The course of the DP defence

• presentation of the candidate's thesis results (10 min)
• public reading of the opinion of the DP supervisor
• public reading of the opinion of the DP opponent + his questions
• plenary discussion (questions)

Evaluation of the DP defence

When evaluating the DP defence by grade according to the Study Regulations, the Committee takes into account in particular the following factors:

• the proposed evaluation of the DP opponent
• the DP supervisor's evaluation proposal
• the level of presentation
• the level of the candidate's response to the opponent's questions and questions from the plenary discussion
  Proposal for the evaluation of the candidate with an unsatisfactory grade

If the supervisor or the opponent proposes a failing grade (F) and if he/she does not have any clarifying questions for the candidate, the Chair of the Examination Board, after reading the evaluation, will select some (essential) comments and invite the candidate to comment on them.

If the committee grades the DP defence as unsatisfactory, the candidate is invited either to rewrite the thesis (formal lack of clarity, unsatisfactory structure, excessive spelling errors, etc., no additional experiments required) or to complete the thesis (additional experiments required). A make-up term will follow.

Principles for DP thesis evaluation

Study and Examination Regulations

Article 25, paragraph 4:

The opponent and the supervisor of the thesis shall draw up a written report, which shall include a proposal for evaluation in accordance with Article 26, paragraph 1. The student has the right to be informed of the evaluations at least five working days before the defence.

Article 26, paragraph 1

In each part of the national examination, the board shall decide on the result. The result of each part of the national examination shall be assessed in words according to the grading scale laid down in Article 17(1).

Master's thesis:

Assessment by the thesis supervisor:

The DP supervisor assesses the candidate's practical performance in solving the DP:

• initiative and independence
• diligence, care and reliability
• problem orientation, skill and creativity
• ability to work as a team (communication)

If the DP supervisor is unable to attend the defence, his/her assessment is read out by the chair of the examination board.

The form of the supervisor's evaluation, whether in the Czech or English version, will be sent to the DP supervisor by the SZZ administration.

The opinion of the thesis opponent:

The opponent evaluates:

Formal correctness and quality of workmanship (according to the above mentioned Principles for the preparation of the thesis)
linguistic culture (spelling, expression)
the adequacy of the scope of the individual parts
professional level
Relevant conclusion/summary

The assessment report includes a draft assessment according to the Study and Examination Regulations. It also includes at least 3 clarifying questions for the public defence, which will be asked publicly and which the candidate must answer. The assessment may also include a list of specific criticisms and errors in the text of the DP, which the student must correct in the form of errata.

If the opponent of the DP is unable to attend the defence, his/her report will be read out at the defence by the Chair of the Examination Board.

The form of the opponent's opinion, whether in the Czech or English version, will be sent by the SZZ administration to the opponent of the DP.