All II year Master's students who plan to defend their graduation thesis at the UT Institute of Computer Science in Spring 2024 are requested to submit their thesis topic and the name of the supervisor(s) by the 1st of November 2023 writing to ati.study@ut.ee.
Master's Thesis defence dates and submission deadlines 2023/2024:
All defenses take place on site.
Students are requested to submit their thesis in our online Graduation Theses Registry.
If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail ati.study@ut.ee.
There are at least three ways to do this:
It is recommended to start looking for the topic early. Therefore, attend the UniTartuCS Day if you are a second bachelor's or first-year master's student. The last time to choose the topic and supervisor is in the autumn of the previous academic year. Be sure to talk to a variety of potential supervisors as well. When speaking, the easiest way is to set the thesis topic's focus and understand what the tutor's expectations are for you and vice versa. This will make it easier for you to figure out if you are interested in a topic that seemed exciting at first. It is crucial that before finalizing the topic, you have reached an explicit agreement with the supervisor on the topic you are doing your dissertation on, and the supervisor has confirmed your willingness to supervise you on this topic.
Graduation theses shall be defended on dates determined by defence committees. The dates and places for defence with the relevant time tables shall be published on the website of the Institute of Computer Science. Institute of Computer Science slaide templates. A graduation thesis is defended in the form of an academic debate.
The time limit for the presentation is 15 minutes for a master’s thesis.
The main stages of the defence procedure are the following:
● the author’s presentation
● questions related to the presentation
● opinion of the opponent
● general discussion
● opinion of the supervisor
● the author’s final remarks