COMP4951 Notices

[Reminder] Thesis A Report submission

Posted by Jing Hsu Monday 24 April 2023, 08:47:30 PM.

Dear Thesis A Students,

Hope your thesis is going well.

In Week 11, you are required to submit your Thesis A report.

The word and latex templates can be found under the week 3 category.

Key facts about your report:

• Worth 75% of your thesis A total result.
• Only a PDF file is accepted.
• Submit the report in TMS by 10pm 26th April Wednesday Week 11 (firm). If you cannot submit it by the deadline due to some valid reasons, contact me for an extension ( Supervisor approval email required ).

If you have further information to be included, please let me know. Thanks.

Regards,

Dr. Jing Hsu, CSE Thesis Administrator

[Reminder] Thesis A Presentation Slides Submission

Posted by Jing Hsu Wednesday 12 April 2023, 12:45:51 PM.

Dear Thesis A students,

The Thesis A presentation slides submission due is 10pm 12th April (today).

If you don't submit the slides on time, you will get zero mark penalty.

Best Regards,

Jing

Thesis A Presentation guide

Posted by Jing Hsu Monday 27 March 2023, 12:18:50 PM, last modified Monday 27 March 2023, 12:26:45 PM.

Dear Thesis A Students,

In Week 8, you are required to give a presentation about your thesis progress. Please schedule a time in Week 8 for the presentation with your supervisor and assessor. Although no other attendees are required, it is good to have relevant people who are interested in your project, to attend your presentation so that you can get more feedback.

Due to Covid-19, you can do the presentation online. We recommend Microsoft Teams which is included in UNSW office 365 and can be login by using your zpass.

You can also discuss with you supervisor and assessor to choose another online meeting software, such as skype, google meeting, and zoom…

Key facts about your presentation:

• Worth 25% of your Thesis A final result.
• Follow the Marking Criteria and Assessment Components to prepare your presentation .
• Organise the time/date yourself with supervisor and assessor
• A 45-minute demonstration about your Thesis A topic and the plan (including talk/demo, Q&A, debrief with supervisor/assessor)
• Submit the presentation slides on TMS by 10pm 12th April Wednesday Week 9 (The due day changed because of Easter Holiday) . If you cannot submit it by the deadline due to some valid reasons, contact me for an extension (supervisor approval must be provided). You can also make an application through special consideration portal with support documents.

One IMPORTANT thing to note:

If you cannot find a suitable time to do the presentation in week 8, you can do it later, but you MUST submit your slides by the due date. Otherwise, you will get the late penalty .

If you have further information to be included, please let me know. Thanks.

Good luck with the presentation.

Regards,
Dr. Jing Hsu, CSE Thesis Admin

Thesis Topic Registration

Posted by Jing Hsu Friday 10 February 2023, 09:35:46 AM, last modified Thursday 16 February 2023, 09:37:28 AM.

Dear Thesis A students,

By the end of Week 1, you need to register your thesis topic details and set up a thesis project (project = topic + you + supervisor + assessor).

IMPORTANT: students without a topic by this deadline will be asked to discontinue Thesis A and try again next term.

Before registering your topic, you need to personally contact potential supervisors and get acceptance from a supervisor, who provide the topic and nominate an assessor for your thesis.

Then you can register the topic in Thesis Management System (TMS): https://thesis.cse.unsw.edu.au/ .

• The supervisor creates the topic and adds an assessor for the project if it doesn't exist in TMS.
• You can find the topic in TMS and apply for it.
• Your supervisor accepts you in TMS.
• You agree to take the project in TMS.

If your supervisor haven't put their topic there, you should ask them politely to add their topic to the thesis system.

If a topic in TMS is not available to apply, please send me the accept email from your supervisor and the topic name or link, then I can make it available or allocate it to you.

Best Regards,

Dr. Jing Hsu, CSE Thesis Admin

Recording of talk / topic nomination

Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 06 February 2023, 02:56:04 PM.

The recording and slides for the "Introduction to Thesis" are now available in the course website under Week 0 of Week-by-week menu item on the left.

If you have not yet started your topic selection, I will ask you to make use of this week to speak to potential supervisors. We want to see that all Thesis A students to have a topic by Friday of Week 1 at the latest. However, it is preferable that you have a topic by the end of this week so that you can start meeting your supervisor in Week 1. All the best with your thesis.

Reminder: Thesis A talk today (Mon 6 Feb) at 1pm

Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 06 February 2023, 08:38:20 AM.

A reminder that I will be giving an online talk on Monday 6 Feb at 1pm on "Introduction to Thesis" which tells you about the mechanics of Thesis A/B/C and to give you some general tips on how to succeed in your Thesis. The Zoom link is here (login with zID required).The talk will be recorded and will be made available. Note that I have purposely scheduled the talk early in Week 0 so that if you haven't yet settled on the topic, you can get that going in Week 0. I look forward to seeing you online on Monday.

Chun Tung Chou (CSE Thesis Coordinator)

P.S. Thesis A website is at: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP4951/23T1/

Welcome to Thesis A (23T1) !

Posted by Chun Tung Chou Wednesday 01 February 2023, 01:01:42 PM, last modified Wednesday 01 February 2023, 01:02:34 PM.

Welcome to Thesis A for 23T1!

I hope you're excited to start Thesis A as it heralds, for most of you, the beginning of your last year of your degree.

My name is Chun Tung Chou and I am the convenor for CSE Research Thesis. I am writing to tell you some important information about Thesis A.

• Thesis A does not use Moodle. Its web site is at: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP4951/23T1/ . You will find the course outline, marking criteria and resources to help you to work on your Thesis A.
• If you have not already found a supervisor, please visit the Thesis Management System (TMS) to browse through the thesis topics. You should use the TMS to nominate your thesis topic. Note that we have ceased using the Moodle thesis topic database.
• I will be giving an online talk on Monday 6 Feb at 1pm on "Introduction to Thesis" which tells you about the mechanics of Thesis A/B/C and to give you some general tips on how to succeed in your Thesis. The Zoom link is here (login required).The talk will be recorded and will be made available. Note that I have purposely scheduled the talk early in Week 0 so that if you haven't yet settled on the topic, you can get that going in Week 0. I look forward to seeing you online on Monday.