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New Year’s Resolution – start an MSc
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/11/new-years-resolution-start-an-msc/
Two years later and I'm *so* close to finishing my #MSc.
Tomorrow I have my penultimate meeting with my supervisor to discuss my dissertation.
In two weeks, we'll go through the final *final* draft (v1.final.final.docx)
A month from today I had it in.
Then, at some point in January, I do the viva.
And then done?? Finally done???
My #MSc meeting went well! I've got a few tweaks to make and have to reduce the wordcount.
Then it is all the lovely formatting. I currently use Google Docs for ease of editing on multiple machines, but I'm thinking of moving to #Markdown & #PanDoc to produce the final product.
Less than a month to do go until the deadline. I should probably stop mucking about on Mastodon!
Looks like the easiest* way of formatting my MSc #Dissertation will be exporting it from Google Docs as ePub.
Then unzipping it.
Extracting the HTML.
Tidying it up.
Then formatting it into Markdown (for storing in Git), ePub (for distribution), and PDF (for weirdos).
* Well, I like a good challenge!
Argh! I can see my academic advisor making notes on my #MSc dissertation's Google Doc!
I'm sure they'll be helpful. But all I want her to say is "Job done, go to the pub."
Gonna have to wait until Wednesday to dig into them.
ARGH!
Notes were pretty positive. A few typos and formatting issues. One section needs an extra bit of analysis, one needs a few more details.
Hopefully have this #MSc submitted next week!
) and submitting to the evils of @Edent Good luck! TurnItIn has defeated many a brave soul before...
@cda I wrote this very angry screed about them
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/09/opting-out-of-turnitin/
@cda@fosstodon.org@Edent Oh so they're even more stand-up than I thought! I don't see what issue you could possibly have with them.
In all seriousness, you can imagine how many false positives I encountered while submitting translations of existing research to use in my essays. Luckily, my professors were usually smart enough to ignore TurnItIn's assessment and some just let you email them directly.