Towards a Pattern Language for the Masters Student

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

Hugo Sereno Ferreira (Author) FEUP; André Restivo (Author) FEUP; Tiago Sousa (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of the 24th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs - EuroPLop '19

Pages: 34:1-12

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Authenticus ID: P-00R-DSV

DOI: 10.1145/3361149.3361184

Abstract (EN): Every year, thousands of new students begin their Masters in STEM related topics. Despite being regarded as a common occurrence by the faculty, it represents the culmination of years of studying and preparation for their professional life. Notwithstanding, these students face well-known recurrent problems: how to choose a topic, how to choose an advisor, how to start researching, and how to deal with all the unknowns associated with academic research. Although there are several books on how to write a thesis, most of them avoid prescriptive recommendations on topics beyond research per se or focus on doctoral students, for which the duration and motivation are significantly different. In this paper, we draft a pattern language comprised of thirty patterns that we have observed from supervising over a hundred masters students within the last decade.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12