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how-to-write-a-masters-thesis [2021/12/14 13:35]
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how-to-write-a-masters-thesis [2021/12/14 13:40]
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| * **1st year winter semester:** Starting your first semester as a master's student. Before the end of this semester, start looking around for a possible topic of your thesis. There are two ways to select your topic: | * **1st year winter semester:** Starting your first semester as a master's student. Before the end of this semester, start looking around for a possible topic of your thesis. There are two ways to select your topic: |
| - The majority of people go to the module Thesis (Selection of subject) in the [[https://is.mff.cuni.cz/|Study Information System (SIS)]] which lists an offer of yet unsubscribed theses. If any of them catches your eye, contact the supervisor by e-mail. | - You can go to the module Thesis (Selection of subject) in the [[https://is.mff.cuni.cz/|Study Information System (SIS)]] which lists an offer of yet unsubscribed theses. If any of them catches your eye, contact the supervisor by e-mail. |
| - If you have a cool topic in mind, you can also approach a prospective supervisor with your idea and ask if they would be willing to supervise you. | - If you have a cool topic in mind, you can also approach a prospective supervisor with your idea and ask if they would be willing to supervise you. |
| | - You can also approach a prospective advisor if they would be willing to supervise you and then discuss a potential topic. |
| Intriguingly, there is even an official deadline for ''Recommended period for deciding master's thesis topics'' in the oh-so-important [[https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/students/academic-calendar/|Academic Calendar]]. As of 2022, it was Feb 11, just three days before the official start of the summer semester. It is only recommended, though, but gives the idea about the expected timing. | Intriguingly, there is even an official deadline for ''Recommended period for deciding master's thesis topics'' in the oh-so-important [[https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/students/academic-calendar/|Academic Calendar]]. As of 2022, it was Feb 11, just three days before the official start of the summer semester. It is only recommended, though, but gives the idea about the expected timing. |
| * **1st year summer semester:** Having agreed with you supervisor, enrol to the first of the three master's thesis courses in the [[https://is.mff.cuni.cz/|Study Information System (SIS)]]. Most of the communication with your supervisor is conveyed via email, with preferably regular, but sometimes occassional meetings in person (replace person by zoom in covid times). In this semester, you will likely get acquainted with the topic: You will be assigned some scientific papers to read, probably learn new technologies, get access to computation grid, etc. At the end of this semester, your supervisor will grant you credit for the first master's thesis course. | * **1st year summer semester:** Having agreed with you supervisor, enrol to the first of the three master's thesis courses in the [[https://is.mff.cuni.cz/|Study Information System (SIS)]]. Most of the communication with your supervisor is conveyed via email, with preferably regular, but sometimes occassional meetings in person (replace person by zoom in covid times). In this semester, you will likely get acquainted with the topic: You will be assigned some scientific papers to read, probably learn new technologies, get access to computation grid, etc. At the end of this semester, your supervisor will grant you credit for the first master's thesis course. |
