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how-to-write-a-masters-thesis [2022/01/07 12:03] strakova [NLP Master's Thesis from Enrollment to Defense] |
how-to-write-a-masters-thesis [2022/02/08 10:49] strakova [Typesetting and Formatting] Beautiful typesetting joke moved to main page. |
I don't think I can emphasize enough: start EARLY. Seriously. You will make your life much easier if you start programming, measuring and writing (that especially!) in good time. Most opponents can recognize hasty writing hurriedly finished over the last week before deadline. As for the question ''what is the minimum time in which I can write a thesis'', let's pretend I never heard the question. | I don't think I can emphasize enough: start EARLY. Seriously. You will make your life much easier if you start programming, measuring and writing (that especially!) in good time. Most opponents can recognize hasty writing hurriedly finished over the last week before deadline. As for the question ''what is the minimum time in which I can write a thesis'', let's pretend I never heard the question. |
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The exact dates of everything that happens at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, such as beginnings and ends of semesters, deadlines for courses and exams enrollments, deadlines for theses submissions and theses exams, is strictly bound by an official [[https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/students/academic-calendar/|Academic Calendar]] of the faculty. Look out for the exact deadlines of the required actions in the current version. | The exact dates of everything that happens at the [[https://www.mff.cuni.cz/|Faculty of Mathematics and Physics]], such as beginnings and ends of semesters, deadlines for courses and exams enrollments, deadlines for theses submissions and theses exams, is strictly bound by an official [[https://www.mff.cuni.cz/en/students/academic-calendar/|Academic Calendar]] of the faculty. Look out for the exact deadlines of the required actions in the current version. |
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With that in mind, let's say that a typical master's curriculum takes two academic years (four semesters). Master's thesis writing is officially a three-semester course, consisting of three subsequent (!) semesters each of which you must subscribe to in the [[https://is.mff.cuni.cz/|Study Information System (SIS)]], in the appointed deadline. | With that in mind, let's say that a typical master's curriculum takes two academic years (four semesters). Master's thesis writing is officially a three-semester course, consisting of three subsequent (!) semesters each of which you must subscribe to in the [[https://is.mff.cuni.cz/|Study Information System (SIS)]], in the appointed deadline. |
* Read my [[how-to-write-a-masters-thesis-typesetting|advice on typesetting]], with good practices and frequent errors. | * Read my [[how-to-write-a-masters-thesis-typesetting|advice on typesetting]], with good practices and frequent errors. |
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| (Petricek, 2016)((Tomas Petricek [@tomaspetricek]. (2016, May 11). //Making silly #latex jokes is much more fun than doing final tweaks in my thesis on #coeffects...//. Twitter. [[https://twitter.com/tomaspetricek/status/730442442827304961|URL]])) |
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==== Referencing, Plagiarism and These Things (Don't Skip Me!) ==== | ==== Referencing, Plagiarism and These Things (Don't Skip Me!) ==== |
Less obvious and not always necessary references may be required by: | Less obvious and not always necessary references may be required by: |
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* statements like ''"It is (generally) considered that ..."'', ''"It is (generally) thought that ..."'' are tricky. By whom it is considered? Ideally they would be supported by references to publications. | * statements like ''"It is (generally) considered that ..."'', ''"It is (generally) thought that ..."'' are tricky. By whom it is considered? Ideally they would be supported by references to publications. |
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In scientific writing, there is a rigid, accustomed way of proper referencing. | In scientific writing, there is a rigid, accustomed way of proper referencing. TODO write about reference norms. |
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===== Submitting the Thesis ==== | ===== Submitting the Thesis ==== |
==== Thesis Defence === | ==== Thesis Defence === |
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==== Final State Examination === | ==== Final State Examination === |