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Made potentially unauthorized copies or adaptations of copyrighted test material. Can I keep the data I have collected for my dissertation?
In general that I think "reproduction" normally includes direct adaptation even if it isn't literally a photocopy or picture of the form. And publishing research using unlicensed versions of ...
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Copyright issues and Self-Plagiarism in the PhD Thesis
I doubt that the university would withdraw the degree. After all, the error is partly theirs in not being more vigilant in such things.
I also doubt that there is much you can do about it other than ...
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Copyright issues and Self-Plagiarism in the PhD Thesis
I wouldn't worry about it at this point coming from a US perspective for academic (dis)honesty concerns; possibly there is some local difference but I highly doubt it.
The "stapler thesis" ...
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Is it worth telling a PhD about his manuscript typos and mathematical mistakes once already published?
Personally, I wouldn't contact any of the authors about typos and grammar.
In most cases (talking from an engineering background), unless those mistakes impact the readability or how easy it is to ...
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Is it worth telling a PhD about his manuscript typos and mathematical mistakes once already published?
Since the person has graduated: No, it's not worth contacting them. The author is likely aware of their work's strengths and weaknesses. My thesis, f.ex., is one I wouldn't direct anyone to read. It's ...
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Is it worth telling a PhD about his manuscript typos and mathematical mistakes once already published?
While it is fine to contact the author about such things, I'd suggest it is improper to write to their supervisor or others about it.
Punctuation and language usage errors are less serious than are ...
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Found critical errors in my master‘s thesis after officially submitting
I'm glad to see this has come to a positive resolution. Everyone else has given good advice -- this isn't a huge deal, mistakes happen all the time, etc.
When we read something we've written ...
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Found critical errors in my master‘s thesis after officially submitting
I'm a practicing mathematician. If I was reviewing your thesis I would probably notice that the statement of the theorem looks surprising, I'd skim the proof and pick up that you're actually working ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
A short answer: if you publish a paper without your supervisor, it will be called scientific misconduct, and your career in science will be finished. All your future jobs depend on a letter of ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
As someone that just finished their dissertation, I can certainly sympathize and I apologize for your situation. It's never fun when you're stuck in am awkward/tough situation with a coworker, boss, ...
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Found critical errors in my master‘s thesis after officially submitting
This is a completely minor error (a "mathematical typo", in effect), the likes of which occur every day in actual preprints that people publish online, and sometimes even in published math ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
All the details of your relationship with your supervisor are hard do clarify without a deeper understanding of both sides, you may be right, but also very wrong (e.g. asking your PhD student help ...
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Publishing without supervisor (sidelining Ph.D. supervisor)
I don't know your field of research. Are you sure you can carry out research projects independently from your supervisor? For some fields like Math it might be possible, I guess. In my field (...
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Found critical errors in my master‘s thesis after officially submitting
I am not an expert in graph theory but it sounds just like an error in statement, while the proofs are actually true for $G$, instead of $\textrm{Aut}(G)$. This seems to me just like typo and not a ...
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My PhD defense is next week. I feel that I have not done enough work to justify my time spent on the thesis. What can I do about this?
This is an old question, but perhaps some people are in the same position, so...
I've just come through my viva - in computer science in the UK. I had a lot of the same anxieties, but I did know that ...
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Can a PhD Candidate Correct and Reprint Their Thesis After Submission/Print but Before Defense?
In Sweden, I believe the procedure is to print an Errata (list of typos/fixes) on a separate piece of paper, which is then inserted into the thesis (by you perhaps). If it's a bigger issue (entire ...
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Can a PhD Candidate Correct and Reprint Their Thesis After Submission/Print but Before Defense?
Only Your Institution Knows
But who at your institution that might be, can be difficult to figure out. Let's run down a list of possibilities:
Your advisor/supervisor (which in this case you have ...
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In my 2nd year of PhD, and I feel like a technician
This is a long post, but one part jumped out at me:
The kind of work I do takes time, but because I am not doing statistics correctly, it is making my post-doc worried that she will have to go ...
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How do I salvage my thesis and move on with my life
Here are some ideas that I hope will help:
Find a location that you don't associate with anything to work on your thesis. Don't do anything else there. When you decide to take a break, find somewhere ...
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Dilemma when my supervisor isn't necessarily a mathematician
For pure math this would be an insupportable situation IMO. For applied math, the structure can be made to work if done with care.
However, and this is key (writing as a pure mathematician), hand ...
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Problems evaluating a system with unexplainable results
You shouldn't expect that the results are the same on different data sets. Any given set is only a subset of all possible results and there are probabilistic effects leading to different outcomes. You ...
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masters thesis supervisor hands-on importance?
The level of hands-on involvement from a Master's thesis supervisor can vary widely based on the advisor's style, the nature of the research project, and the expectations of the academic program. Here ...
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How do I salvage my thesis and move on with my life
Depression is difficult to endure and there's no one right answer. However, along with seeing a counselor, talking to friends and family, and keeping up contact with medical professionals, I do want ...
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How do I salvage my thesis and move on with my life
To me this doesn't sound like an academic problem so I won't give you academic advice. The issue could be your thesis or any other major responsibility that people have. The fact is that you're ...
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How do I salvage my thesis and move on with my life
This is very difficult to answer for people with no specific training and who don't know you. But it is probably not something that you can just do on your own. Find the help you need to get through ...
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