Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:58:05 08/21/02
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On August 21, 2002 at 14:41:13, Dave Gomboc wrote: >And why don't you think it is a M.Sc. thesis? An M.Sc. thesis must demonstrate >mastery of a subject, e.g. a thorough familiarity with the area of discussion. >I think that his thesis does exactly that. Contribution of a major new idea is >specifically _not_ required; that's for the Ph.D. > >Dave > I agree. I have seen several types of Master's theses: 1. New stuff just like a PhD dissertation. 2. Summary of what has been already done, like an anthology of sorts. 3. a project that was written up that didn't necessarily break new ground, but took significant time to complete. 4. anywhere in between any of the above. And of course many top CS programs don't even have master's thesis as a requirement. > >On August 20, 2002 at 11:42:42, Tony Werten wrote: > >>On August 20, 2002 at 11:26:06, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On August 20, 2002 at 11:06:30, Tony Werten wrote: >>> >>>>A lot of it was outdated in 98 already, but even so, it is published in 2002. >>> >>>If the alternative was the trashcan, I'm glad it was published. >> >>I have no problems with it as a paper. I just don't think it's a thesis. >> >>Tony >> >>> >>>-- >>>GCP
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