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doctorants:en:steps [2022/07/25 13:54] – [The beginning of the third year] translation from french mbourgaisdoctorants:en:steps [2022/11/28 13:25] (Version actuelle) – SyGAL mbourgais
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 This page is only interested in the progress of the thesis, from the first day of your contract to your defense. For everything that happens afterwards, a dedicated page can be consulted by clicking [[doctorants:en:after|here]]. This page is only interested in the progress of the thesis, from the first day of your contract to your defense. For everything that happens afterwards, a dedicated page can be consulted by clicking [[doctorants:en:after|here]].
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 +A more official and administrative version of this page may be found on the [[https://sygal.normandie-univ.fr/informations/afficher/82|SyGAL website]].
  
 ===== The Beginning ===== ===== The Beginning =====
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 The beginning phase of the thesis can roughly correspond to the first year of the thesis, but a more accurate approximation would be 10 months (if you start your thesis in September/October, that would make the beginning of the thesis until May/June). During this period, your task is to get a feel for your scientific subject, i.e. to understand what is the question/problem to be solved. Depending on your subject and your field, this can be more or less theoretical or more or less practical, which will lead you in one case to read a lot and in the other case to "manipulate" a lot, most likely by doing some programming.  The beginning phase of the thesis can roughly correspond to the first year of the thesis, but a more accurate approximation would be 10 months (if you start your thesis in September/October, that would make the beginning of the thesis until May/June). During this period, your task is to get a feel for your scientific subject, i.e. to understand what is the question/problem to be solved. Depending on your subject and your field, this can be more or less theoretical or more or less practical, which will lead you in one case to read a lot and in the other case to "manipulate" a lot, most likely by doing some programming. 
  
-Your second objective for the beginning of your thesis is to familiarize yourself with your working environment for at least the next 3 years. This means getting to know the places and people but also the global functioning of the laboratory and of research in general. More prosaically, you also need to familiarize yourself with your technical tools, whether it is learning a new programming language or a new library, perfecting your French (you are in a French lab, in France, it is better to know some French), or even getting your hand with physical equipment such as robots. It is for all these reasons that it is the right time to do your [[doctorants:en:formations|doctorale formations]] as it is precisely indicated in the [[doctorants:en:rules|commandment number 6]].+Your second objective for the beginning of your thesis is to familiarize yourself with your working environment for at least the next 3 years. This means getting to know the places and people but also the global functioning of the laboratory and of research in general. More prosaically, you also need to familiarize yourself with your technical tools, whether it is learning a new programming language or a new library, perfecting your French (you are in a French lab, in France, it is better to know some French), or even getting your hand with physical equipment such as robots. It is for all these reasons that it is the right time to do your [[doctorants:en:formations|doctoral formations]] as it is precisely indicated in the [[doctorants:en:rules|commandment number 6]].
  
 Nevertheless, at the end of this first year, don't expect to have done the tour of your subject and to have understood all the corners of it. You may even feel that you have a much bigger problem than you thought and that you don't understand much of what is going on. The important thing is to be familiar with your environment and to have at least one way to deal with your problem. It may not be the right one and you may have already identified several others, but you will have to choose a first path to take to move forward. And don't panic if it's not the right one the first time, that's part of the learning process. Nevertheless, at the end of this first year, don't expect to have done the tour of your subject and to have understood all the corners of it. You may even feel that you have a much bigger problem than you thought and that you don't understand much of what is going on. The important thing is to be familiar with your environment and to have at least one way to deal with your problem. It may not be the right one and you may have already identified several others, but you will have to choose a first path to take to move forward. And don't panic if it's not the right one the first time, that's part of the learning process.
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 ===== The transition to the writing phase  ===== ===== The transition to the writing phase  =====
  
 +On average, writing a thesis takes 6 months and is not a very pleasant moment to live (see the [[doctorants:en:rules|commandment number 3]]). It is therefore necessary to prepare yourself better to make things as easy as possible. 
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 +Following the previous period, it is better to define and decide on your scientific contributions before starting to write. This is not always possible with experiments or late implementation and in this case you will experience the end of the results and the beginning of the writing in parallel. Nevertheless, when you think about your thesis manuscript, you must have clear ideas about what you want to put in it, what you want to tell.
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 +No matter what, there will be a time when you will shit to the writing of your thesis, and it is quite possible that you will see that time coming, perhaps even have a date set in stone with your supervisor a few weeks in advance. It is important to be aware of this moment and to prepare it well, especially physically. This means a lot of sleep beforehand in order to start writing your thesis in the best conditions, especially because we usually start writing with the state of the art, which is not fun and can even be mentally exhausting. And even if you have prepared yourself and are in good shape for the transition to writing, remember that thesis writing is a long process (again, see [[doctorants:en:rules|commandment number 3]]).
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 +Once you start writing, there will come a time when you will see the end of the thesis coming, and maybe even have time to think about the aftermath. For these two phases, find the pages dedicated to the [[doctorants:en:end|end]] as well as to the [[doctorants:en:after|after]].
  
  
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