In this exercise you
should write a proposal for a Masters thesis, following the advice given in the
lecture. You may also find Peter Damashke’s advice
from last year useful, and perhaps Simon Peyton Jones’ advice on writing
a good research proposal (although you can ignore the discussion of funding
agencies).
You can, if you wish,
write a proposal for this course that is not
about the Masters project you intend to carry out—but you must write a convincing
proposal even so.
The intention is, of
course, to help you write a good proposal for your real Masters thesis, which
is due on December 13th. Just as with your real Masters thesis, you
are permitted—even encouraged—to work in a group of two people.
You should submit a first draft of your thesis proposal
using the Fire system, (https://css-lp2-17.frs.cse.chalmers.se/),
by November 29th. Even if your proposal is incomplete, you should
submit what you have on the 29th. We aim to give you detailed feedback
within a week, which you can then use to prepare the final version for submission
on the 13th December. This final version should be submitted both as
your real thesis proposal (if that is your plan), and through the Fire system
for assessment for this course.