this is an idea about how we can improve the way we share information today in
the way we share information today in
the way we share information today in our society thanks to students and
our society thanks to students and
our society thanks to students and thanks to Wikipedia first of all a few
thanks to Wikipedia first of all a few
thanks to Wikipedia first of all a few words about Wikipedia it is the fifth
words about Wikipedia it is the fifth
words about Wikipedia it is the fifth most popular website today it has 40
most popular website today it has 40
most popular website today it has 40 million articles and it is the biggest
million articles and it is the biggest
million articles and it is the biggest source of information it is surprisingly
source of information it is surprisingly
source of information it is surprisingly accurate as accurate as Britannica
accurate as accurate as Britannica
accurate as accurate as Britannica botanically encyclopedia which is one of
botanically encyclopedia which is one of
botanically encyclopedia which is one of the most renowned encyclopedias
the most renowned encyclopedias
the most renowned encyclopedias worldwide it is also surprising that it
worldwide it is also surprising that it
worldwide it is also surprising that it is written entirely by volunteers for
is written entirely by volunteers for
is written entirely by volunteers for free and of course Wikipedia is a
free and of course Wikipedia is a
free and of course Wikipedia is a nonprofit organization even because it
nonprofit organization even because it
nonprofit organization even because it is hard to persuade people to work for
is hard to persuade people to work for
is hard to persuade people to work for free for a company let me ask you
free for a company let me ask you
free for a company let me ask you imagine if I had come to you 20 years
imagine if I had come to you 20 years
imagine if I had come to you 20 years ago and said I have this brilliant idea
ago and said I have this brilliant idea
ago and said I have this brilliant idea let’s make a website it’s going to be
let’s make a website it’s going to be
let’s make a website it’s going to be big it is an encyclopedia it is going to
big it is an encyclopedia it is going to
big it is an encyclopedia it is going to defeat all the competition out there and
defeat all the competition out there and
defeat all the competition out there and it is going to be written by people for
it is going to be written by people for
it is going to be written by people for free and it’s going to be accurate and
free and it’s going to be accurate and
free and it’s going to be accurate and surprisingly used what would have you
surprisingly used what would have you
surprisingly used what would have you thought about this idea what would have
thought about this idea what would have
thought about this idea what would have you said I would have thought that this
you said I would have thought that this
you said I would have thought that this was a bad idea but in fact I would have
was a bad idea but in fact I would have
was a bad idea but in fact I would have been wrong because I believe that
been wrong because I believe that
been wrong because I believe that Wikipedia is an amazing example of
Wikipedia is an amazing example of
Wikipedia is an amazing example of beautiful things that mankind can
beautiful things that mankind can
beautiful things that mankind can achieve so we said it is the biggest
achieve so we said it is the biggest
achieve so we said it is the biggest source of information today but where is
source of information today but where is
source of information today but where is Wikipedia now how much do we get from
Wikipedia now how much do we get from
Wikipedia now how much do we get from Wikipedia now on a specific topic let me
Wikipedia now on a specific topic let me
Wikipedia now on a specific topic let me explain what I mean with another
explain what I mean with another
explain what I mean with another question to you do you remember when you
question to you do you remember when you
question to you do you remember when you wrote your master’s thesis or for those
wrote your master’s thesis or for those
wrote your master’s thesis or for those of you who are students perhaps someone
of you who are students perhaps someone
of you who are students perhaps someone is writing their master’s thesis
is writing their master’s thesis
is writing their master’s thesis students usually put a big effort in
students usually put a big effort in
students usually put a big effort in writing their thesis they spend a lot of
writing their thesis they spend a lot of
writing their thesis they spend a lot of time in doing that and they will start
time in doing that and they will start
time in doing that and they will start writing and
writing and
writing and traduction to a certain specific topic
traduction to a certain specific topic
traduction to a certain specific topic that will be used by their readers to
that will be used by their readers to
that will be used by their readers to understand to get a proper scenario
understand to get a proper scenario
understand to get a proper scenario about that specific topic in order to
about that specific topic in order to
about that specific topic in order to become let’s say an expert on that topic
become let’s say an expert on that topic
become let’s say an expert on that topic you needed first to ask to someone else
you needed first to ask to someone else
you needed first to ask to someone else hey can you please suggest me some books
hey can you please suggest me some books
hey can you please suggest me some books some materials some papers something
some materials some papers something
some materials some papers something that I can study to become an expert and
that I can study to become an expert and
that I can study to become an expert and it takes a lot of time and effort to
it takes a lot of time and effort to
it takes a lot of time and effort to find the good references good material
find the good references good material
find the good references good material to read and usually the best shortcut to
to read and usually the best shortcut to
to read and usually the best shortcut to these is an expert who suggests you
these is an expert who suggests you
these is an expert who suggests you something so if they introduction that
something so if they introduction that
something so if they introduction that you wrote on your thesis gives to your
you wrote on your thesis gives to your
you wrote on your thesis gives to your reader 100% just call it 100% on that
reader 100% just call it 100% on that
reader 100% just call it 100% on that specific topic
specific topic
specific topic how much does Wikipedia give to the same
how much does Wikipedia give to the same
how much does Wikipedia give to the same reader on that specific topic or how
reader on that specific topic or how
reader on that specific topic or how much did it give to that top in that
much did it give to that top in that
much did it give to that top in that topic at that time well I’ve asked many
topic at that time well I’ve asked many
topic at that time well I’ve asked many people and the answers range between ten
people and the answers range between ten
people and the answers range between ten to sixty percent depending on the topic
to sixty percent depending on the topic
to sixty percent depending on the topic of course me myself am a PhD mechanical
of course me myself am a PhD mechanical
of course me myself am a PhD mechanical engineering so in my field this is
engineering so in my field this is
engineering so in my field this is especially true but I’m sure that it
especially true but I’m sure that it
especially true but I’m sure that it works in many other fields too why am I
works in many other fields too why am I
works in many other fields too why am I telling you this because there is a big
telling you this because there is a big
telling you this because there is a big improvement that we still can easily
improvement that we still can easily
improvement that we still can easily achieve on Wikipedia and the way we
achieve on Wikipedia and the way we
achieve on Wikipedia and the way we share information today in order to
share information today in order to
share information today in order to understand how we can achieve this
understand how we can achieve this
understand how we can achieve this improvement and the so-called the
improvement and the so-called the
improvement and the so-called the weekend or synthesis I would like to
weekend or synthesis I would like to
weekend or synthesis I would like to make first a comparison between a
make first a comparison between a
make first a comparison between a standard thesis and a weak endorsing
standard thesis and a weak endorsing
standard thesis and a weak endorsing thesis so when a student starts to do
thesis so when a student starts to do
thesis so when a student starts to do the master’s thesis work for example
the master’s thesis work for example
the master’s thesis work for example there is a first period that usually
there is a first period that usually
there is a first period that usually lasts anywhere between six to ten months
lasts anywhere between six to ten months
lasts anywhere between six to ten months in my example where the student does
in my example where the student does
in my example where the student does some studying and researching then it
some studying and researching then it
some studying and researching then it comes the time to actually write the
comes the time to actually write the
comes the time to actually write the thesis and the normative content of the
thesis and the normative content of the
thesis and the normative content of the of the work carried out by the student
of the work carried out by the student
of the work carried out by the student the thesis is divided into two parts an
the thesis is divided into two parts an
the thesis is divided into two parts an introduction that has a content that is
introduction that has a content that is
introduction that has a content that is suitable for Wikipedia as you might know
suitable for Wikipedia as you might know
suitable for Wikipedia as you might know Wikipedia only accepts well-established
Wikipedia only accepts well-established
Wikipedia only accepts well-established information so something that is already
information so something that is already
information so something that is already accepted by the scientific community
accepted by the scientific community
accepted by the scientific community because being a general-purpose
because being a general-purpose
because being a general-purpose encyclopedia this is the way it should
encyclopedia this is the way it should
encyclopedia this is the way it should be the second part of the thesis is the
be the second part of the thesis is the
be the second part of the thesis is the innovative part and this has a content
innovative part and this has a content
innovative part and this has a content that is not suitable for Wikipedia but
that is not suitable for Wikipedia but
that is not suitable for Wikipedia but is definitely it could be interesting to
is definitely it could be interesting to
is definitely it could be interesting to specific readers so in a week endorsing
specific readers so in a week endorsing
specific readers so in a week endorsing thesis studying a researching and the
thesis studying a researching and the
thesis studying a researching and the normative part writing are exactly the
normative part writing are exactly the
normative part writing are exactly the same so the student will work as usual
same so the student will work as usual
same so the student will work as usual what changes is the introduction writing
what changes is the introduction writing
what changes is the introduction writing that is substituted with improvements on
that is substituted with improvements on
that is substituted with improvements on Wikipedia so instead of spending let’s
Wikipedia so instead of spending let’s
Wikipedia so instead of spending let’s say one month writing the introduction
say one month writing the introduction
say one month writing the introduction the student will perform the same amount
the student will perform the same amount
the student will perform the same amount of time the will spend the same amount
of time the will spend the same amount
of time the will spend the same amount of time improving Wikipedia I will come
of time improving Wikipedia I will come
of time improving Wikipedia I will come back later on how and the introduction
back later on how and the introduction
back later on how and the introduction will be substituted by quick links to
will be substituted by quick links to
will be substituted by quick links to Wikipedia articles that the reader
Wikipedia articles that the reader
Wikipedia articles that the reader should know to get an understanding of
should know to get an understanding of
should know to get an understanding of the topic the articles must be linked at
the topic the articles must be linked at
the topic the articles must be linked at a specific date and I’ll come back to
a specific date and I’ll come back to
a specific date and I’ll come back to this later on – first of all let me tell
this later on – first of all let me tell
this later on – first of all let me tell you the potential advantages of this
you the potential advantages of this
you the potential advantages of this first a standard thesis is hard to find
first a standard thesis is hard to find
first a standard thesis is hard to find it might take your readers weeks months
it might take your readers weeks months
it might take your readers weeks months perhaps forever to find your thesis even
perhaps forever to find your thesis even
perhaps forever to find your thesis even though it is a good work while your
though it is a good work while your
though it is a good work while your contribution whatever it is to Wikipedia
contribution whatever it is to Wikipedia
contribution whatever it is to Wikipedia is immediately available to anyone it
is immediately available to anyone it
is immediately available to anyone it takes a few minutes to get to it and it
takes a few minutes to get to it and it
takes a few minutes to get to it and it is usually a very good starting point in
is usually a very good starting point in
is usually a very good starting point in other words if your student your thesis
other words if your student your thesis
other words if your student your thesis is read by very few people for those of
is read by very few people for those of
is read by very few people for those of you who are students I’m sorry to say
you who are students I’m sorry to say
you who are students I’m sorry to say but get ready to this you’re going to
but get ready to this you’re going to
but get ready to this you’re going to spend a lot of time for a work that is a
spend a lot of time for a work that is a
spend a lot of time for a work that is a good exercise for you will definitely
good exercise for you will definitely
good exercise for you will definitely improve the way you master information
improve the way you master information
improve the way you master information and your topic but it’s not gonna be
and your topic but it’s not gonna be
and your topic but it’s not gonna be useful to many people usually while
useful to many people usually while
useful to many people usually while anything that is written a Wikipedia of
anything that is written a Wikipedia of
anything that is written a Wikipedia of course is read by many I believe this is
course is read by many I believe this is
course is read by many I believe this is rewarding for the student and also
rewarding for the student and also
rewarding for the student and also useful for the society third the last
useful for the society third the last
useful for the society third the last but not the least a standard pieces is
but not the least a standard pieces is
but not the least a standard pieces is hard to standardize this is especially
hard to standardize this is especially
hard to standardize this is especially true in my field in engineering field
true in my field in engineering field
true in my field in engineering field where we have a lot of math formulas
where we have a lot of math formulas
where we have a lot of math formulas equations symbols different names for
equations symbols different names for
equations symbols different names for the same concept different concepts with
the same concept different concepts with
the same concept different concepts with the same name and so on if you work on
the same name and so on if you work on
the same name and so on if you work on Wikipedia you are more more likely to
Wikipedia you are more more likely to
Wikipedia you are more more likely to push standardization meaning either by
push standardization meaning either by
push standardization meaning either by adopting a standard that is already out
adopting a standard that is already out
adopting a standard that is already out there or by setting a new standard that
there or by setting a new standard that
there or by setting a new standard that you like more or by anyway setting fewer
you like more or by anyway setting fewer
you like more or by anyway setting fewer standards than before is this feasible
standards than before is this feasible
standards than before is this feasible now again I’m not a lawyer I’m a
now again I’m not a lawyer I’m a
now again I’m not a lawyer I’m a mechanical engineer but I’ve taught to
mechanical engineer but I’ve taught to
mechanical engineer but I’ve taught to quite a lot of people and legally
quite a lot of people and legally
quite a lot of people and legally speaking the answer is yes there is no
speaking the answer is yes there is no
speaking the answer is yes there is no special requirements there are no
special requirements there are no
special requirements there are no special requirements in many developed
special requirements in many developed
special requirements in many developed countries as regards the how the thesis
countries as regards the how the thesis
countries as regards the how the thesis is written this is mainly chosen by the
is written this is mainly chosen by the
is written this is mainly chosen by the professor and the students and it’s his
professor and the students and it’s his
professor and the students and it’s his students so if the professor and the
students so if the professor and the
students so if the professor and the student of course is okay with that yes
student of course is okay with that yes
student of course is okay with that yes now so how does a week endure synthesis
now so how does a week endure synthesis
now so how does a week endure synthesis work let’s let’s provide a quick example
work let’s let’s provide a quick example
work let’s let’s provide a quick example that will give you some additional
that will give you some additional
that will give you some additional details to what I just said
details to what I just said
details to what I just said usually the student will start with a
usually the student will start with a
usually the student will start with a proposal as usual thesis proposal they
proposal as usual thesis proposal they
proposal as usual thesis proposal they agree with the professor on a specific
agree with the professor on a specific
agree with the professor on a specific topic then it comes the time where the
topic then it comes the time where the
topic then it comes the time where the students where the student has to do
students where the student has to do
students where the student has to do some studying researching and during
some studying researching and during
some studying researching and during that time the student will most likely
that time the student will most likely
that time the student will most likely find
find
find some improvements on Wikipedia some
some improvements on Wikipedia some
some improvements on Wikipedia some potential work that is useful to other
potential work that is useful to other
potential work that is useful to other people to better understand a specific
people to better understand a specific
people to better understand a specific topic that the student knows much better
topic that the student knows much better
topic that the student knows much better than Wikipedia can explain now
than Wikipedia can explain now
than Wikipedia can explain now this could be anything could be
this could be anything could be
this could be anything could be restyling Wikipedia needs that a lot it
restyling Wikipedia needs that a lot it
restyling Wikipedia needs that a lot it could be better references up-to-date
could be better references up-to-date
could be better references up-to-date references it could be translations
references it could be translations
references it could be translations it could be multimedia content for
it could be multimedia content for
it could be multimedia content for example pictures animations any kind of
example pictures animations any kind of
example pictures animations any kind of multimedia content that is useful to
multimedia content that is useful to
multimedia content that is useful to your reader to understand the topic and
your reader to understand the topic and
your reader to understand the topic and it could be also a revision of others
it could be also a revision of others
it could be also a revision of others people work this is also very important
people work this is also very important
people work this is also very important I believe that checking in real time
I believe that checking in real time
I believe that checking in real time what other people are writing on
what other people are writing on
what other people are writing on Wikipedia is a good exercise that we
Wikipedia is a good exercise that we
Wikipedia is a good exercise that we should all do once in a life then it
should all do once in a life then it
should all do once in a life then it comes the time to write the thesis as I
comes the time to write the thesis as I
comes the time to write the thesis as I said the student will only write we will
said the student will only write we will
said the student will only write we will not write the introduction but he will
not write the introduction but he will
not write the introduction but he will do some improvements on Wikipedia better
do some improvements on Wikipedia better
do some improvements on Wikipedia better if the it is better if the improvements
if the it is better if the improvements
if the it is better if the improvements are done as registered users because it
are done as registered users because it
are done as registered users because it is easier for people and for the
is easier for people and for the
is easier for people and for the professor also to check exactly what the
professor also to check exactly what the
professor also to check exactly what the student did the introduction is only
student did the introduction is only
student did the introduction is only composed by very a very short
composed by very a very short
composed by very a very short introduction with a list of links that
introduction with a list of links that
introduction with a list of links that the reader should read that the reader
the reader should read that the reader
the reader should read that the reader should read and those links are at a
should read and those links are at a
should read and those links are at a specific date then there is the
specific date then there is the
specific date then there is the normative part as usual and then it
normative part as usual and then it
normative part as usual and then it comes the time for the professor to
comes the time for the professor to
comes the time for the professor to revise the work as usual
revise the work as usual
revise the work as usual so the standard paper thesis check plus
so the standard paper thesis check plus
so the standard paper thesis check plus the check on Wikipedia content so you
the check on Wikipedia content so you
the check on Wikipedia content so you are probably wondering why can this work
are probably wondering why can this work
are probably wondering why can this work I mean a thesis is not something that is
I mean a thesis is not something that is
I mean a thesis is not something that is meant to be changed right a thesis is
meant to be changed right a thesis is
meant to be changed right a thesis is pieces so it’s something that I write
pieces so it’s something that I write
pieces so it’s something that I write now it works now with my content so how
now it works now with my content so how
now it works now with my content so how can I substitute my work
with a tool that changes over time by
with a tool that changes over time by random people or all over the world
random people or all over the world
random people or all over the world without control apparently without
without control apparently without
without control apparently without control well the answer is that there is
control well the answer is that there is
control well the answer is that there is a very easy feature but mostly unknown
a very easy feature but mostly unknown
a very easy feature but mostly unknown of Wikipedia that is the page history
of Wikipedia that is the page history
of Wikipedia that is the page history the view history button here of any
the view history button here of any
the view history button here of any pages that will give you the possibility
pages that will give you the possibility
pages that will give you the possibility to access an article at any specific
to access an article at any specific
to access an article at any specific date that you wish after any changes
date that you wish after any changes
date that you wish after any changes that after any change that was made for
that after any change that was made for
that after any change that was made for example this is the page of mr. Dante
example this is the page of mr. Dante
example this is the page of mr. Dante Alighieri that we loved so much and this
Alighieri that we loved so much and this
Alighieri that we loved so much and this is taken two days ago but as you can see
is taken two days ago but as you can see
is taken two days ago but as you can see this is not the article as it is now
this is not the article as it is now
this is not the article as it is now this is an old revision of the page as
this is an old revision of the page as
this is an old revision of the page as edited by this guy on 22nd of December
edited by this guy on 22nd of December
edited by this guy on 22nd of December 2008 the tide the summary of the change
2008 the tide the summary of the change
2008 the tide the summary of the change is called the conform both titles to use
is called the conform both titles to use
is called the conform both titles to use Cenotaph there is a permanent link to
Cenotaph there is a permanent link to
Cenotaph there is a permanent link to these 2008 version and of course if you
these 2008 version and of course if you
these 2008 version and of course if you click on DIF here here and there you can
click on DIF here here and there you can
click on DIF here here and there you can see all kind of differences between the
see all kind of differences between the
see all kind of differences between the previous version the next version the
previous version the next version the
previous version the next version the current version this is very useful to
current version this is very useful to
current version this is very useful to revise the work and this will allow
revise the work and this will allow
revise the work and this will allow anyone to access your content that you
anyone to access your content that you
anyone to access your content that you used with those conventions with those
used with those conventions with those
used with those conventions with those information exactly as it was so that
information exactly as it was so that
information exactly as it was so that there is no problem in understanding
there is no problem in understanding
there is no problem in understanding they not a part of the thesis in order
they not a part of the thesis in order
they not a part of the thesis in order to make this happen we need students and
to make this happen we need students and
to make this happen we need students and professors above all because professors
professors above all because professors
professors above all because professors are those who have the power to make
are those who have the power to make
are those who have the power to make this happen
this happen
this happen students might ask but of course
students might ask but of course
students might ask but of course professors have to do the move so if you
professors have to do the move so if you
professors have to do the move so if you are a professor and you want to do a
are a professor and you want to do a
are a professor and you want to do a week endorsing thesis please feel free
week endorsing thesis please feel free
week endorsing thesis please feel free to join the Facebook page of the week
to join the Facebook page of the week
to join the Facebook page of the week endorsing thesis and let us know the
endorsing thesis and let us know the
endorsing thesis and let us know the amazing contribution of your students to
amazing contribution of your students to
amazing contribution of your students to the worldwide knowledge
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