Master dissertation

Modalities

The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture has changed the assessment of the master's dissertation: there are new evaluation forms, assessment rubrics and the master's thesis defence also has some modifications.
This new assessment will take effect from the start of the academic year 2024-2025. All master's dissertations submitted from then on will be assessed via the evaluation forms found at the bottom of this page.

• Procedures and timeline for all programmes of the faculty of engineering and architecture in AY 2024-2025
  • Use of GenAI in the thesis (in Dutch)
• Master Dissertation Contract (specific agreement for master thesis projects in collaboration with third parties e.g. companies)

Guidelines for layout

• Note about the layout
• Extended abstract:
• Guidelines and example
• Information about LaTeX (in Dutch)

Confidentiality

(1) If the student carries out the master's thesis in a research lab or within a UGent research project, the faculty confidentiality declaration is signed by supervisors, promoters and jury members.

• Note about the confidentiality
• Confidentiality declarations:
• Student
• Co-supervisor, non-UGent employee
• Supervisor, non-UGent employee
• Member of the jury, non-UGent employee

(2) If the student is conducting the master's thesis in an external company, the master's thesis contract (see above, under 'Modalities') is sufficient in most cases.

(3) In other cases where the student is involved in a research project, or where you want to ensure confidentiality, the unilateral declaration of confidentiality and assignment of rights can be used. This declaration can also be used outside the master's thesis, e.g. in the context of labs, assignments, tasks, practicals.

Evaluation forms

• For master programme in engineering: architecture
  
  • Assesment rubrics for ecaluation of the master dissertation in master programme in engineering: architecture
• For master programmes in engineering
  • Assessment rubrics for evaluation of the master dissertation in the master programmes in engineering
• For master programmes in engineering technology
  
  • Assessment rubrics for evaluation of the master dissertation in the master programmes in engineering technology

Plato

• Master's dissertation follow-up system
• Programme for defences of master's dissertations