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The Dean´s Guidelines for Implementing Study Programmes and Administrating the Comprehensive Final Examinations at the FCE, CTU in Prague

Article 1
General Provisions

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. The study in Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degree programmes is regulated by Art. 7-20 of the SECS.

  2. 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:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Finally, the curricula specify the semester in which a course is commonly offered.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. If the curricula require both a credit and an examination for course completion, the award of the credit is required before the examination conduct.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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:
    1. if a student fails to present himself/herself at the registration for the respective semester of study (Art.17 cl.5 of the SECS);
    2. if a student fails to present himself/herself at the registration after interruption of study (see Art.17 cl.9 of the SECS);
    3. if a student fails to earn the minimum number of credits required for continuation of study by Art.18 cl.5 of the SECS;
    4. 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);
    5. if a student fails to satisfy a verification of study results as defined by the documentation of the study programme;
    6. 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;
    7. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. The PB's main responsibilities include the following:
    1. to submit proposals for updating and development of new branches of study
    2. to design curricula of a stage of study common for all branches of study and to make their updates
    3. to coordinate an offer of elective courses made by departments for the study branch
    4. to deliver proposals to the dean for placement of students in branches of study based on the results of the admissions procedure
    5. to substitute for the PBB activities, if no PBB has been established, by cl.6.

  6. The PBB is responsible for the activities below:
    1. to design curricula of a stage of study in a study branch and make their updates
    2. to prepare an offer of modules of electives (professional modules or specializations) within a branch of study
    3. to coordinate an offer of elective courses made by departments for the study branch.

 

Article 5
Comprehensive Final Examination

  1. The Comprehensive Final Examination (hereafter CFE) is administered in accordance with Art.21-23 of the SECS.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. The CFE consists of two parts, each of which receives separate evaluation:
    1. defence of a Diploma or Bachelor Project (hereafter referred to as DP),
    2. oral examination in technical topics.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  1. Study in Doctoral degree study programmes is governed by Art.24-36 of the SECS.

  2. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. This document annuls the Notice on Study for Students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of June 14, 1999.

  5. These Guidelines were approved by the Academic Senate of the faculty on May 28, 2003.

  6. These Guidelines come into effect from the 2003/2004 academic year.

May 29, 2003

prof. Ing. Zdenek Bittnar, DrSc.
dean