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<font size=+3><b>Planning your Master's Thesis Project</b></font>

Writing a master's thesis is a long process, involving several months of research and writing. The whole process that leads up to your thesis starts a long time before you actually start doing research. 
This web outlines the master's thesis project and lists milestones that should be produced along the way.

-----+++ Outline of the Procedure

   * Preparation
      * [[Finding a topic]]
      * [[Writing a thesis proposal]]
      * [[Approval of your thesis proposal]]
   * Register your project. Fill in this [[http://www.cs.uu.nl/education/stage/registrationform.doc][form]], then hand it to the student administration.
   * Project
      * [[Doing the research]]
      * [[Writing your thesis]]
   * Examination
      * [[Submitting your thesis]]
      * [[Quality criteria]]
      * [[Defending your thesis]]

----+++ Issues

   * TimeLine - a sample time line including standard 
      * Leave time for your supervisor to read the thesis
   * [[Literature Discussion]]
   * [[Academic writing]] - tips for writing academic english
   * [[Structuring your thesis]]
   * [[Typesetting your thesis]] - should there be a standard style?
   * [[Formatting a bibliography]]
   * [[Giving presentations]] - tips 
   * [[Thesis archive]] - build online archive of master's theses

----+++ Other Resources

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   * [[http://www.cs.uu.nl/education/stage/index.html][Procedures voor (Afstudeer)projecten en stages]] (department site) - in dutch
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   * [[http://www.cs.uu.nl/education/stage/stagehandleiding-afst-inf.html]["Protocol and Manual for masters' graduation projects Computer Science"]]
   * [[http://www.cs.uu.nl/education/vak.php?vak=INFOAFST45&jaar=2007][The Afstudeerfase (thesis phase) page]].

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