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Prerequisites
Identical coursesMaster's Thesis SLT (B-KUL-H02J9B)
English
540 
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Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
N. Aims
The Master's test is the program component which is most strongly targeted towards achieving the end terms of the program as a whole, as they are formulated in the didactic reference framework. The master's test addresses these issues to their full extent. In particular, the goals of the master's test are that students should acquire the ability to
- formulate research goals,
- determine trajectories that achieve these goals,
- collect and select information relevant to achieve the research goals,
- interpret the collected information on the basis of a critical research attitude, and
- report on the results of the research in a concise and intelligible way, both in written form and in oral form.
In the SLT-option, an additional aim is that the students obtain practical skills in speech and/or language processing.
Previous knowledge
The Master's test takes place during the second semester of the academic year, after all other program components have ended.
Is included in these courses of study
- Master of Artificial Intelligence (Leuven) (Specialisation: Speech and Language Technology (SLT)) 60 ects.
Activities
15 ects. Master's Thesis SLT (B-KUL-H02J9a)
Content
In addition to the possibility of developing and writing a master thesis, the students also have the possibility to do a company project of 15 weeks or a project within a research institute, either in Belgium or abroad. The main activities of the internship are:
- prepare a detailed job description for the internship; this is done in collaboration with a staff member of the host institution (the supervisor) and has to be endorsed by a staff member of the MAI Faculty (the promoter).
- carry out the project which is specified in the job description under the supervision of a staff member of the host institution; send monthly progress reports to the promoter.
- write a report which summarizes the results of the project work; it should have around 20 pages (annexes not included).
- oral presentation and defense of the report.
See also: http://www.ccl.kuleuven.be/Courses/Internship/
for more information.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Master's Thesis SLT (B-KUL-H22J9b)
Explanation
The Master’s Thesis is evaluated by a jury of at least 3 people: the promotor, the daily supervisor and one ore more assessors. This will occur on the basis of 3 aspects:
1. The process: the work done during the year (independence, critical sense, inventivity, creativity, grade of difficulty)
2. The product: the final project and/or the text (scientific contents, style, language, care, readability, structure)
3. The presentation and oral questioning (style, language, care, structure, completeness, use of time)