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 In Prague on: 11. 11. 2022
 Ref.: 4/SD/921/2022

 

DEAN´S DIRECTIVE
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BACHELOR´S AND MASTER´S DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMES AT THE FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING CTU IN PRAGUE

 

Preamble

 

The regulations for studies in Bachelor´s, Master´s and Doctoral degree study programmes implemented at the CTU Faculties are laid down in the Study and Examination Rules for Students of the Czech Technical University in Prague (hereinafter "SER"). In this directive, the Dean lays down detailed conditions for studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague (hereinafter "Faculty") in all accredited Bachelor´s and Master´s degree study programmes. Pursuant to Art. 4 par. 2 of SER, this Dean´s Directive is part of the documentation of study programmes.

The quality assessment of study programmes at CTU in Prague (hereinafter "SP QA") is regulated by this CTU internal standard. The powers and responsibilities of the Guarantors of Study Programmes (hereinafter "SPG"), Guarantors of Specializations (hereinafter "SG") and Guarantors of Courses of Study (hereinafter "Course Guarantors") and the Board of a Study Programme or Programmes (hereinafter "SPB") are laid down in SP QA. This Directive complements and specifies, in particular, the SPB competences, SPG activities, SG activities, if the study programme is divided into them, and the activities of Course Guarantors.

 

List of used abbreviations:
FacultyFaculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague
Course GuarantorGuarantor of a course of study
SG Guarantor of a specialization
SPG Guarantor of a study programme
SP QA Quality Assessment of Study Programmes at CTU in Prague
IS KOS Study Component Information System
SP Study programme
SPB Study Programme Board
SER Study and Examination Rules for Students of the Czech Technical University in Prague
FGE Final Graduation Examination
FT Final Thesis

 

Article 1
Studies in Bachelor´s and Master´s degree study programmes

 

  1. The study plan is a component part of the respective study programme (hereinafter "SP") accreditation and is designed for individual SPs and their specializations, if the SP is divided into them. SP can also include groups of mutually linked compulsory elective courses referred to as a  major. All currently implemented SPs are entered in the Study Component Information System (hereinafter "IS KOS") and published on the Faculty portal.
  2. The study plan contains a list of courses whose attendance and proper completion is the necessary condition for the proper completion of the study programme.
    The study plan is structured as follows:
    1. It classifies groups of individual courses according to their relevance into compulsory, compulsory elective and elective courses.
      Compulsory courses are the basis of studies in the respective SP or within its specialization. By choosing compulsory elective courses within the respective SP or its specialization or major, students themselves determine the professional orientation of their professional profile, and through elective courses they extend their professional profile in keeping with their interests.

      It defines the relations between courses if necessary. The relations between courses are proposed by Course Guarantors with the approval of the Head of the respective Department and SPG, who will ensure that the information is entered in IS KOS.
      The relations between courses are:
      • follow-ups - completion of all prescribed obligations (credit, classified credit, examination) of the respective course before taking the examination in that course, unless otherwise specified in the study plan.
      • substitutes (or equivalences) – courses whose completion is considered equivalent to the completion of a respective course.
    2. It defines reviewed stages of study, so-called blocks of study, including the conditions for their successful completion and the methods of their review. The reviews of the fulfilment of study obligations during studies are designed to check whether the student has fulfilled all study obligations related to the respective block of study, i.e. received all credits, classified credits and passed all examinations in the courses prescribed by the study plan, within the specified term.
    3. Through the recommended schedule of study, it specifies the time sequence of the registration for individual courses of study and the completion of credits, classified credits and examinations. Its observance allows successful completion of studies within the standard period of study.
  3. If the study plan specifies the number of credit points for compulsory elective courses in individual semesters of study, students must register for the total number of credit points granted for these courses during their studies and complete them irrespective of the number of courses they have registered for and completed in individual semesters. Students register for compulsory elective courses based on the offer of courses opened for the respective SP or its specialization or major.
  4. Students can also register for other courses from the offer of other SPs or specializations or majors implemented at CTU which are not a component part of the SP or specialization or major in which the student is enrolled. Pursuant to Art. 14 par. 4 SER, the credit points gained for these courses, however, are not included in the number of credit points necessary to continue the study.
  5. The dates and organization of the registration for semesters are always laid down in the current Dean´s Measure and published on the Faculty portal.
  6. Prior to the start of a semester, the Course Guarantor in coordination with the Head of Department ensure the elaboration and publication of the following items for each course (compulsory, compulsory elective, elective) offered by the department:
    1. time schedule of lectures and practical classes specifying compulsory attendance in individual forms of instruction,
    2. method and time schedule of a continuous review of study during the semester,
    3. requirements for the examination, conditions for granting a credit or classified credit,
    4. proportion of the examination in the total course evaluation,
    5. list of required follow-ups,
    6. list of compulsory and recommended study literature and other aids,
    7. basic study materials, which will be available in the digital format solely to the Faculty students and staff members. These materials may include links to publicly available sources (e.g., instructional videos or on-line publications),
    8. publication of the Guarantor´s name and contacts.
    All the basic information on the course must be entered in IS KOS before the start of instruction in the respective semester and regularly updated by the Course Guarantor. The Head of Department is responsible for ensuring the data updates in IS KOS for all courses guaranteed by the respective department.
  7. Within two weeks after the start of instruction in the semester, students may apply for a change in registered courses (cancel the registration or register for a new course) at the Student Administration. After two weeks, all registered courses become binding for the respective semester regardless of the fact whether the student has or does not have a timetable assigned to these courses. No more courses can be registered or cancelled after this date. No other course can be registered or cancelled after the expiry of this deadline except for courses of the "repetitorium" type.
  8. The dates and places of taking examinations are published by examiners in IS KOS no later than 10 working days before the first day of the examination session of the respective semester. These examination dates are binding and cannot be changed without a previous mutual teacher-student agreement. New examination dates can be added during the examination session. The examination dates must be spaced evenly over the examination session and the total examination capacity must exceed the number of students registered for the respective course by at least 1.5 x. The guarantor of the respective course authorizes individual academic members to examine.
  9. Pursuant to Art. 8 par. 2 SER, a credit or classified credit can be received no later than by the end of the examination session of the semester in which the course was registered; an examination can be taken no later than by the end of the examination session of the semester in which the course was registered.
  10. If a teacher discovers cheating behaviour during the verification of the student´s knowledge, he/she is entitled not to award the student a credit or to classify the student with an "F" grade in the case of a classified credit or an examination. The teacher may address the Dean to initiate disciplinary proceedings, which may even result in the student´s expulsion from studies.
  11. The classification grade of an examination or a classified credit, a granted or failed credit must be entered in IS KOS within two working days after the date of the announcement of the result of the examination, classified credit or credit.
  12. Pursuant to Art. 8 par. 5 SER, the department is obliged to keep its own written records of the results of credits, classified credits and examinations independent of IS KOS and keep them for ten years. The filing method is at the discretion of the Head of Department.
  13. The recognition of a stage of study (semester, academic year or block of study) and individual courses is defined in Art. 13 par. 10 and Art. 15 par. 2 SER, the framework rules for the recognition of courses from previous studies at the Faculty are laid down in the Dean´s Measure. An application for the recognition of stages of study or courses is submitted by a student to the Student Administration at the first registration after admission to study.
  14. Depending on the total number of recognized credit points from previous studies, the terms set for the reviews of the fulfilment of study obligations during studies are shortened pursuant to par. 1c). For each 30 recognized credit points, the reviewed term is shortened by one semester.
  15. Students´ applications concerning study matters (e.g. interruption of study under Art. 13 par. 7 SER) in which students refer to health reasons must be accompanied by a doctor´s report from a general practitioner or a specialist physician, or from a hospital facility, which must include the following data: the starting day and the presumed day of the termination of incapacity for study, the reason for incapacity for study, the date, the healthcare facility stamp, doctor´s name and signature.
    The Dean may ask for the documentation of any other facts to which students refer in their applications for granting exceptions to internal standards.

 

Article 2
Placement in specializations of study within Bachelor´s degree SP of Civil Engineering

 

  1. In the Bachelor´s degree SP of "Civil Engineering", starting from the fifth semester (i.e. second block of study), the students are placed in specializations of study based on a selection procedure. The procedure takes into account students´ interest in the respective specialization of study, their study results in the 1st to 3rd semester and the available capacities of individual specializations of study. The final decision on the student´s placement in a specialization of study is within the Dean´s competence and is irrevocable.
  2. The selection procedure is organized during the fourth semester. The students are informed about the opening of the competition by the Dean´s Measure published on the Faculty portal. The selection procedure is entered by all students in the Bachelor´s degree SP of "Civil Engineering" who will register for the fifth semester of study (i.e. the second block of study) in the coming year.
  3. For the purposes of placement in specializations of study, the study results are evaluated by the ratio: the number of credit points received / weighted study average (calculated pursuant to Art. 12 SER).
  4. During the selection procedure evaluation, if students had some of their courses recognized from their previous studies, this fact shall be considered.
  5. After the selection procedure is closed, the Dean grants permits for transfers to another specialization of study only for serious reasons.

 

Article 3
Study Programme Boards

 

  1. Pursuant to Art. 5 par. 1 or par. 7 SP QA, the Dean appoints SPBs of a Bachelor´s or Master´s degree study programme, which are the principal professional bodies of studies. SPBs report to the Dean.
  2. Pursuant to Art. 5 par. 2 SP QA, SPB is the SPG´s advisory body. SPG is entitled not to accept the SPB´s decisions, if he/she submits a justification supported by constructive arguments to the Dean.
  3. If the study in a Bachelor´s or Master´s degree programme is subdivided into specializations of study, SPG, or SG respectively (if appointed by the Dean), consults all matters related to the respective specialization with the Heads of Departments which are involved in the instruction in this specialization. SG, course guarantors and Heads of Departments are obliged to respect the SPB´s decisions confirmed by SPG.
  4. The SPB Chair and members are appointed and recalled by the Dean under Art. 5 pars. 3 and 7 following discussion in the Dean´s Collegium.
  5. Within its activities specified in Art. 5 par. 10 SP QA, SPB in particular:
    1. submits proposals for the modifications or creation of new SPs and for the modifications or creation of new specializations within already implemented SPs,
    2. draws up and updates the study plan for the block of study common to all students of the respective SP,
    3. draws up and updates the study plan for the block of study subdivided into specializations or majors (if the SP is divided into them),
    4. coordinates the offer of elective courses submitted by departments for the respective SP or specialization or major, if the SP is divided into them,
    5. based on the results of the selection procedure, submits a proposal for students´ placement in specializations of study, if the SP is divided into them, to the Dean,
    6. responds to the Course Evaluation Survey. SPG or SG enters responses to comments about the SP in the Survey application.
    7. discusses proposals for changes within the respective SP.
  6. If a SPB associates more than one SP, the vote concerning the respective SP must be taken with the participation of the relevant SPG. If the programme is subdivided into specializations and the vote concerns the respective specialization, the vote must take place in the presence of the relevant SG, if appointed by the Dean.
  7. The SPB Chair may invite other guests who are not SPB members to a SPB meeting at his/her discretion, or at the suggestion of the Dean or another SPB member. The SPB Chair may divide the meeting into a public and non-public part.
  8. The Dean or his/her authorized representative may participate in SPB public and non-public meetings without being invited by the SPB´s Chair.
  9. SPB can meet online and vote by correspondence, if the Chair deems it appropriate.

 

Article 4
Final Graduation Examination

 

  1. The final graduation examination (hereinafter "FGE") is regulated by Arts. 16 to 17 SER.
  2. FGE in Bachelor´s degree study programmes consists of three parts each of which is classified separately. They are:
    • defence of a Bachelor´s Thesis,
    • oral examination in the first thematic area,
    • oral examination in the second thematic area.
    The thematic areas of FGE are specified in the study plans of individual SPs or their specializations. In the course of FGE, the student also briefly informs on the professional practicum if its completion is a component part of the study plan.
  3. The condition for the registration for the Bachelor´s Thesis is obtaining the specified number of credit points for the courses in the study plan and proper completion of the courses specified by the study plan.
  4. Conditions for admission to FGE in all Bachelor´s degree study programmes except for the programme of Architecture and Building Sciences.
    FGE can only be taken by the student who has complied with the following conditions:
    1. submitted an application form for FGE in IS KOS in the term specified in the academic year time schedule,
    2. fulfilled the study plan, i.e. received all credits, classified credits and passed all examinations prescribed by the study plan in the term specified for the respective semester,
    3. was granted a credit for the Bachelor´s Thesis,
  5. Conditions for admission to FGE in the Bachelor´s degree study programme of Architecture and Building Sciences.
    5.1 Examinations in individual thematic areas of FGE can only be taken by the student who has complied with the following conditions:
    1. submitted an application form for FGE to the Faculty Student Administration in the term specified in the academic year time schedule,
    2. fulfilled all study obligations of the first block of study by the date of submitting the application form,
    3. obtained a minimum of 160 credit points for courses of the study plan by the date of submitting the application form,
    4. properly completed selected courses of the second block of study specified in the study plan by the day of submitting the application form.

    5.2 The Bachelor´s Thesis can only be defended by the student who has complied with the following conditions:
    1. submitted an application form for FGE to the Student Administration in the term specified in the academic year time schedule,
    2. fulfilled the whole study plan, i.e. received all credits, classified credits and passed all examinations in the courses prescribed by the study plan,
    3. was granted a credit for the Bachelor´s Thesis.
  6. FGE in Master´s degree study programmes consists of two parts each of which is classified separately. They are:
    • defence of a Diploma Thesis,
    • oral examination in one thematic area.
    The thematic areas of FGE are specified in the study plans of individual SPs.
  7. The condition for the registration for the Diploma Thesis is the fulfilment of all study obligations for the whole Master´s degree study, i.e. receiving all credits, classified credits and passing all examinations in the courses prescribed by the study plan.
  8. Conditions for admission to FGE in all Master´s degree study programmes
    FGE can only be taken by the student who has complied with the following conditions:
    1. submitted an application form for FGE in IS KOS in the term specified in the academic year time schedule,
    2. fulfilled the whole study plan, i.e. received all credits, classified credits and passed all examinations in the courses prescribed by the study plan by the date of submitting the application for FGE,
    3. was granted a credit for the Diploma Thesis.
  9. If a student has submitted an application form for the defence of a Bachelor´s or Master´s thesis (hereinafter "final thesis" abbreviated as "FT") before they can obtain a credit for the final thesis and fails to obtain this credit, the Student Administration shall cancel the application for the final thesis defence. It is not necessary to apply for cancellation in such a case.
  10. The topics of final theses are chosen reflecting the needs of practice or research and development activities of departments. Their orientation, extent and demands are differentiated for the Bachelor´s and Master´s degree study. The topics are offered by individual departments, the organization of students´ applications for the topics of final theses (including providing consultants according to the requirements of departments) is within the responsibilities of the respective Deputy Vice-Dean for Education.
  11. The supervisors of final theses, consultants, elaboration principles of these theses, criteria for their assessment, dates of submission and further practicalities are specified by the Head of Department as instructed by the Dean.
    The appointed final thesis supervisor must be:
    • CTU academic staff member
    • or potentially another CTU employee with the Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree.
  12. The supervisor of final theses can simultaneously supervise a maximum of 8 Bachelor´s and 8 Diploma Theses.
  13. Final theses are assigned by the department no later than in the first week of the semester in which a student has registered for the final thesis. The final thesis is assigned on a prescribed form, including the title of the thesis, the title of the thesis in English, the student´s name, the date of assignment and submission of the thesis, the supervisor´s name and the final thesis elaboration principles. The recommended practice is to use the FT Assignment Form, printed from IS KOS after all FT related data have been entered in IS KOS. The assignment sheet is signed by the Head of Department, the final thesis supervisor, and the student signs it to confirm the receipt of the assignment. No later than by the end of the second week of instruction in the semester, the department enters the prescribed data on the final thesis in IS KOS and sends a copy of the final thesis assignment to the Student Administration.
  14. In the elaboration of final theses, students must abide by the Methodological Instruction No.1/2009 "On the Observation of Ethical Principles during the Preparation of University Final Theses". The majority of final theses are designed as architectural or civil engineering projects or calculations in which commonly used anti plagiarism systems, which check portions of text or similarity of figures, cannot be used to detect plagiarism. The supervisors of final theses are obliged to consistently check the state of the final thesis elaboration and its originality on a continual basis. It is recommended to check the final theses designed as text elaborates by the Thesis system.
  15. The final thesis must contain the following:
    • table of content including a list of potential annexes,
    • assignment sheet,
    • abstract and key words in Czech or Slovak and in English,
    • declaration that the student wrote the thesis on his/her own without outside help and that the quotations of used sources are complete,
    • introductory analysis of the assigned topic,
    • solution of the assigned task,
    • final assessment of results,
    • list of references.
    The final thesis is submitted in one original printed copy and in the electronic version (procedure for BT | procedure for DT). The electronic version uploaded in IS KOS is considered to be the original of the thesis.
    The publication of the final thesis can be postponed pursuant to Art. 35 par. 6 SER, the postponement of the publication is at the Head of Department´s discretion.
  16. The conditions for granting a credit for the final thesis are:
    • fulfilment of the final thesis assignment,
    • fulfilment of conditions for the course completion, specified by the department in coordination with SPG (e.g. the minimum necessary number of consultations in the semester),
    • uploading the final thesis in IS KOS by the specified deadline according to the time schedule of the respective academic year,
    • submitting a printed copy of the final thesis at the department by the specified deadline according to the time schedule of the respective academic year.
    In the second registration for the course, a new topic for the final thesis must be chosen or the topic must be principally modified compared to the topic that was assigned to the student in the first registration for the course.
  17. No later than 3 working days after the date of submitting the final thesis, the Head of Department shall appoint the final thesis opponent.
    In Bachelor´s Theses, the appointed opponents are experts from:
    • the Faculty department where the FT was elaborated or
    • outside the Faculty department where the FT was elaborated.
    In Diploma Theses, the appointed opponents are experts from
    • outside the Faculty department where the FT was elaborated.
    The term expert means a university graduate with at least a Master´s degree who works in the field.
  18. The supervisor of the final thesis and the opponent evaluate and classify the final thesis under Art. 11 par. 1 SER and enter their expert opinions in IS KOS no later than five working days before the defence date thus allowing the student to become familiar with the supervisor´s and opponent´s expert opinions.
  19. The Rules of Procedure of Boards of Examiners constitute Annex A to this Directive.

 

Article 5
Communication with students by e-mail

 

  1. The Faculty employees communicate with students via e-mail addresses specified in the student´s profile on the CTU Usermap website. If a students has more e-mail addresses, the communication runs via the address which the student has marked as a preferred one. All e-mail communication exchanged with the student through IS KOS is also sent to the preferred e-mail address.
  2. It is student´s obligation to check the respective e-mail account on a regular basis.
  3. For students registered for the first year of Bachelor´s and Master´s degree study programmes implemented at the Faculty starting from the 2020/2021 academic year, the Faculty e-mail accounts will not be automatically established. The student – still an applicant for study – shall fill in their contact e-mail, which is verified by CTU before the closing of the application, in the application for study. This e-mail will then be set as a preferred one and will serve for the Faculty communication with the student. The student is responsible for the functioning of the e-mail address and must solve any potential technical problems with the e-mail provider on their own. The Faculty e-mail will be established to the student based on their request made in the HelpDesk application.
    If a student wants to change the private e-mail address, they make a change in their profile on the CTU Usermap website including the successive verification process of the new e-mail address.
  4. For students who started their studies before the 2020/21 academic year, their Faculty e-mail addresses retain their validity. The students may enter their private e-mail including its successive verification in their profile on the CTU Usermap website. If they mark the private e-mail as a preferred one, communication with the employees and the Faculty and CTU information systems will be directed to it. The student is responsible for the functioning of the private address including the solution of any potential technical problems with the e-mail provider.

 

Article 6
Final provisions

 

  1. In cases where study matters are within the Dean´s responsibility, students apply to him/her through the respective Deputy Vice-Dean for Education or his/her authorized representative. They submit their applications through the Student Administration following the procedure specified on the Faculty portal. The matters related to internal legislation are within the responsibility of the Dean, or the Vice-Dean for Education. The matters related to modifications of study plans or the fulfilment of the declared graduate´s profile are within the SPG´s or SG´s responsibility. The matters related to individual courses are consulted with course guarantors.
  2. In cases which are not regulated by SER or this Directive, and also in controversial cases, the decision is within the Dean´s competence.
  3. The Dean´s Directive No. 1/2020 for the implementation of study programmes and the final graduation examination at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague of 10.6.2020 is hereby cancelled.
  4. The chairmanship and membership in the existing Boards of Education will automatically expire to all appointees on 31.12.2022. The newly appointed SPBs will also assume responsibility for the ongoing study programmes and their branches of study.
  5. This Directive was discussed by the Faculty Academic Senate on 26.10.2023.
  6. This Directive comes into effect starting from 19.12.2022.

 

In Prague on 11. 11. 2022

prof. Ing. Jiří Máca, CSc., m.p.
Dean

 


 

Annex A
Rules of Procedure of FGE Boards of Examiners

 

  1. The rules of procedure of FGE Boards of Examiners are issued pursuant to Art. 16 par. 12 SER.
  2. The Chair, Deputy Chair and members of the Board of Examiners are appointed by the Dean pursuant to Art. 16 par. 2 SER. The members of the Board for the defence of final theses must include at least one prominent expert who is not a CTU employee.
  3. The names of all experts approved by the Faculty Scientific Council, who are appointed by the Dean as members of Boards of Examiners for individual study programmes, are published on the Faculty portal. The letters of appointment of the Chairs, Deputy Chairs and experts approved by the Faculty Scientific Council are issued by the Student Administration, sent to the respective departments and, at the same time, filed at the Student Administration.
  4. The dates of holding FGEs or their parts are laid down by the Dean in the academic year time schedule. The lists with specific names, dates and times of FGE are compiled by the respective departments and published by them in IS KOS no later than three working days before the first day of holding FGEs as specified by the Faculty Dean. The FGE organization is within the responsibilities of the respective Deputy Vice-Dean for Education, and individual departments are responsible for holding FGEs.
  5. The Chair of the Board of Examiners manages the Board proceedings and is responsible for its activity. In the case of the Board Chair´s absence, the proceedings of the Board of Examiners are managed by the Deputy Chair.
  6. The student´s examination in a thematic area is supervised by a Board member appointed by the Chair, and additional questions may also be asked by the other Board members. All Board members present must closely follow the examination procedure. The decision on the classification grade for the examination in a thematic area is made by the Board of Examiners taking into account the appointed examiner´s opinion.
  7. In the defence of the final thesis, the student comments on the remarks stated in the supervisor´s and opponent´s expert opinions, and responds to the questions raised in general discussion. The decision on the classification grade for the final thesis defence is made by the Board of Examiners taking into account the supervisor´s and opponent´s expert opinions.
  8. The Board of Examiners evaluates the results of the defence of the final thesis and examinations in thematic areas in a non-public part of the proceedings attended also by the supervisor and the opponent of the respective final thesis, if they are present at the proceedings of the Board of Examiners, and the Secretary of the Board of Examiners.
  9. The Board of Examiners constitutes a quorum if the absolute majority of its members are present, and those present must include the Chair or the Deputy Chair. The Board usually decides by consensus. If no consensus is reached, the Chair opens a voting procedure; in the case of a tie, the Chair has a casting vote.
  10. Individual parts of FGE as well as FGE as a whole are classified using the scale under Art. 11 par. 1 SER. The numerical value of the final FGE classification is determined as follows:
    1. in Bachelor´s degree study programmes as the weighted average calculated from the numerical value corresponding to the evaluation of the Bachelor´s Thesis defence with a weight of 40% and numerical values corresponding to the evaluation of both oral examinations in thematic areas, each with a weight of 30%.
    2. in Master´s degree study programmes as the weighted average calculated from the numerical value corresponding to the evaluation of the Diploma Thesis defence with a weight of 70% and the numerical value corresponding to the evaluation of the oral examinations in a thematic area with a weight of 30%.
    The numerical value of the FGE final grade is rounded to 2 decimal places.
  11. The FGE final grade is awarded based on the numerical value of the FGE final classification as follows:

    FGE final gradeNumerical value
    of FGE final classification
    A1,00 - 1,24
    B1,25 - 1,74
    C1,75 - 2,24
    D2,25 - 2,74
    E2,75 - 3,00
  12. If any part of FGE was evaluated by grade F, the overall result of FGE awarded is also grade F.
  13. If the FT defence was classified by grade F in the first FGE attempt, the Board shall include its justification for the F classification, including a proposal for the method and extent of rework, in the Protocol on FGE. The method and extent of rework is communicated to the student through the Student Administration as part of the Dean´s decision.
  14. The Board´s decision on the FGE classification is final and cannot be appealed. The Chair or Vice-Chair of the Board is responsible for the correct manner of examination and for compliance with all procedural rules.
  15. The Board may address the Dean with proposals for granting a distinction for an excellent elaboration and defence of the final thesis, the Board shall enter the proposal in IS KOS as part of the Protocol on FGE. The Diploma Theses that were granted this award may be nominated by the Board for the Faculty Best Diploma Thesis Award in the respective category. This nomination is made on a separate form submitted to the Faculty Student Administration together with the Protocol on FGE, the nomination is not entered in IS KOS.
  16. The Secretary of the Board of Examiners shall make a Protocol on FGE, which is signed by the Chair and other members of the Board of Examiners present. The Protocol on FGE is also signed by the student, who hereby confirms the fact that he/she has been made familiar with the FGE result. If the student does not sign the Protocol on FGE, the document is still valid and the FGE result is not affected by this fact. The Secretary shall insert the sentence "The student has been orally informed of the FGE result by the Board of Examiners and has refused to sign the Protocol on FGE" in the place of the student´s signature in the Protocol on FGE.