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<p>Uus lehekülg: &#039; Course description: https://ois2.taltech.ee/uusois/subject/ITX8302 Course timetable: https://tunniplaan.taltech.ee/#/public/subject/110031?et * Environment for topics https:/...&#039;</p> <p><b>Uus lehekülg</b></p><div><br /> Course description: https://ois2.taltech.ee/uusois/subject/ITX8302<br /> <br /> Course timetable: https://tunniplaan.taltech.ee/#/public/subject/110031?et<br /> <br /> <br /> * Environment for topics https://cs.taltech.ee/protsessor<br /> <br /> =Deadlines=<br /> <br /> * Oct 6: Revise your problem statement to bring it up to date. Add description of the research method that you are going to use in your MSc thesis. Submit it to [moodle.taltech.ee] to the appropriate assignment.<br /> <br /> [[Problem Statement]]<br /> <br /> <br /> * date Oct 20: Review deadline (3 reviews each)<br /> <br /> * date Dec 15: Deadline for extended problem statement. There should be additional section for background and initial section for related work.<br /> <br /> * October - December: Defence talk practice.<br /> <br /> =Plan=<br /> <br /> * Intro<br /> * Seminar on reviewing.<br /> ** Ian Parberry&#039;s advice: [https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~dahlin/professional/parbery-referee.pdf]<br /> ** Bertrand Meyer: Why I sign my reviews: [http://se.ethz.ch/~meyer/publications/online/whysign/]<br /> *** HW: Read [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v406/n6794/full/406378a0.html Error and Attack Tolerance].<br /> *** Additional reading [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&amp;arnumber=6970764 A Survey of Techniques for Internet Topology Discovery].<br /> * Interactive session on problem statement and methodology.<br /> * Seminar on background and related work. [https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu]<br /> * Seminar on how to write papers / theses. [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/write-great-research-paper/ How to write a great research paper]<br /> ** https://taltech.ee/infotehnoloogia-teaduskond/lopetajale<br /> * Seminar on how to give presentations. [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/give-great-research-talk/ A set of slides and video by Simon Peyton Jones]. We will take a look at [http://cs.au.dk/~amoeller/talks/talks.pdf another] take on the matter in class.<br /> * October - December: Student presentations according to the schedule at [https://to.be.modified moodle.taltech.ee]. NB! You should sign yourself up ASAP for an open slot!<br /> <br /> =Grading=<br /> <br /> * 10% of 100%: Sumission of problem statement and methodology<br /> * 10% of 100% Giving feedback to problem statements submitted by others. NB! You will need to provide 3 questions that you found relevant regarding the problem statement under review for what you would like to get answered once the thesis is ready.<br /> * 50% of 100%: Background and related work submission.<br /> * 30% of 100%: Your mock defence talk and participation in seminars where other students give talks. Note that you will need to submit your current draft of the thesis by the time you give the talk. The draft is not marked, but it will be used for questions after your talk.<br /> <br /> The final grade will be calculated as follows from the sum of the above results:<br /> <br /> * 90% or more: 5<br /> * 80% or more: 4<br /> * 70% or more: 3<br /> * 60% or more: 2<br /> * 50% or more: 1<br /> * less than 50%: 0<br /> <br /> =Useful links=<br /> <br /> [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/academic-program/write-great-research-paper/ How to write a great research paper (thesis)] by Simon Peyton Jones.<br /> <br /> [[Selecting the Research Method]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Ian Parberry&#039;s advice: [https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~dahlin/professional/parbery-referee.pdf]<br /> <br /> Bertrand Meyer: Why I sign my reviews: [http://se.ethz.ch/~meyer/publications/online/whysign/]<br /> <br /> Seminar on writing thesis in Latex. <br /> <br /> Computer Science MSc theses at the Taltech Digital Library: [https://digikogu.taltech.ee/et/Search/Items?registerValueIds=858478]</div>

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