Course: Branch Seminar

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Course title Branch Seminar
Course code TUIP/TK2OS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hřibová Martina, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Krejčí Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zádrapa Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Navrátilová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kalendová Alena, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Mrkvičková Simona, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Gajzlerová Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Beníček Lubomír, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Svoboda Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Research activities in the following areas: 1. Natural polymers, in particular the use of waste proteins. 2. Rubber. 3. Rubber compounds. 4. Reactoplastic materials and adhesives. 5. Processing of thermoplastics. 6. Production of polymer foams. 7. Melt rheology. 8. Fibre production. 9. Polymorphism of polymers. 10. Properties of biodegradable polymers. 11. UV-degradation of polypropylene and polybutene-1. 12. Modification of polypropylene properties by compounding and addition of additives. 13. Crystallization of semi-crystalline thermoplastics. 14. Encapsulation during polymerization.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for course credit - 90 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 60 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
be familiar with individual scientific topics addressed at the Department of Polymer Engineering.
be familiar with individual scientific topics addressed at the Department of Polymer Engineering.
know the possibilities and ways of involvement in research activities of members of the Institute of Polymer Engineering.
know the possibilities and ways of involvement in research activities of members of the Institute of Polymer Engineering.
understand the societal need for technological solutions to current challenges in the plastics industry.
understand the societal need for technological solutions to current challenges in the plastics industry.
get personally acquainted with the academic staff of the Institute of Polymer Engineering and knows their scientific work.
get personally acquainted with the academic staff of the Institute of Polymer Engineering and knows their scientific work.
understand the complexity of the field they are studying.
understand the complexity of the field they are studying.
teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Systematic observation of the student
Systematic observation of the student
Conversation
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • Dle doporučení vyučujícího..
  • Odborný časopis. Express Polymer Letters.
  • Odborný časopis. Journal of Polymer Engineering.
  • Odborný časopis. Macromolecules.
  • Odborný časopis. Polymer.
  • Odborný časopis. Polymer Degradation and Stability.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester