61030 MSc Scheme Department of Computing The Hong

61030 MSc Scheme Department of Computing The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

MSc Dissertation, Project, Independent Study Overview General Process for Taking COMP 5940 Dissertation General Process for Taking COMP 5933 Project General Process for Taking COMP 5923 Independent Study 2

General Process for Taking COMP 5940 Dissertation Research project leads to dissertation Need to find a supervisor to decide a research topic Meet with supervisor regularly (e. g. bi-weekly) Expected to study independently Expected duration: 2 semesters, can petition for extension Details on the syllabus: http: //www. comp. polyu. edu. hk/filemanager/en/content_189/ COMP 5940. pdf Suggested topics: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Suggested Topic for Independent Study/Project /Dissertation for Programmes MSc. IS/IT/ST/EC 3

General Process for Taking COMP 5940 Dissertation Key Dates: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Key Dates ◦ Dissertation Key Dates corresponds to the following critical steps of taking COMP 5940 ◦ ◦ ◦ Submission of Submission of Presentation “Form of Confirmation” project proposal mid-progress report first draft (of your dissertation) final draft (of your dissertation) Extension Petition 4

General Process for Taking COMP 5940 Dissertation Forms for corresponding steps are available at: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Forms: Dissertation: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Form of Confirmation Dissertation Proposal Form Dissertation Submission Form for 61030 student Supervisor Approval For Binding Undertaking to Accompany Library Copy of Dissertation Statement of Authorship Turn-it-in Report, see Handbook Chapter 4. 5

General Process for Taking COMP 5940 Dissertation MUST read “Handbook (Dissertation, Project, Independent Study) for MSc Programme at COMP” https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Handbook ◦ Chapter 1, Chapter 2. 1, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 ◦ Appendix I, III MUST read assessment guideline https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Assessment Guideline for Independent Study/Project/Dissertation for MSc. IS/IT/ST/EC 6

General Process for Taking COMP 5933 Project Individual or group (up to 4 members) project Need to find a supervisor to decide a research topic Meet with supervisor regularly (at least bi-weekly) Expected to carry out assigned sub-task independently Expected duration: 2 semesters. Details on the syllabus: http: //www. comp. polyu. edu. hk/filemanager/en/content_189/ COMP 5933. pdf Suggested topics: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Suggested Topic for Independent Study/Project /Dissertation for Programmes MSc. IS/IT/ST/EC 7

General Process for Taking COMP 5933 Project Key Dates: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Key Dates ◦ Project Key Dates corresponds to the following critical steps of taking COMP 5940 ◦ ◦ ◦ Submission of “Form of Confirmation” Submission of project proposal Submission of first draft Submission of final report Oral examination and presentation 8

General Process for Taking COMP 5933 Project Forms for corresponding steps are available at: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Forms: Project: ◦ Form of Confirmation ◦ Turn-it-in Report, see Handbook Chapter 4. 9

General Process for Taking COMP 5933 Project MUST read “Handbook (Dissertation, Project, Independent Study) for MSc Programme at COMP” https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Handbook ◦ Chapter 1, Chapter 2. 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 ◦ Appendix I, III MUST read assessment guideline https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Assessment Guideline for Independent Study/Project/Dissertation for MSc. IS/IT/ST/EC 10

General Process for Taking COMP 5923 Independent Study Individual study Need to find a supervisor to decide a research/study topic Expected duration: 1 semester. Details on the syllabus: http: //www. comp. polyu. edu. hk/filemanager/en/content_189/ COMP 5923. pdf Suggested topics: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Suggested Topic for Independent Study/Project /Dissertation for Programmes MSc. IS/IT/ST/EC 11

General Process for Taking COMP 5923 Independent Study Key Dates: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Key Dates ◦ Independent Study Key Dates corresponds to the following critical steps of taking COMP 5940 ◦ Submission of “Form of Confirmation” ◦ Submission of report ◦ Oral examination and presentation if required 12

General Process for Taking COMP 5923 Independent Study Forms for corresponding steps are available at: https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Forms: Independent Study: ◦ Form of Confirmation ◦ Turn-it-in Report, see Handbook Chapter 4. 13

General Process for Taking COMP 5923 Independent Study MUST read “Handbook (Dissertation, Project, Independent Study) for MSc Programme at COMP” https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Handbook ◦ Chapter 1, Chapter 2. 3, Chapter 4 ◦ Appendix I, III MUST read assessment guideline https: //intranet. comp. polyu. edu. hk Dissertation/Project/Independent Study Assessment Guideline for Independent Study/Project/Dissertation for MSc. IS/IT/ST/EC 14

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