Queries related to preparation and presentation of a research thesis.
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Master Thesis - use of cover illustration
I'm currently writing my master thesis and would like an opinion on whether or not to use a cover illustration on the thesis.
I've noticed many students around me do not take the time to make the ...
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Factors should be considered while selecting topic for thesis? [closed]
I am from Bangladesh studying Electrical and Electronics Engineering in IUT. In my 4th year I have to my thesis. I want to go to Canada for higher studies. Now my question is which factors have to be ...
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How to say that research work was done as part of research project?
I'm carrying out a research work as part of a big research project. How to mention this in the abstract for an article?
The best I can is "This research work was conducted as part of the project ...
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How to cite software documentation?
As my bachelor's thesis, I'm developing some software (a mocking framework for MATLAB). As such, I often need to reference software documentation - both from MATLAB and the software which serves as my ...
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Site listing possible topics for theses [closed]
I want a site listing research topics one can do his research in. It is first theses topics, but not only (any research topics).
AFAIK, such site does not exists. If such one exists, please tell me.
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Capitalisation of “Section” and “Chapter” in a CS Ph.D. Thesis
I am submitting a Ph.D. thesis fairly soon and my supervisor has flagged my use of capitalisation in "Section" and "Chapter" as possibly incorrect. I have googled about a bit and I see mixed opinions.
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Search all Theses online
Is there a way to search all openly published theses online?
Maybe there is a way for Google Scholar to ignore other types of articles?
I am aware of SCOPUS and Web of Knowledge, but unfortunately I ...
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Citing a funding application in a student thesis
I gave an application for a funded project to a student as reference material for his Masters thesis. He wants to put a reference to this text into his bibliography. What is the necessary ...
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What exactly goes into MS by Research? [duplicate]
I recently gave a entrance exam for a graduate program, MS (by course) in computer science. Since I did well in exam, now I am being offered for MS by research. In first semester I can attend 3-4 ...
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How to decline answering details about my thesis?
I am a graduate student studying education. Now, I am working on my thesis paper. I am about half-way done with this and I expect to finish in one year. For the research, I am visiting classrooms at ...
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What is the minimum contribution expected from an M.Sc. thesis?
I am writing a thesis for my M.Sc. dissertation, and I am struggling to identify how big the contribution of my paper has to be.
I've heard professors in our campus saying "you don't have to save the ...
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Should I include a reference for an image that is released into the public domain?
I am writing my thesis and came across an image on Wikipedia that I would like to use. The licensing on this image is:
I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public ...
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Thesis peer review “service”
There are a lot of post about peer review of papers, but how about graduate/undergraduate thesis?
Is there somewhere on the vast internet, where one can submit his thesis for a peer review.
The ...
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How to collect data for dissertation if the work wasn't published
I'm starting my dissertation in which I'm creating a mobile application for public use.
My problem is I need evidences to support my hypothesis and I was informed
that I will only be allowed to ...
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Informing my supervisor of discrepancy in the results
I am working on my MPhys thesis, on a certain dataset. Part of this dataset has been analyzed by my current supervisor during his PhD, with published results. He asked me to expand on that work by ...
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What are the main Differences between an Undergrad Thesis, a Master Thesis and a PhD Thesis?
When I did my Undergrad Thesis, my adviser was big on students working really hard, so it ended up as a reduced master thesis (most reviewers said it was an overkill for a B.E)
So because of this, I ...
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Must a master's thesis fall within one's advisor's area of expertise?
When I studied my bachelor's degree, my professors often let me write papers in whatever area I wanted, even if it was an area completely outside of their expertise. Within master's programs, is this ...
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Is publishing a graduation requirement in many master's programs?
I know a student in a linguistics master's program (in East Asia). He told me that in his country, most master's programs require students to publish a certain number of papers in academic journals in ...
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Supervisor keeps “showstopping” defense with nit-picky grammar errors
My supervisor keeps on delaying and postponing my defense date, taking long periods of time between revisions (1 month of "revision" where the document is in his hands). He has done this 2 times ...
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Are there guidelines for amount and content of text in figure captions for theses?
In writing my thesis in geosciences I have a number of figures with a fair amount of text content. Is there some limit I should adhere to -- say for example max 5 lines -- before I should just write ...
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Where should a glossary be positioned?
I want to include a glossary in my master’s thesis explaining some technical terms.
My university doesn't make any specifications about the usage or position of glossaries inside of a thesis.
Is ...
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Transitive copying - plagiarism?
I am writing a paper with a co-author. I need to explain some terms in the preliminaries section. I am copying the definitions from my co-authors previous paper. Afterwards, I want to include the ...
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Include background to ideas for future work in related work chapter of master thesis?
First of all I hope this question is not to trivial for this site. It does say in the FAQ:
"This site is for academics of all levels". Furthermore, this question should be helpful for other novice ...
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Where to define nomenclature in a proposal or dissertation?
I am writing my proposal and I am borrowing heavily from one of my publications. The published paper has a Nomenclature section at the very beginning (just after the abstract).
What is the ...
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Use “parts” in a master thesis report
I am writing a master thesis of about 80-100 pages and want to know a good way of structuring my document either using only chapters or chapters and "parts". f first wanted to post this question to ...
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Machine Learning Master Thesis Proposals Suitable for Market?
I have started to a MS program in Computer Engineering. This is my first year and it is a 2 year program. I want to do a master thesis about Machine Learning (I have a artificial intelligence and ...
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Is a thesis a publication?
If I publish a Master's thesis, does that count as a "publication" (ie protect me from other people publishing my work as their own?)
If I think I can get a paper out of my thesis, am I forfeiting ...
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Is use of multiple bibliographies, especially with annotations, in a thesis, accepted?
As I am reviewing sources for my thesis, I am citing my sources in an (APA style) annotated bibliography (as required). However, I am also finding some excellent points from other sources that are ...
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PhD thesis layouts from around the world
About to do this PhD thesis here - but am not really satisfied with my layout. Could somebody point me to some interesting layouts, templates or whatever?
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Can I use contractions in my thesis?
I am writing my thesis (in Computer Science, if that's relevant) and I am thinking about the style, especially about using contractions.
I realize that thesis is a formal text and contractions like ...
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Can one's PhD work be an extension of their Masters research?
I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Literature, and I see potential in further research on the current topic of my dissertation for a PhD in the future. I have been told that an Honours thesis ...
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How much overlap is permitted between a submitted journal article and a thesis?
I'm currently writing a journal article to be published, and the work from this article is basically the entire work of my Master's thesis.
Clearly a thesis is usually more involved and fleshed out ...
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In a thesis, which comes first - Abstract or Acknowledgements?
I am writing my masters thesis now. I saw some theses with the acknowledgement chapter after the abstract, in other cases it's the other way around.
I think the acknowledgement chapter is not related ...
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Should writers give credit to reference librarians?
The reference librarians at my school are often very helpful. If I tell them my topic, they will help me find many resources which I might not have otherwise found and generally tend to save me a lot ...
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Who holds intellectual property rights on a thesis?
I thought of an interesting idea for a thesis for my Masters program and I think I would eventually be able to sell a product that is built from the algorithms/code that I develop for this thesis. I ...
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What format should the Methods & Materials section of a thesis be in?
I am writing my thesis in biology, and am not sure how to format the M&M section of my thesis.
One option is like an experiment protocol, with a lot spaces, itemized lists of steps, etc...
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How to reference different sources in a list?
I am writing my master thesis and I am not sure how to reference/cite different sources in a list.
I have a small list like:
The benefits of "Incredibly interesting topic" are:
benefit 1 (ref 1)
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Physics masters and PhD degrees in England/UK
This question is about academia in the UK/England. I understand that in physics, the PhD thesis one produces must be of their own studies, almost like publishing a paper. If you will, a kind of ...
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How to select a Master's thesis topic if your advisor won't suggest one?
If a master's degree candidate needs to select a thesis topic, but their advisor is unwilling to offer suggestions on the matter, how should one go about selecting a thesis?
How might one select an ...
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How formal should figures in a thesis be?
I am currently writing my masters thesis. I include in it a screenshot of a webpage, in which I want to point at some components and explain what each of them does. What I did so far is that I draw ...
