Masterproefbeurs Elektrotechniek Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

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1 Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

2 Master thesis Hw des it fit in yur prgramme Ding the master thesis Requirements Assessment Hw t chse a subject Sme links Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

3 The master thesis in yur prgramme Master thesis = the next level f P&O / P&D Research based Wrking in a (very) small grup (1 r 2 members) Shw initiative, independence, creativity, cmmunicatin 24 credits r ± ½ year = h f wrk (4 P&O/P&D) = days (9 t 5) = weeks (40h/week) = h/week in 13 weeks gd tuning t yur curse wrk required Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

4 The master thesis in yur prgramme Restrictins Yu must have btained 48 credits in the previus year (stage 1) If in cperatin with a cmpany / research institute, it may nt be cmbined with H03F6A (Industriële stage) / H00R0A (Practical Training in Industry) H05W9A (Bedrijfservaring) / H00R1A (Business Experience) in the same cmpany / institute Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

5 Master thesis: requirements Make a plan: e-submissin at time f ISP Objectives Imprtant milestnes with dates ( 3) Amunt f time planned fr the thesis in each mnth D the research Present the results: intermediate, final (December & end f June) Reprt the results: 2 parts: Main text, written in the master prgramme language (an exceptin is pssible n mtivated request befre December 1) English paper (IEEE-like) fr everyne Templates fr text and paper available & bligatry E-submissin at the end f the academic year (deadlines are n Tled) Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

6 Feedback after presentatins Master thesis: assessment Assessment and marking/scring: <eng.kuleuven.be/studenten/masterpref/berdelingsrster-masterpref-met-scre.pdf> <eng.kuleuven.be/english/educatin/mastersthesis/evaluatin-sheet-masterthesis-with-scre.pdf> Cntent: effrt, dedicatin, riginality, creativity, critical sense, results, independence, cperatin, prblem slving, results versus gals Text f the thesis: clarity, depth, cnciseness, language, spelling, layut, figures (graphs, drawings, pictures, and their captins) English paper: ditt Oral presentatin: cnciseness, clarity, language, slides, answers t questins, timing By whm? Prmter(s): 40 % ( 1 prfessr Ba/Ma EE) Daily supervisr(s): 20 % ( 1 KU Leuven researcher/prfessr) Assessrs: 40 % ( 1 frm research grup, 1 utside research grup) Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

7 Erasmus master thesis: assessment Assessment by hst university Only fr a full year exchange Yu fllw the rules f the hst university n KU Leuven jury needed (= exchange curse) Scre = Pass/Fail (n influence n grade) Assessment by KU Leuven (= KU Leuven curse) Fr exchanges < 1 year r n demand fr full year exchanges Yu fllw the rules f the KU Leuven a KU Leuven jury needed fr fllw-up and scring Scre given by the KU Leuven jury (influences the grade) KU Leuven standards fr scring are used Scres f the hst university can be used as additinal input, nt as scre Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

8 Hw t chse a subject Subjects ften available t all students, smetimes suited fr ne ptin nly Cntact the prmter, when in dubt Wrking in a team may have advantages A team f tw is ften mre fun than a team with yurself Yu have smebdy at hand t discuss ideas and prblems Students frm different ptins can bundle knwledge Have a brilliant idea yurself? Find a prmter ( 1 prfessr Ba/Ma EE) When in dubt, cntact yur ptin crdinatr Pass infrmatin t Anne Ons (00.55) Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

9 Hw t chse a subject Use the fair t eliminate subjects Find ut what s behind thse titles and shrt descriptins Tday, 2 4 pm Cntact the daily supervisr Get detailed infrmatin abut remaining subjects Check him/her ut Select a 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd chice Erasmus master thesis students: Erasmus + 2 fallback chices Often yu get yur first chice (# subjects # students) but n guarantee We try t get the best chice fr everyne; if necessary, we cnsult yu Submit yur chices via web befre May , 2pm 00.62: PSI B00.35: STADIUS 00.62: TELEMIC B01.35: COSIC 00.62: IMEC B02.35: MICAS T slve prblems befre the exam revisin perid ( blk ) N reservatins N First-Cme-First-Serve Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

10 References Master Elektrtechniek eng.kuleuven.be/nderwijs/studenten/masterpref Master Electrical Engineering eng.kuleuven.be/english/educatin/masterpaper Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering

11 Finally I wish yu a lt f success n yur quest fr a gd subject; a lt f pleasure with yur research; a lt f pints n yur transcript f recrds. Luc Van Eycken Masterprefbeurs Elektrtechniek - Master thesis fair Electrical Engineering