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Questions about the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, including requirements such as dissertations and university programs leading to a Ph.D.

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Why are external PhDs considered to take "decades"?

I have talked to several professors in my field of interest and they said that the earliest position for a PhD would be in December, because of funding. … Can't such a PhD be done within 3 years? UPDATE PS.: What are mostly the reason that it takes so long? …
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How to come up with research questions that are well-defined and suitable in scope and relat...

I have decided on the area I want to contribute to, and have found a basic but huge problem for my research. Now my professor told me to redefine the area, so to break the, at the moment, huge area do …
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Cumulative versus monographic dissertation

I am in the beginning of my phd studies in computer science. Specifically, I am in the area of machine learning and linked data. …
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What makes good research questions good?

I am in Computer Science and currently in my proposal phase. For my problem statement, I want to come up with good research questions. However, at the moment I am struggling with the definition of "go …
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What are the most important questions to your phd professor after the proposal stage

I am a newbie in the PhD world (just started out). I have just finished my proposal and therefore committed to a problem I want to research and solve. However, my professor does not advise me much. …
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