Master Thesis Project

Summary

Within this project, students must demonstrate their capacity for academic analysis, synthesis, design, reflection and written communication on a particular issue in the field of management of technology.

The student can start the Master's Thesis Project after at least two members of the thesis committee have approved the (draft) project proposal.

The student starts with an orientation phase that will lead to a detailed Master Thesis Project Proposal. After 3 and before 5 weeks of orientation the student presents this Thesis Project Proposal to his/her graduation committee during a kick-off meeting. The Master Thesis Project Proposal should give information on the goal of the project, the main research/design question, a set of derived sub questions/goals that give meaning to the project, data to use/collect, methods planned to be used, and a detailed project planning. After a successful kick-off meeting the student may start with the actual execution of the Thesis Project. During the kick-off meeting, the kick-off form has to be filled in, signed by the members of the graduation committee and handed in at the service desk.

During the project the student will work towards the results of the thesis project and a compilation of project documents that the student will use to write a thesis report. The thesis committee or the student may organize a mid-term meeting to guide the progress of the project.

When the project is almost finished a green-light meeting is held [green light meeting]. During this meeting the student can get a green light to organize his or her final thesis project defense. This means a formal approval from the administration office for graduation(100% of the courses completed except for the graduation project) and approval by the graduation committee with respect to the contents of the work which will be based a high level draft version of the thesis report. The work should at least be sufficient to pass without any adjustment, but of course expected improvements on both thesis project results and the master thesis report as suggested by the thesis committee should be considered to be incorporated into the final version.

Students are required to make the thesis report available in digital format for the administration as well as the TU Delft repository (two weeks in advance of the defense).

During the final defense meeting the student gives a presentation of the master thesis project and defends the final project results. If all results, including the defense and presentation, are sufficient, the diploma and final grade for the thesis project as a whole will be handed out.

More detailed and essential information about the Master's Thesis Project can be found in the TPM Graduation Portal, where all administrative procedures, requirements and forms for the master thesis project are presented.