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| The student office will later send back the hardcopy stamped and signed by the vicedean. Ms. Brdičková will keep it until the end of the academic year. The student will then have to pick it up and include it in one of the printed copies of the thesis (mandatory part, this copy goes to the faculty library). | The student office will later send back the hardcopy stamped and signed by the vicedean. Ms. Brdičková will keep it until the end of the academic year. The student will then have to pick it up and include it in one of the printed copies of the thesis (mandatory part, this copy goes to the faculty library). | ||
| - | Assignment of the thesis via SIS https:// | + | Assignment of the thesis via SIS is described here: https:// |
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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 # | (Petricek, 2016)((Tomas Petricek [@tomaspetricek]. (2016, May 11). //Making silly #latex jokes is much more fun than doing final tweaks in my thesis on # | ||
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| + | For LCT students: You should follow the instructions for the thesis formatting as strictly as possible; however, some slight deviations commonly occur for LCT students and are tolerated. You can have your other university' | ||
| ==== Referencing, | ==== Referencing, | ||
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| In scientific writing, there is a rigid, accustomed way of proper referencing. TODO write about reference norms. | In scientific writing, there is a rigid, accustomed way of proper referencing. TODO write about reference norms. | ||
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| + | ==== Abstract ==== | ||
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| + | It is strongly recommended that the abstract in your thesis differs from the abstract in the official assignment. Even though in theory you could claim that you did exactly what was in the assignment, it is better to show the reviewer that it is not just a copy. Typically, the assignment is more vague because you do not know what exactly you will do after you see the results of the first experiments. In contrast, the abstract should summarize what you actually did. Even if your thesis closely matches the assignment, the abstract probably should highlight your main achievement(s) (e.g. “we were able to improve the state of the art by 50%”). | ||
| ===== Submitting the Thesis ==== | ===== Submitting the Thesis ==== | ||
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| ==== Submitting | ==== Submitting | ||
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| + | **Note that you have to finish all your courses and get necessary credits before you are allowed to submit your diploma thesis and/or registered for the state exam.** | ||
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| You are suppose to submit your thesis in the following formats: | You are suppose to submit your thesis in the following formats: | ||
| - | - An electronic version of the thesis should be submitted to SIS in due time. The electronic file should not exceed 850 MB in size. | + | - An electronic version of the thesis should be submitted to SIS in due time. |
| - | - Two hardcopies are submitted as well -- the thesis must be bound in hardcover | + | - Two hardcopies are submitted as well |
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| - | The hardcopies typically also contain a CD/DVD with the electronic version of the text (PDF) and all data and software that you created during the work, including documentation and possibly third-party software, if it is relevant and redistributable. | + | |
| - | //TODO: is this still true in 2021? The standard way is a zip attachment in SIS (plus a link to GitHub/ | + | |
| - | If you order the binding in Prague, the stores typically know how the product should look like, so they will only ask you your name and the name of the faculty. You will have to submit two hardcopies of the thesis: one for the supervisor / the opponent and one for the library. The hardcopy for the library must also contain the original assignment, signed and stamped from the dean's office (at this time it is probably being kept for you by Ms. Brdičková – see above). | + | |
| + | === Electronic version === | ||
| Don't fall in the '' | Don't fall in the '' | ||
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| + | The electronic file should not exceed 850 MB in size. | ||
| //Dan píše ve svých poznámkách:// | //Dan píše ve svých poznámkách:// | ||
| PDF-A requirements: | PDF-A requirements: | ||
| there is an ufal-wide installation of the verapdf tool available at / | there is an ufal-wide installation of the verapdf tool available at / | ||
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| + | === Hardcopies | ||
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| + | The hardcopies typically also contain a CD/DVD with the electronic version of the text (PDF) and all data and software that you created during the work, including documentation and possibly third-party software, if it is relevant and redistributable. | ||
| + | //TODO: is this still true in 2021? The standard way is a zip attachment in SIS (plus a link to GitHub/ | ||
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| + | If you order the binding in Prague, the stores typically know how the product should look like, so they will only ask you your name and the name of the faculty. You will have to submit two hardcopies of the thesis: one for the supervisor / the opponent and one for the library. The hardcopy for the library must also contain the original assignment, signed and stamped from the dean's office (at this time it is probably being kept for you by Ms. Brdičková – see above). | ||
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| ===== Final Examination ==== | ===== Final Examination ==== | ||