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TJTS505: Master's Thesis Seminar

TJTS505: Master's Thesis Seminar. Lecture 8 : Mini thesis II. Shuaiqiang wang Department of CS-IS, JYU. Solid. Do a solid work Hypotheses & assumptions Claims Techniques & Tricks Unexpectedness Thesis writing. Hypotheses & assumptions. Research starts from hypotheses and assumptions

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TJTS505: Master's Thesis Seminar

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  1. TJTS505: Master's ThesisSeminar Lecture8: MinithesisII Shuaiqiangwang Department of CS-IS, JYU

  2. Solid • Do a solid work • Hypotheses & assumptions • Claims • Techniques & Tricks • Unexpectedness • Thesis writing

  3. Hypotheses&assumptions • Researchstartsfromhypothesesandassumptions • Ourcasesandinstancesisnotamirrorofreality. • Weneedtofocusontheprincipleandfundamentalfactorsmeanwhileignoretrivialinformation • Formanagement-orientedresearch,verificationofthehypothesesisthemainmission • Fortechnique-orientedresearch,theoreticalproofand/orexperimentaldemonstrationoftheassumptions’effectsisanimportantissue

  4. claims • Youmightmakesomeclaims, based on whichyouusesometechniques to analyzeyour data and solveyourproblems • For example, ”The main challenge of ourproblem is…”, ”One of the mostimportantproperties in thisproblem is…”, etc. • Add references if possible • Experimentally demonstrate them if possible

  5. techniques&tricks • You might adopt some techniques & tricks to solve your problem • You use a questionnaire method to collect your data • You use a specific machine learning method to solve the problem • Why? Why not other methods? • Explain every techniques and tricks, even you think it is very trivial • Your readers might be a beginner, or work in a different area and thus lack of backgrounds

  6. Unexpectedness • Everyworkstartsfrom an initial idea, whichcouldbeverysimple, straightforward and naive. • Evenyou’vetriedyourbesttomade averydetailedresearchplan, itmightnotbesosolid. • Uncertaintyisapartofresearch • Youareabeginner • When you perform your plan, you might findsome observations beyondyourexpectations,andevencompletelyopposite • Try to provide reasonable explanations and discussions

  7. Thesis writing • Master thesis writing is actually an academic training • Learn how to do research: Planning  Performing  Writing  Reporting • Logic is the most important thing • Do make it simply, clearly and straightforwardly • Write your own words. Don’t copy and paste.

  8. homework • Trytomakeprogress on your mini-thesis • Email:gpandey_01@yahoo.com • Subjectofyouremail:TJTS505: Mini thesis +Yourfull name • Deadline: Before next class • Demonstrate your work • Oral presentation with slides • Time: Next class

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