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RiccardoScandariatoAssociateProfessorSoftwareEngineeringDivisionUniversityofGothenburg

riccardo.scandariato@cse.gu.se

www.scandariato.org

Thesis

GU• DIT551• Syllabus:

http://kursplaner.gu.se/english/DIT551.pdf

• Pre-requisites– 60hec (ormore)mustcome

fromcoursesonadvancedlevel

Chalmers• DAX05• Syllabus:

https://www.student.chalmers.se/sp/course?course_id=26067

• Pre-requisites– 5YMasterofScience:225hec– 2YSEMaster:45hec within

theprogram

Whatisexpected• Pulltogethertheknowledgefromyourprogram

• Includingthemethodological aspects• Takeitanotchfurther• Byapplyittoan(industrially)relevantproblem

• Withresearch interest

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Learningobjectives

• CTH“contributetoresearch anddevelopmentwork,andbeabletorelatetheirworktorelevantscientificortechnical/industrial/architectoniccontexts”

• GU“applytheaccumulatedknowledgeandskillstoaproblemthatisinterestingfrombotharesearch andanindustrial pointofview”

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Seesyllabusforyourprogram

Process

Gettingstarted

Executetheproject Examination

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Gettingstarted

• Proposalfromacademicsupervisor

• Proposalfromcompany

• Ownidea

Selecttopic

• Withacademicsupervisor

Writeproposal • SP1 Aug20

• SP2 Oct22• SP3 Jan21(Dec13)• SP4 TBD

Submit

• Approved• Revision• Rejected

Waitforevaluation

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Process

Selectingthetopic• Normalcase:pairofTWOstudents(alsofromdifferentprograms)

• Individualthesisarepossible(butnotencouraged)

• Areaofinterest,e.g.,previousknowledgeandexperience

Findatopic1/2• ChecktheSEwikipagehttp://wiki.portal.chalmers.se/cse/pmwiki.php/SE/ThesisProjects

• ThesisproposalfromSEfaculty(mostcases,incollaborationwithindustry)

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Findatopic2/2• Mostthesisareincollaborationwithacompany– CheckthewebsitesofVolvo,VolvoCars,Ericsson…

• DoescompanyhaveacademicsupervisoratSE?– Ifsupervisoratotherprogram,thesismightnot fityou

• Ifnot,lookforone!– Organizeameetingcompany+academicsupervisor

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Academicsupervisor• It’samust tobesuccessfulinthenextstep:

theproposalwriting

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SEproposal• Proposalstructure(seetemplateformoreinfo)

1. Introduction2. Statementoftheproblem3. Purposeofthestudy4. Reviewoftheliterature5. Researchquestionand/orHypotheses6. MethodsandProcedures7. LimitationsandDelimitations8. Significanceofthestudy9. References

Alsoincludeamini-plan(assteps)

SEproposal• Itshoulddisplayyouunderstandtheproblem(context,relatedwork)

• Theremustbearesearchcontribution– Formulationofresearchquestionsisimportant

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Proposalsubmission• What– ThesisproposalinPDF– Registrationforms(oneperstudent)

• Where– master-thesis.cse@chalmers.se

• When– https://masterthesis.cms.chalmers.se/content/proposal-deadlines

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Proposalevaluation@SE• ThesisExaminersGroup– Chair:RiccardoScandariato–Members:EricKnaus,ReginaHebig,RobertFeldtJan-Phillipp Steghöfer

• Tworeviewers+groupdiscussion(<2weeks)

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Proposalevaluation@SE

• Accept– Examiner isassignedandtheysendyouanemail.Youalsogetaweirdemailfromthesystem(itlookslikeacasestatusreport)– don’tworryJ

– Yougetregistered (ittakesweeks!!!)– Youcontactyoursupervisorfordetailedplan(butnoplanningreportneeded)

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Outcome

Proposalevaluation@SE

• Revision– Tentativeexaminerisassigned– Theymailyoualistofimprovements– Youhave2weekstosendtheimprovedreportbacktotheexaminer

– Finaldecisionismade(accept/reject)• Reject– Newproposalatnextdeadline

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Outcome

Executetheproject

Contactyoursupervisor•Agreeonadetailedplan(butnoplanningreport)

Printyourworkcard•Youneedsignaturesforeachcompletedtask

Workonyourthesis• Investigation/Development

•Reading/Writing

•Attendcompulsoryworkshops

Half-waypresentation•Withexaminer,academicsupervisor,industrialsupervisor

• Feedback

Completework•Finalpresentation

• Finalreport

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Process

Linktoworkcard

Followinstructionsaboutcoverpageoffinalreport

Mandatoryseminars• Academicwriting1(fak-språk)TBD

• Academicwriting2(fak-språk)TBD

• IndustryCollaborationandCareerPlanning(Agneta Nilsson)October309:00-12:00

• ResearchApproach(Agneta Nilsson)December1209:00-12:00

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Half-waypresentation• Sendthedraftreporttoexaminerwellinadvance(e.g.,1week)

• Prepareslides!– Giveaproperpresentation(goodtraining)

• Explaintheobjectivesofthethesis(givecontext)

• Showwhatyouhaveachieved(inrelationtotheoriginalplan)

• Presentanupdatedplanforthefuture

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Thesisreport

• ThesisreportistobewritteninEnglish• Qualityofwritingispartofassessment– Notjustlanguage… butalso– Startwritingontime(no“lastminute”)

• Followtheinstructionsaboutcoverpage

Languageandformat

Thesisreport

• Yourthesisreportmust answertheresearchquestionsclearly andexplicitly

• RQsinyourproposal– RQsmaychangesomewhatduringtheproject

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Content

Examination• Supervisor approvesyourfinalreportforexamination

• You sendthefinalreporttoexaminer–Wellinadvance(Atleastaweekbeforethepresentation)

• Youbookatimeslotforpresentationinagreementwithexaminer andsupervisor– https://masterthesis.cms.chalmers.se/content/book-your-presentation

Finalpresentation• Arrangeopponents forownexamination– Thepresentationcannot takeplacewithoutopposition

– Youdonothavetobeopponentforthestudentsopposingyou

• Questionsfromtheaudience

• Questionsfromtheexaminer

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Examination

• Examinercanacceptyourfinalreportasis• Requiresomeimprovements(normal!)• Failyou

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Afterfinalpresentation

Evaluationcriteria• Challenges– Clearformulationofobjectives– Relevancetomasterprogram

• Context– Masteringtherelatedwork

• Methodology– Scientificprinciplesofthedesignandevaluation

• Contribution– Completenessandprogressbeyondthestateoftheart

• Qualityofwriting

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Examination

• MandatorySeminars(4)• Approvedhalf-waypresentation• Audienceatexaminations(2)• Opponentatexamination(1)• Presentanddiscussownwork• Satisfactorilyperformrequiredrevisions(ifany)• Approvedfinalreport

Summaryofrequiredtasks

Examinercanaskforpreviewofyourquestions

Grading• Chalmers– Pass/fail

• GU–Withdistinction

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Bookmarkthesetheselinks• MasterThesis@CSE– https://masterthesis.cms.chalmers.se/content/start

• Esp.“Formsandtemplates”– https://masterthesis.cms.chalmers.se/content/forms-and-templates

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Differences@SE• Theproposaltemplateisdifferent• WeevaluatethesubmissionsinDec/Jantogether

• No planningreport• Extra seminar

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Questions?

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