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how-to-write-a-masters-thesis [2022/01/06 11:00] strakova [How Much Is Enough] add specific type of thesis for pages estimate |
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Plagiarism is a big NO-NO in science. It's so big you can get in serious trouble if caught. The trouble is, many people are not quite sure what plagiarism is and what it isn't. Sometimes, there is a grey area, but sometimes, the borderline is pretty clear. | Plagiarism is a big NO-NO in science. It's so big you can get in serious trouble if caught. The trouble is, many people are not quite sure what plagiarism is and what it isn't. Sometimes, there is a grey area, but sometimes, the borderline is pretty clear. | ||
+ | Generally, plagiarism is presenting someone else's work/ | ||
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+ | * **big inventions with names:** People who invented them should get credit. The first time you mention anything with a name, you should consider adding a reference. E.g., HMM, NNs, RNNs, LSTM, word embeddings (word2vec, FastText), contextualized word embeddings (BERT, ...), etc. | ||
+ | * **general ideas without names:** The first attempts at solving some problem in a way which is similar to yours, or not similar, but was simply the first. | ||
+ | * **copied material**: Any time you copy anything more than a sentence, it should be referenced. Also **definitions**, | ||
+ | * **related publications**: | ||
+ | * **source code**: Give credit to those who implemented source code you use or build on. It is not necessary to reference Python, but one should reference specialized software (like TensorFlow) and especially the source code you modified. Most source code authors give exact instructions in README about how they wish to be referenced. Usually, by citing a publication. | ||
+ | * **data**: It is highly unlikely you did not need any data for your thesis. If you did, the data must be referenced. Most datasets are described in an accompanying publication. Some (older ones) are not, then at least give the url in footnote. | ||
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+ | Every time you copy/ | ||
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+ | Less obvious and not always necessary references may be required by: | ||
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+ | * statements like ''" | ||
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+ | In scientific writing, there is a rigid, accustomed way of proper referencing. | ||
===== Submitting the Thesis ==== | ===== Submitting the Thesis ==== |