Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Have acquired highly specialised and integrated knowledge and broad skills in the various disciplines of computer science, which come after those within the Bachelor's in computer science.
• Carry out development or innovation projects in IT.
• Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to contribute to the achievement of a development or innovation project.
• Master the complexity of such work and take into account the objectives and constraints which characterise it.
• Master communication techniques.
• Communicate, both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Adapt their communication to a variety of audiences.
• Where possible, communicate in a foreign language.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Aquire new knowledge independently.
• Pursue further training and develop new skills independently.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy to evolve in new contexts.
• Apply scientific methodology.
• Critically reflect on the impact of IT in general, and on the contribution to projects.
• Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The master's thesis constitutes a research and/or development project in the field of computer science. This project is conducted within a university research laboratory or in the private sector, under the supervision of a mentor who proposes a thesis topic, guides the student in their approach, and provides advice. A thesis typically involves the following steps: an in-depth literature review on the topic, planning and conducting research and/or development activities, analyzing the results, and writing a document of a maximum length of 100 pages, excluding appendices. The presentation of the results follows the conventional structure in science, including an introduction, an objective, a description of methods and/or materials, presentation and discussion of results, conclusions, a list of bibliographic references, and appendices. During this work, the student acquires a range of skills, including the ability to independently analyze a problem and propose solutions, conduct experiments and interpret data, deepen their understanding of the scientific literature, and communicate abstract ideas and scientific results.

Evaluation is done based on the written report and the oral presentation. It takes into account the level of understanding of the subject, the quality of the written report, the oral presentation, and responses to questions during the oral defense.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Depending on the subject and the laboratory where the work is done.

Prior Experience

A general knowledge in computer science, as well as a specialisation in the domain covered by the master thesis' subject is required. A successful completion of the "Reading and Scientific Writing" course (US-MC-INFO60-014-C, AA S-INFO-050)