6 EC
Semester 1, period 1, 2, 3
5364PRMS6Y
| Owner | Master Software Engineering |
| Coordinator | dr. ir. Martin Bor |
| Part of | Master Software Engineering, year 1 |
During paper sessions you learn skills to find, read and assess relevant scientific publications. You will also learn to build argumentation structures you need for your theory and analysis.
For your graduation project, you can choose from a number of defined themes. It is also possible to define a project yourself, once you have thoroughly examined the foundation and feasibility of your idea.
The lecturer will help you during the preparation. You will also discuss your ideas with other students.
Study materials are made available through the course’s Canvas page.
This is a mixed theoretical and practical course. The format is aimed at exercising skills needed to complete the Master’s project. There are interactive sessions where scientific reading, writing, research design, and presentation skills are covered.
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Activity |
Number of hours |
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Workshops |
12 |
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Presentation |
2 |
|
Self-study |
154 |
Requirements concerning attendance (TER-B).
| Item and weight | Details | Remarks |
|
Final grade | ||
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Project Proposal | Mandatory | Submission via DataNose. Marked as passed when approved by the acacemic supervisor and thesis coordinator. |
This is a reading assignment. Imagine you are a reviewer for the provided paper and you must decide whether to accept or reject its publication in a scientific venue. During the next PMP class, you will debate with your colleagues what the final verdict should be.
This is a reading and comparison assignment. There are three items to consider: a thesis, a workshop paper based on intermediate work, and a conference paper based on the thesis. During the next PMP class, you will debate with your colleagues what the quality and the verdict should be.
For this assignment, you are asked to describe the problem statement of your master project (either executed on industry data or in a research group).
Present your project proposal in an elevator pitch for your peers and supervisors.
Write a project proposal detailing the context and relevance for a challenge within software engineering, and your proposed solution, approach, planning, and risks. Your proposal will be approved by the academic supervisor and thesis coordinator to pass the course.
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
| Blok/Week | Subject |
| B1W2 | Introduction |
| B1W4 | The first reading assignment |
| B1W6 | The second reading assignment |
| B2W2 | Project workshop |
| B2W4 | Project workshop |
| B2W6 | Project workshop |
| B3W1 | Literature Surveys & Proposal Workshops |
| B3W2 | Research Questions and methods & Proposal Workshops |
| B3W3 | Proposal Workshops |
| B3W4 | Pitch Presentations |