COMP4951 Notices

Notices

  • If you receive an LE grade, please read

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Thursday 16 May 2024, 02:58:39 PM.

    Some of you have received an LE (= Late Entry) grade for your Thesis A. This is because your supervisor and/or accessor have not completed marking. We are chasing after these marks. My apologies for the delay. Please be assured that we are working on this.

  • Thesis A Report submission

    Posted by Jing Hsu Tuesday 16 April 2024, 11:32:50 AM.

    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 24th 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: Submission of your presentation slides

    Posted by Jing Hsu Sunday 07 April 2024, 10:41:57 AM.

    Please be reminded that you need to submit your Thesis A presentation slides to the Thesis Management System by 10pm this Sunday (7th April). If you cannot find a suitable time to do the presentation in week 8, you MUST still submit your slides by the due date. Otherwise, you will get the late penalty . The only exception is that if you have been granted an extension to submit your slides by the Thesis Coordinator or Thesis Admin.

  • Thesis A Presentation Guide

    Posted by Jing Hsu Monday 18 March 2024, 11:49:19 AM.

    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.

    You can do the presentation on-site or online .

    For online presentation, 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 7th April Sunday Week 8 . 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

  • Recording of the library online seminar on literature search strategy

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 26 February 2024, 01:38:30 PM.

    The recording of the library online seminar on literature search strategy has been posted on the course website. Go to "Week-by-week" and you will find it under Week 0.

  • Engineering Research Forum

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 26 February 2024, 01:28:47 PM, last modified Monday 26 February 2024, 01:31:12 PM.

    The Honours thesis has given some of you an opportunity to experience leading edge computing research. Have you ever wondered what a PhD research career can lead you? If you are interested to know more, and you are a domestic student who is expecting a first-class honours, then I would like to invite you to attend the Engineering Research Forum. Click here for details and registration information.

  • Library tutorial on literature search strategy (Online seminar in Week 2!)

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 19 February 2024, 01:08:33 PM.

    The UNSW Library is running a tutorial on literature search strategy for Thesis A. This is a two part tutorial.

    • Part 1: Complete an online module which takes about 20 minutes.
    • Part 2 is an online seminar at 11am on Wed 21 Feb. You can find the Teams link to attend the online seminar

    You can find the online module under Week 0 of Week-by-Week on the course website. The link to the online seminar is under Week 0 and Week 2 of Week-by-Week on the course website.

  • TMS: Three-way handshake

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 12 February 2024, 03:01:22 PM.

    Dear Thesis A students,

    I would like to remind you that the Thesis Management System (TMS) uses a three-way handshake:

    1. The student applies
    2. The supervisor accepts
    3. The student agrees

    Only after these three handshakes, then you officially are in a project (= supervisor + topic + student + assessor). It is easy to overlook the last step. If TMS sends you a message to say that a supervisor has accepted you and you want to take the project, please follow up and agree it on TMS. We are writing this reminder because quite a number of students have not done their agreement on TMS. Thank you for a help in this.

  • Thesis Topic Registration

    Posted by Jing Hsu Monday 12 February 2024, 09:58:46 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 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

  • Thesis A: Week 1

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Sunday 11 February 2024, 11:57:02 PM, last modified Monday 12 February 2024, 05:58:27 AM.

    Here are some updates for Thesis A for Week 1.

    • If you have just enrolled in Thesis A or did not have access to the Thesis A WebCMS3 site last week, please note that there was an "Introduction to Thesis" talk in Week 0. You should review the recording, which is filed under Week 0 of Week-by-Week on the course website.
    • If you have not yet started your topic selection, I will ask you to get that going. We want to see that all Thesis A students to have a topic by Friday of Week 1 at the latest. The talk last week discussed topic selection.
    • The UNSW Library is running a tutorial on literature search strategy for Thesis A. This is a two part tutorial.
      • Part 1: Complete an online module which takes about 20 minutes. You can find the online module under Week 0 of Week-by-Week on the course website.
      • Part 2 is an online seminar at 11am on Wed of Week 2.

  • Recording of Thesis A talk / topic nomination

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Wednesday 07 February 2024, 11:51:23 PM, last modified Wednesday 07 February 2024, 11:51:42 PM.

    The recording and slides for the "Introduction to Thesis" talk are now available in the Thesis A 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 at 1pm today

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Monday 05 February 2024, 08:04:32 AM, last modified Monday 05 February 2024, 08:05:04 AM.

    A reminder that I will be giving an online talk on Monday 5 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.

    If you enrolled in Thesis A recently and did not get my welcome message last week, you can head to the course website (at: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP4951/24T1/ ) to read the welcome message as it contains some important information that you need to know.

    See you online this afternoon.

  • Welcome to Thesis A (24T1)

    Posted by Chun Tung Chou Thursday 01 February 2024, 09:13:10 AM, last modified Thursday 01 February 2024, 09:17:09 AM.

    Welcome to Thesis A for 24T1!

    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/COMP4951/24T1/ . 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 you will only be able to log onto TMS from Week 0. However, for the time being, you can browse through the topics in TMS and contact potential supervisors to learn about the projects they are offering.
    • I will be giving an online talk on Monday 5 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.

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