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Lecturer(s)
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Vajnar Vladimír, Ing.
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Vostracký Zdeněk, Prof. Ing. DrSc., dr. h. c.
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Mužík Václav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Vajnar Vladimír, Ing.
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Course content
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1.General view on the study of high school, magister and bachelor programs, history of university, organization structure: university, departments, functioning, senate. 2.Structure and grades of study, credit system, flexibility. University educational system in Czech Republic , Europe and World, history, grading. 3.Structure of works: semester, bachelor, diploma, doctoral study program. Project workflow ? problem, recherché, aims and the methods of the work. 4.R&D structure and meaning, finances, university versus companies, relations. 5.Product development curves, project management, risk management. 6.Methods and sources for innovations(material, energy, information). 7.Psylogical aspects of a study, rational-emotive, personal project specification. 8.Importance of the communication and cooperation, presentence as a precondition of the success. 9.Inovation, kinds, sources, realization criteria, examples. 10.Engineering in Czech Republic and its influence over the society ? science, art, economy, politic. 11.Energetic systems (generation, transmition, distribution, consumption) 12.Trafic systems (road, rail-road, public) 13. Engineers trivium ? news ? superb discoveries, inventions and well known persons of the engineering.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Seminar classes, Lecture
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 6 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 15 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| No particular prerequisites specified. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Students are to gather experiences on the field of electrical engineering which will be benefit for the understanding of electrotechnics branch. Students are to inform about history, sense of engineering and the basics of personal and professional development. There is also the part focusing on intellectual property, creativity, real projects and applications. Another part of the subject deals with history of major companies (e.g. Škoda Pilsen) and its transformation process. |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar classes |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Skalický, Jiří; Vostracký, Zdeněk. Projektový management. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2003. ISBN 80-7043-237-3.
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Vacek, J., Vostracký, Z., Skalický, J. Integrovaný management inovací. Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, Plzeň, 1999.
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Vacek, Jiří; Potměšil, Jaroslav; Skalický, Jiří; Vostracký, Zdeněk. Společnost, věda a technologie. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 1998. ISBN 80-7082-463-8.
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