CSC590 Lecture 07

Thesis Seminar
Chapters 5
(202401)

Transcript

1. jgs CSC 590 Thesis Seminar Lecture 07: Chapter 5 Dr. Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez javiergs@calpoly.edu www.javiergs.com Building 14 -227
2. jgs Feedback
3. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 4 Note Review that your goals and reported results match.
4. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 5 Case A | Goal My research AIMS is to identify best practices and areas for improvement that can provide valuable strategies for enhancing student engagement in School X.
5. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 6 Case A | Results Discrete patterns were observed in Figure 6.1: a 36.12% rate of students graduating within a year, suggesting strong engagement.
6. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 7 Note Review that your references match your statements.
7. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 8 Case A | Goal Text: “Understanding and enhancing first-timer engagement is a crucial aspect of the future growth and innovation of X [43]. Reference: [43] Integration Issues in AWS Architecture Is this the reference you want to point out, or is there some mixing with numbers?
8. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 9 Note DRY – do not repeat yourselves
9. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 10 § Lack of Clear Focus § Poor Organization § Inadequate Literature Review § Weak Methodological Justification § Insufficient Data Analysis § Overgeneralization of Results § Ignoring Limitations § Failure to Convey Significance § Plagiarism Common Errors
10. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 11 § A number of statistics were employed to describe… § As shown in Figure X, it is clear that X is true, as supported by a 36% § I have clearly proved that our approach is better that the best in the entire world § I have no time to collect more data, but the one person who used my system proved that it works better than any other ever. § I have developed a Web Page, but it is clear that my work can be extended to a Mobile Application and even to Quantum Computing. Common Errors
11. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 12 Note Reconsider (avoid) using “very”, “more”, … “maybe”, “seems to be”, …
12. jgs Chapters 5
13. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 14 1. Introduction (goal-method-result) 2. Literature Review (Background or Related Work) 3. Approach (Methodology) 4. Validation (Preliminary Data, Results, Findings) 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion (and Future Work) Structure
14. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 15 Discussion Or Conclusion What? contribution How Why? Importance Chapter 5. Discussion or Conclusion
15. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 16 § Start with a Summary of Key Findings § Interpret Your Findings § Discuss the Implications § Acknowledge Limitations § Suggest Future Research § Reflect on Your Research Process § Ensure Coherence and Logical Structure To Do
16. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 17 Conclude Effectively § Encapsulates the significance of your findings and their implications for the field) § This should tie back to your thesis statement or research questions, reaffirming how your research has contributed to knowledge. To Do
17. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 18 § State the importance of the findings § Establish newness § Announce future research § Connect with your research questions. Do not forget
18. jgs Homework
19. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 20 § A Full Draft of Your Thesis – Chapters, Format, Everything § It can be small but make it make sense What, Why, How § You have 2 weeks to work. Do not procrastinate. Ask for help. Homework
20. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 21 Note Do you want us to complete our thesis in Two Weeks? No.
21. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 22 Note • Show your writing skills. • It is an opportunity to think about ALL elements in your thesis that maybe you have ignored. • Talk with your advisor as needed. • Write more than 1 page per chapter. Practice. Get to know the template you will follow • Yes, I know. ChatGTP can do it all !
22. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 23 Let’s Work
23. jgs Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez | CSC 590 | Winter 2024 | 24 Questions
24. jgs CSC 590 Thesis Seminar Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez, Ph.D. javiergs@calpoly.edu Winter 2024 Copyright. These slides can only be used as study material for the class CSC 590 at Cal Poly. They cannot be distributed or used for another purpose.