Testing (FSI-XZK)

Academic year 2025/2026
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Róbert Jankových, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚVSSR all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:

The aim of the Testing course is to acquaint students with the basic rules of management of state testing in the Czech Republic in accordance with the New Legislative Framework for the Marketing of Products.
Another objective is to introduce students to the State Professional Supervision of Safety of Dedicated Technical Equipment.
The third objective is to familiarise students with the basic rules of management of testing and calibration laboratories, as well as with the technical requirements for the services provided by laboratories.
The Testing course enables students to acquire knowledge in the field of conformity assessment of specified products, state professional supervision of safety of reserved technical equipment and in the field of testing, verification and calibration of measuring instruments.
Learning outcomes and competences:
 
Prerequisites:

Quality management systems. Applied statistics, methods for processing of measurement results. Basic terminology of metrology, technical standardization and statistics. Methods of statistical quality control.
Course contents:

The subject "Testing" will acquaint the students with EU regulations and the legal systém of the Czech Republic in the area of conformity assessment of specified products. Students will also comprehend the role of state technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices. Students will also be familiarized with systemic and practical rules of work in testing and calibration laboratories in a way, that can be practically applied.
Teaching methods and criteria:
 
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Conditions for the award of confidential credit:
Preparation and defence of a term paper on the topic under discussion.
The degree of mastery of the subject is assessed by the teacher with the ECTS classification grade.
The examination course is taught in the form of lectures, no substitution of teaching is required.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 1 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Testing in the Czech Republic and EU member states
2. Quality and conformity assessment of specified products
3. Modules for conformity assessment
4. Conformity assessment case study
5. State technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices
6. Dedicated pressure devices
7. Dedicated lifting devices
8. Dedicated electrical devices
9. Dedicated gas devices
10. Metrological system of the Czech Republic
11. General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration
laboratories
12. Calibration procedures for control of measuring devices
13. Statistical tools in the test and calibration laboratory
    Laboratory exercise 1. Testing in the Czech Republic and EU member states
2. Quality and conformity assessment of specified products
3. Modules for conformity assessment
4. Conformity assessment case study
5. State technical inspection of safety of dedicated technical devices
6. Dedicated pressure devices
7. Dedicated lifting devices
8. Dedicated electrical devices
9. Dedicated gas devices
10. Metrological system of the Czech Republic
11. General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
12. Calibration procedures for control of measuring devices
13. Statistical methods in testing
Literature - fundamental:
1. JURAN, J. M. a GODFREY, A. B. Juran's Quality Control Handbook. 5. ed. New York [u.a.]: McGraw-Hill, 1999. ISBN 00-703-4003-X.
2. Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurements. Geneva: International Organization for Standardization, 1993. ISBN 92-67-10188-9
3. Skákala, J. Všeobecná metrológia. Bratislava: Ediční středisko SVŠT v Bratislavě, 1990. ISBN 80-227-0275-7.
4. Zákony č. 102/2001 Sb., 22/1997 Sb., 90/2016 Sb., 174/1968 Sb., 505/1990 Sb. včetně prováděcích právních předpisů
5. MONTGOMERY, D. C. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Sixth Edition. Jefferson City: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-16992-6.
6. MITRA, Amitava. Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, 4th Edition. 4. vydání. USA: WILEY, 2016. ISBN 978-1-118-70514-8.
Literature - recommended:
1. CRISPIN, L. Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams. 1st. edition. Addison-Wesley Professional. Boston: Pearson Education, 2009, 576 p., ISBN-13: 978-0321534460.
2. Schwartz, D. Concept Testing: How to Test New Product Ideas Before You Go to Market. First Printing Edition. Chicago: Amer Assn of Endodontists, 1987, ISBN-13: 978-0814459058.
3. ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025 Požadavky na zkušební a kalibrační laboratoře. Praha: UNMZ, 2018.
4. ČSN ISO 5725-1:6. Přesnost (pravdivost a preciznost) metod a výsledků měření. Praha: UNMZ, 2018.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-KSB-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 4 Compulsory 2 2 W