Potential improvements of MTS procedures 1. Point to instructions on ISY webpage. Clarify roles: it is the students responsibility to make sure that all steps are completed according to the instructions. 2. Initial meeting: Roles should be clarified at the initial meeting between student, supervisors, and examiner. To avoid costly misunderstandings. 3. Initial meeting: Requirements are fuzzy. Also give an example of a related thesis that passes the requirements. 4. Initial meeting: Request weekly email updates from student to supervisors and examiner. Answer 3Q: What have you done this week? What was problematic? What will you do next week? 5. Initial meeting: Point out early that feedback on report will always be delayed. 6. Different standards from Supervisor and Examiner. - Clarify at initial meeting, also inform supervisor before. Also go through checklist with supervisor at handover. 7. The plan: Emphasize that the surrounding infrastructure is important for the plan. 8. The plan: Add some form of risk analysis to report plan. Discuss: choices of supporting software, and available hardware, and datasets for evaluation, delays in plan. Consider failure of the proposed method. Possibly a fallback plan is needed. 9. First report feedback discussion should be done in person, for several reasons: Feedback on how feedback is accepted by student. Clarify why feedback is given: it is intended to help the student pass. 10. Interaction with student: What should be done if advice is not taken by student? Clarify roles: Advice is to help the student pass. Ignoring advice makes passing more difficult. 11. Students could also be pointed to the IKK writing course: https://liu.se/ikk/aes?l=en