last modification: 08-07-2021 21:49)