Guidance

... for writing the thesis or dissertation and preparing for its defense

Steps for a Thesis or Scientific Paper

1. Prerequisite – Research & Implementation 2. Writing – Structuring and refining the thesis 3. Defense / Presentation – Communicating and defending the work

Deadlines – Bachelor’s / Master’s Thesis

These milestones are recommended but not enforced.

  • Clear research question
  • Agreed scope
  • Initial literature mapping
  • Defined methodology direction
If the problem is unclear at this stage, everything will slip.

  • Structured state of the art
  • Identified research gap
  • Defined theoretical/technical foundations
  • Preliminary reference list
At this point: You must know exactly what your contribution will be.

  • Solution architecture defined
  • Technologies selected
  • Evaluation plan defined
  • Success criteria specified
No major conceptual changes after this date.

  • Core system implemented
  • Experiments runnable
  • Data collection finalized
From here onward: Focus shifts from building to evaluating and writing.

  • Results analysed
  • Methodology & Evaluation chapter drafted
  • Literature Review finalized
Introduction, Conclusion, and Abstract can now be written properly.

  • All chapters complete
  • Figures and tables finalized
  • Bibliography consistent
  • Formatting compliant

  • Proofread
  • Minor corrections only
  • No structural rewriting
The final version needs to be uploaded to https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/apps/lucrari/.
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