Questions tagged [thesis]
Questions related to initiation, preparation, editing and presentation of a research thesis. A Thesis is a long research report including personal research conclusions and outputs. A Thesis must include personal research and the proper citations from other publications in the research topic.
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How can I build a research profile now?
I'm gutted. I recently graduated with a non-thesis Masters degree and always wanted to do a PhD or at least a Masters thesis. I approached several professors to convert to thesis but it never worked ...
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What should I do if I messed up my pre-thesis project and I just want to end it as soon as possible and switch a group for master thesis?
I am currently part of a research group where members work on a wide range of topics, from nuclear model calculations to quantum entanglement SPDC. Our professor has a laid-back approach and likes to ...
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Can I cite the results from my unpublished manuscript which is included in my PhD thesis?
My PhD thesis is manuscript-based, and I have 3 manuscripts (unpublished), included as 3 chapters into the thsis. The data analysis of my 3rd manuscript is mostly based on the results of the previous ...
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Anxiety before PhD thesis submission. Can reviewers send it back?
I'm in the very last stage of my PhD journey. I'm aiming to submit the thesis next month (June 2024). However, I'm feeling quite nervous and having lots of self-doubts.
So basically, I sent my first ...
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In which section to introduce control variables in thesis?
In a master's thesis in psychology, in which section should I introduce the control variables used in analyses?
The rationale for the inclusion of control variables in my study was based on prior ...
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I handed in my physical copies of my PhD thesis too late (Germany) - what are my options? [closed]
I am an international student who started my PhD program in 2014 in Germany. I defended my thesis in fall 2021, after having moved to a different country while writing my thesis. After the defense, I ...
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Is re-implementation of a method in another setting enough for a master thesis, especially when you didn't know that the method existed [closed]
so I am currently writing my master's thesis, where I developed a new method on how to develop a "new" type of digital circuit. I am currently done with the implementation and getting the ...
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Master Thesis Positions in Germany without University Affiliations
I live in Germany and want to pursue a PhD degree in Biology/Bioinformatics/....
I already have a Master's degree from outside the EU. However, it did not have a thesis or a research component. I do ...
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How do I systematically identify and select literature?
I want to do a content analysis on particular content published in current textbooks in my discipline specific to my country. For example, Canadian political science textbooks.
I’m not sure how to ...
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Capitalize the name of software library in the heading or not?
I am writing a thesis in Computer Science. I want to have a chapter there about technologies used, with sections on different packages and libraries I used. (It is quite standard to have a structure ...
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Post-hoc changes of master thesis
This is a follow-up question linked to my previous question. Does anyone have experience with post-hoc changes to a master thesis i.e. proofreading it and changing the publicly available version after ...
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I have a really bad publicly available master thesis
I have a really bad master thesis that's publicly available. I ran out of time and submitted it without proofreading it. Now it's publicly available and it has a lot of grammatical mistakes, ...
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Why does my colleague, a PhD in anthropology and religious studies in a German public university, have to pay a publisher to publish her PhD thesis?
I've a colleague who's pursuing her PhD in anthropology and religious studies in a German public university, having one of her advisor there and another advisor from another public university in ...
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Is it acceptable to not give someone credit in a math thesis for minor guidance?
This question is related to this question. If I write a thesis and encounter a small problem that I can't resolve on my own, maybe because I didn't sleep well this day, and someone, like my mother or ...
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Can someone be awarded the title of doctor without having been a doctoral student?
I'm just still a student, and the question doesn't concern me, but I'm really curious about the answer.
In class, during a break, our assistant was discussing with us (the students) the research that ...
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