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Thesis Projects: A Guide for Students in Computer Science<br />
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This second edition guides the reader through successful planning and <br />
implementation of a thesis project and provides students in computer science and <br />
information systems with all the advice they need. The reader-friendly text <br />
offers a simple step-by-step guide to the key processes involved using an <br />
approach that has been tried and tested by the authors over a number of years.<br />
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A new chapter on Information-seeking and use and a subsection entitled Improve <br />
your learning (and grade) have been added to strengthen the material on how to <br />
search for relevant literature and also how to validate it. In addition, this <br />
comprehensive and easy-to-follow text has been fine tuned and updated wherever <br />
appropriate.<br />
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Features and topics:<br />
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o Developing your project proposal<br />
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o Developing the problem description<br />
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o Following objectives<br />
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o Presenting and analysing your data<br />
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o Drawing conclusions<br />
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o Presenting and defending your work<br />
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o Preparing the final version of your report<br />
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As well as being an essential purchase for students in computer science and <br />
information systems, this clear and concise aid also contains lots of useful <br />
information for supervisors and examiners, including guidelines on how to review <br />
a thesis project.<br />
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"mandatory reading for all students embarking on their final year project. Easy <br />
to read, loaded with good advice and filled with to-the-point examples, it <br />
covers in a step-by-step fashion each and every aspect that readers might be <br />
looking for. Whether you have a bachelor, master or Ph.D thesis ahead of you, I <br />
strongly recommend you first studythis excellent text."<br />
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Table Of Contents<br />
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Preface v<br />
Acknowledgements vii<br />
Part I Concepts<br />
1 Introduction 3<br />
2 Computer Science and Information Systems Research Projects 9<br />
3 Actors Involved, their Roles and Relationships 15<br />
Part II Process<br />
4 The Process – An Overview 25<br />
5 Developing your Project Proposal 27<br />
6 References and Citations 37<br />
7 Developing your Aim 45<br />
8 Developing your Objectives and Choosing Methods 54<br />
9 Following the Objectives 71<br />
10 Presenting and Analysing your Data 73<br />
11 Drawing your Conclusions and Identifying Future Work 87<br />
12 Presenting and Defending your Work Orally 92<br />
Part III Supplements<br />
13 Information-Seeking and Use 109<br />
14 The Report 122<br />
15 Examination 145<br />
Bibliography 151<br />
Appendix 152<br />
Index 157<br />
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Product Details<br />
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* ISBN: 1848000081<br />
* ISBN-13: 9781848000087<br />
* Format: Paperback, 176pp<br />
* Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC<br />
* Pub. Date: October 2007<br />
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