Legislation
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The Dean's Guidelines 2003
Document is repealed
The Dean´s Guidelines for Implementing Study Programmes and Administrating the Comprehensive Final Examinations
at the FCE, CTU in Prague
Article 1
General Provisions
- The conditions of study are regulated by Act No. 111/1998 of the Collection
of Laws on Higher Education and on the change and amendment of other related
acts (Act on Higher Education). The conditions of study at the Czech Technical
University in Prague (CTU) are specified by the Statute of CTU, in particular
its annexes, including:
- Conditions of Study at CTU for International Students
- Code of Admissions to CTU
and internal regulations of the Czech Technical University in Prague, including:
- Study and Examination Code for the Students of CTU (SECS)
- Scholarship Code of CTU and Scholarship Code of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU
- Disciplinary Code for the Students of CTU.
- These Guidelines of the Dean regulate the conditions of study at the Faculty
of Civil Engineering, CTU in Prague (hereafter referred to as the faculty)
in detail for all the accredited Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree programmes.
Article 2
Study in Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree Programmes
- The study in Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree programmes is regulated
by Art. 7-20 of the SECS.
- The curricula are a part of study programmes which are designed for all
branches of study. They include the lists of courses, the completion of
which is a necessary condition of the regular conclusion of the study programme.
The curricula regulate the following:
- Different course groupings are qualified as compulsory, required elective,
or elective on the basis of eligibility. Compulsory courses form the
core of study within a study programme and branch of study. By choosing
elective course groups (professional modules or specializations) within
the branch of study, students themselves define the professional specialization
of their study profile. Electives help students expand their study profile
according to their interests. Upon request, students get an official
statement of completion of a professional module or specialization.
- The curricula also define succession of courses, if necessary. Succession
of courses specifies the necessary completion of all the mandatory requirements
(a credit, classified credit, or an examination) of individual courses
prior to the conduct of the examination in the given course, unless determined
otherwise by the recommended study programme.
- Further, the curricula lay down sections of study with obligatory verification
(a semester, academic year, or stage of study) and conditions for a
successful conclusion of these sections. The verification method is
set in the documentation of each study programme.
- Finally, the curricula specify the semester in which a course is commonly
offered.
- Terms and organization of enrolment in semesters are set by the dean's notice
and posted at the Student Administration Office and on the faculty web pages.
- Within two weeks after the instruction beginning in a semester, students
can apply for a change in the enrolled courses (cancel a course registration
or enter a new registration for another course) at the Student Administration
Office. After the two weeks elapse, all the enrolled courses become mandatory
in the given semester, and no other course can be added or cancelled.
- A student can receive a credit or a classified credit no later than the
end of the examination period of the semester in which he/she registers for
the course. He/She can take an examination by the end of the examination
period directly preceding the semester in which the course is offered within
the same study programme again. However, he/she can take the examination
no later than the end of the exam period of the semester following the term
in which he/she registers for the course.
- If the curricula require both a credit and an examination for course completion,
the award of the credit is required before the examination conduct.
- A student cannot enrol for a course more than twice. If he/she receives the
classification "fail" at the second make-up examination, his/her study is
terminated in accordance with Art.56 cl.1 letter b) of the Act and Art.20
clause 5 letter b) of the SECS. The decision-making procedure in
this matter is regulated by Art.68 of the Act. The same procedure applies
if a student fails an examination in the term determined by the dean in case
of the repeated course registration.
- Recognition of a section of study (a semester, academic year or stage) is
defined by Art.17 cl.11 and Art.19 cl.2 of the SECS. Upon a student's request,
the dean may determine which individual courses will be recognized as completed,
unless the course completion date is older than five years. The request for
recognition of sections of study or courses must be submitted at the Student
Administration Office by a transferring student no later than the registration
date for the respective semester.
- Termination of study is defined by Art.20 of the SECS. A study is terminated
due to a student's failure to meet the requirements resulting from the study
programme in accordance with Art.20 cl.5 b) of the SECS, particularly
in the following cases:
- if a student fails to present himself/herself at the registration for
the respective semester of study (Art.17 cl.5 of the SECS);
- if a student fails to present himself/herself at the registration after
interruption of study (see Art.17 cl.9 of the SECS);
- if a student fails to earn the minimum number of credits required for
continuation of study by Art.18 cl.5 of the SECS;
- if a student fails to earn a credit, classified credit or pass an exam
upon the second enrolment in the same course (Art.12 cl.3 and Art.13
cl.5 of the SECS);
- if a student fails to satisfy a verification of study results as defined
by the documentation of the study programme;
- if a student fails to pass the Comprehensive Final Examination in the
term set by Art.21 cl.9 or cl.10 of the SECS;
- if a student receives the classification "fail" at the repeated Comprehensive
Final Examination (Art.22 cl.6 of the SECS).
The study termination date is considered the day on which the decision on the
study termination comes into force in accordance with Art.20 cl.5 b)
of the SECS.
Article 3
Placement of Students in Branches of Study
- Students of the baccalaureate study programme Civil Engineering are placed
in branches of study in the fifth semester (the second stage of study) as
a result of the admissions procedure. The placement depends on students'
professional interests, their study results throughout the initial three
semesters and the capacity of the branches. The final decision on students'
placement in a branch of study is at the discretion of the dean.
- The admissions procedure takes place during the fourth semester of study.
Students are notified about the opening of the admissions process by the
dean's notice posted at the Student Administration Office and on the faculty
web pages. All students of the baccalaureate study programme Civil Engineering
who wish to enrol in the second stage of study in the following academic
year enter the admissions procedure.
- All participants in the admissions process have the responsibility to submit
their written application for admission at the Student Administration Office
in accordance with the terms set by the dean's notice.
- The study results considered in the admissions process are assessed with
the following rate: the number of credit units earned during the initial
three semesters / weighted study average (Art.16 of the SECS), including
all the courses from the first and second semester of the recommended study
programme which a student failed to complete successfully with either an
examination or a classified credit; such courses are counted in the study
results assessment with mark "fail" (mark 4 on the marking scale).
- Once the admissions procedure has been concluded, transfer to another study
branch can be made only for serious reasons and is approved by the dean.
Article 4
Pedagogical Boards
- The Pedagogical Board of a Bachelor or Master degree study programme (hereafter
referred to as PB) constitutes a basic professional body supervising the
study. It is answerable for its activity to the dean of the faculty.
- If study in a Bachelor or Master degree study programme is split into branches,
the PB is subdivided into Pedagogical Branch Boards (hereafter PBB), which
provide professional assessing activity within the respective branches of
study. The PBBs are bound by the decisions made by the PB.
- Both the PB and PBB have no fewer than five members belonging to the academic
staff of the faculty. The chairpersons of the PBBs are automatically members
of the PB.
- The chairpersons and members of the PB and PBBs are appointed and removed
by the dean on approval by the Dean's Committee, based on a nomination by
the vice-dean for education. The chairpersons of the PB and PBB are commonly
deputies of the vice-dean for education.
- The PB's main responsibilities include the following:
- to submit proposals for updating and development of new branches of study
- to design curricula of a stage of study common for all branches of study
and to make their updates
- to coordinate an offer of elective courses made by departments for the
study branch
- to deliver proposals to the dean for placement of students in branches
of study based on the results of the admissions procedure
- to substitute for the PBB activities, if no PBB has been established,
by cl.6.
- The PBB is responsible for the activities below:
- to design curricula of a stage of study in a study branch and make their
updates
- to prepare an offer of modules of electives (professional modules or
specializations) within a branch of study
- to coordinate an offer of elective courses made by departments for the
study branch.
Article 5
Comprehensive Final Examination
- The Comprehensive Final Examination (hereafter CFE) is administered in accordance
with Art.21-23 of the SECS.
- The chairperson, deputy chairperson and members of a board of examiners are
appointed by the dean in accordance with Art.21 cl.2 of the SECS. The board
members also include no fewer than two prominent experts in the given branch
appointed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports one of whom at least
works outside the CTU.
- The dates of holding comprehensive final examinations or their parts are
set by the dean and posted at the Student Administration Office. Conditions
for admittance to a Comprehensive Final Examination are given by the respective
study programme documentation.
- The CFE consists of two parts, each of which receives separate evaluation:
- defence of a Diploma or Bachelor Project (hereafter referred to as DP),
- oral examination in technical topics.
- Topics of the Diploma Project proceed from the practices in industry or
research conducted by the departments. The focus, scope, and level of the
Project are different for the Master and Bachelor degree study. The topics
are developed and published by the chairpersons of the departments. The organization
of students applications for the topics of the Diploma Project is the responsibility
of the deputies of the vice-dean for education.
- The DP supervisor and consultants, the project format, the DP assessment
criteria, the schedule of submission and any other terms are determined by
the chairpersons of the departments according to the directions given by
the dean of the faculty.
- The chairpersons of the departments appoint the DP reviewer from experts
in industry or the academic staff at least fourteen days before the date
of the CFE.
- The DP supervisor evaluates and marks the DP according to Art.15 cl.1 of
the SECS, and he/she submits the evaluation to the chairperson of the department.
The reviewer writes a critique of the Diploma Project, in which he/she assesses
and marks it by Art.15 cl.1 of the SECS, and he/she submits the review to
the chairperson of the department. The chairperson of the department notifies
the student about the DP supervisor's evaluation and the DP reviewer's critique
at least three days before the date of the CFE.
- The Comprehensive Final Examination begins with the defence of the Diploma
Project. The student defends the Diploma Project, responding to the evaluation
prepared by the reviewer and the supervisor. In addition, the student answers
questions from the board of examiners.
- The oral part of the CFE examines the overall knowledge of a student in his/her
field of study. The CFE oral part consists of examinations in groups of topics
stated in the documentation of the branch of study.
- Component parts of the CFE as well as the overall CFE are classified using
a marking scale in accordance with Art.15 cl.1 of the SECS. The defence of
the Diploma Project is marked by the board of examiners, taking into account
the evaluation prepared by the supervisor and the reviewer. The overall
result of the CFE is determined by the board of examiners, assuming the
evaluation of the component parts, including the DP defence and study results
from the entire period of study. If any part of the CFE is marked "fail",
then the whole CFE is marked "fail".
Article 6
Study in Doctoral Degree Study Programmes
- Study in Doctoral degree study programmes is governed by Art.24-36 of the
SECS.
- The foreign language competence is documented by the results obtained at examinations
in two foreign languages (one of which is usually English). The Doctoral degree
student passes the language examinations before sitting for the Comprehensive
Doctoral Examination.
Article 7
Final Provisions
- Students usually appeal to the dean on matters related to study which are
at the dean's discretion through a responsible deputy of the vice-dean for
education in the respective branch of study. Students submit their requests
in written form to the appropriate officer at the Student Administration.
- The cases which are regulated neither by provisions in Art.1 cl.1, nor these
guidelines, as well as the cases at issue are decided by the dean.
- The courses for which students enrolled in the spring semester of the 2002/2003
academic year must be successfully completed by the end of the examination
period of the winter semester of the 2003/2004 academic year the latest.
- This document annuls the Notice on Study for Students of the Faculty of Civil
Engineering of June 14, 1999.
- These Guidelines were approved by the Academic Senate of the faculty on
May 28, 2003.
- These Guidelines come into effect from the 2003/2004 academic year.
May 29, 2003
prof. Ing. Zdenek Bittnar, DrSc.
dean