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Submission of the Master thesis in My Space

  • You submit your Master thesis in the "Master`s thesis" folder.
  • You can watch a video guide: How to submit an assignment in My Space here.
  • Your Master thesis are to be submitted as one single PDF file. DO NOT split the thesis into several files. Everything that are to be evaluated should be in the same PDF document.
  • Only PDF format is accepted in the Master`s thesis folder. It is therefore important that you save your thesis in PDF format before you try to submit it. No other formats will be accepted in the Master`s thesis folder.
  • NB: The file size limit for Master`s thesis is 20 mb.

If your file is larger than 20 mb then you should contact one of the Administrators of the Class so that they can help you submit the thesis.


Step by step : How to submit your Master thesis:

  1. Save your Master`s thesis in PDF format. (See step by step how to do this below).
  2. Click on the Master`s thesis folder (or on the Master`s thesis sub-folder with your name if this kind of folder exists).
  3. Click on "Upload a new assignment".
  4. Choose "Browse.."
  5. Find your Master thesis in PDF-format.
  6. Choose the language in which the Master thesis is written.
  7. Type in the title of your Master thesis.
  8. Fill in an Abstract (Descriptive text) max 3000 signs.
  9. Fill in an optional second Abstract in a different language.
  10. Type optional search words that will be associated with your paper. This is recommended if you are to publish your paper in BORA.
  11. Answer "Yes" or "No" on the question "Transfer it to BORA?" You can read more about BORA here: Master thesis and BORA. Note: If you don`t answer anything on this question, the answer will be registered as "No".
  12. Make sure that you have filled in information in all the fields marked with a red star. These fields are mandatory.
  13. When you are ready to submit, click "OK".
  14. When the submission is done and OK you will see your paper in the Master`s thesis folder and the following message will appear on your screen: "Upload completed. A receipt is also sent to you student email."
  15. In your Webmail you will find the receipt of your submission of the paper. Save it.

Note that:

  • You can upload a new version of your paper until the folder closes. The procedure is the same as described above.
  • The papers that you submit in My Space are visible only to yourself and to the administrators. If it is a group submission then the paper is visible to all of the authors.


How to save an assignment as PDF at the University of Bergen:

All the PCs at the University of Bergen have “PDFCreator” installed, which can convert files to PDF. Note: The file is not printed on a printer, but is converted to PDF format, which can then be saved. It does not cost anything to convert files to PDF using the printer driver at UiB.

Step by step: (You have to use one of UiB’s computers if you follow this description)

  1. Open the file that you wish to convert to PDF. (The original file will not be affected).
  2. Select print (Ctrl+P)
  3. Select printer “PDFCreator”
  4. If the “PDFCreator” printer has not been installed – contact the PC help service/User support at your faculty.
  5. Click “OK”
  6. Remove author information if the submission of the assignment is to be anonymous. (The submission of a Master’s thesis is not anonymous.)
  7. Click ”Save”
  8. Select the folder you wish to save the PDF file in.
  9. Select a file name for the PDF file. (Do not include your name in the file name if the submission is to be anonymous.)
  10. Click “Save”
  11. The file has been saved and will open automatically.


Format requirements for the submission of assignments in My Space:

When:

  1. Students submit their Master’s theses.
  2. Students submit an anonymous assignment in an anonymised folder.

Which formats are required when assignments are submitted in the different folder types in My Space?

  • The Learning Folder and the Learning Folder’s sub-folders:

Requirement: No special format requirements.

  • Anonymised Learning Folder and/or anonymised sub-folders in the Learning Folder:

Requirement: PDF or plain text (txt, sgml, html, xml).

  • The Assessment Folder and the Assessment Folder’s sub-folders:

Requirement: No special format requirements.

  • Anonymised Assessment Folder and/or anonymised sub-folders in the Assessment Folder:

Requirement: PDF or plain text (txt, sgml, html, xml)

  • The Master’s Thesis Folder and the Master Thesis Folder’s subfolders (Folders in the student’s name):

Requirement: PDF.