Master thesis writing

time line

October January 1 June end of June

start • work plan with supervisor - promoter• literature survey (cfr. www.webofknowledge.com)• get to know material and experimental methods (or

computational methods)• get inspired

intermediate presentation• beginning of second semester• organized by research division / promotor• aim: to assess progress + planning second semester• duration 20’+10’ discussion

editing and finalizing text• text = responsibility of the student• content -> see http://cit.kuleuven.be/onderwijs• layout: guidelines and template set by faculty of

engineering• writing tips:

https://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/reporting/• EXTRA: CIT posterbook• electronic archiving of your thesis work / embargo• plagiarism• THESIS (+poster + archiving) DUE June 1 2014

thesis defense• final exam• end of June• schedule will be communicated in May• 1 promotor, 2 assessors evaluate thesis• CIT staff will attend presentations as much as possible• presentation 20’+10’ (or 30’+10’ for duo-thesis)• promoter ‘conclave’