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University of TorontoDepartment of Computer Science
How Theses Get Written: Some Cool Tips
Dr Steve Easterbrook
Dept of Computer Science University of Toronto sme@cs.toronto.edu
© 2004-5 Steve Easterbrook. This presentation is available free for non-commercial use with attribution under a creative commons license.
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University of Toronto
Department of Computer Science
Outline
Part 1: Writing your thesis
(1) Context: What is a thesis (for)? (2) How Do I Get Started? (3) What Should My Thesis Contain? (4) How Do I Get Finished? (5) Summary
Part 2: The Examiner’s View
(1) “Uh oh, not another thesis to read…” (2) “What’s this one about?” (3) “Now there must be some corrections…” (4) “Let’s see, what can I ask the candidate?”
© 1992-2005 Steve Easterbrook. This presentation is available free for non-commercial use with attribution under a creative commons license.
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University of Toronto
Department of Computer Science
What is a thesis?
An argument An exposition of an original piece of research The product of an apprenticeship Probably the largest (most self-indulgent) piece of work you’ll ever do Something that could be published:
E.g. at least one paper in a scholarly journal but you will probably never publish the whole thesis
“A thesis for the PhD must form a distinctive contribution to the knowledge
of the subject and afford evidence of originality shown by the discovery of new facts and/or by the exercise of independent critical power.” (University of London regulations)
© 1992-2005 Steve Easterbrook. This presentation is available free for non-commercial use with attribution under a creative commons license.
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University of Toronto
Department of Computer Science
Examination Issues
Your examiners need to appreciate your research:
Choose your examiners well Target your thesis at them Keep abreast of their work Talk to them regularly