User Patric Hartmann

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How can I convince graduate students in China to not copy/paste from the Internet into their research papers?

answered Aug 1, 2018 at 11:12

27 votes

Difficult student would dispute every grade in the course and now wants letter of recommendation

answered Dec 16, 2017 at 21:54

3 votes

What are strategies for minimizing student questions during exams?

answered Oct 22, 2017 at 21:39

4 votes

Is it acceptable to e-mail a professor at another university to ask for a meeting to discuss common research interests?

answered Dec 30, 2016 at 12:02

4 votes

Re-sending a rejected paper to the same conference next year

answered May 21, 2016 at 8:41

1 vote

Why do some instructors care so much about attendance?

answered Mar 29, 2016 at 17:58

-3 votes

Is verbatim copying of short technical phrases without quotes but with citation considered plagiarism?

answered Mar 15, 2016 at 19:07

3 votes

What do universities usually do with a student's graded final exams?

answered Oct 17, 2015 at 11:40

0 votes

Is this a legitimate excuse for missing an exam?

answered Oct 16, 2015 at 12:46

1 vote

Commercial product with the same functiality as my research project

answered Sep 19, 2015 at 8:49

12 votes

Is it OK to edit my undergraduate thesis results?

answered Sep 9, 2015 at 9:07

7 votes

How to attract student attention in difficult/technical topics

answered Jun 2, 2015 at 12:03

4 votes

How to decide whether the amount of study material provided to students is enough?

answered Jun 1, 2015 at 21:53

13 votes

If I don't know whether a staff member has a PhD, should I address her as Dr. in my emails?

answered May 27, 2015 at 22:03

8 votes

Do PhD courses in engineering fields in European non-English speaking countries require knowledge of the native language?

answered May 21, 2015 at 17:27

2 votes

Is it ethical to limit marks based upon past performance?

answered May 7, 2015 at 18:30

1 vote

How to use data from a colleague who retired in my thesis without commiting fraud or plagiarism

answered Apr 18, 2015 at 12:38

6 votes

To whom is title "Professor Emeritus" given in the US?

answered Apr 17, 2015 at 10:11

9 votes

Should I apply for a PhD position with required programming skills which I do not have?

answered Mar 22, 2015 at 14:36

4 votes

How should I handle students who ask questions that are "beyond the scope of the course" as a TA

answered Mar 7, 2015 at 13:19

6 votes

Can I force my professor to give me a copy of his powerpoint presentation?

answered Feb 22, 2015 at 15:30

13 votes

Why are [some] professors ambiguous about material that is actually tested on exams?

answered Dec 14, 2014 at 21:45

3 votes

On what factors is a dissertation approved

answered Dec 13, 2014 at 23:21

7 votes

Should I report an accepted PhD thesis in which the literature review is copied verbatim from sources?

answered Dec 8, 2014 at 16:23

3 votes

When are professors most free during a semester?

answered Dec 7, 2014 at 9:51

0 votes

Why are some professors critical of even casual use of Wikipedia?

answered Dec 6, 2014 at 20:35

6 votes

What can I do when my transcripts have mistakes?

answered Dec 2, 2014 at 13:10

0 votes

How detrimental is involvement in politics to a scientific career?

answered Nov 10, 2014 at 11:50

1 vote

Is it fair to punish absent students with a one-question exam?

answered Nov 10, 2014 at 10:35

17 votes

What is life like for Western-raised/trained academics who are faculty in countries with extremely tight governmental control?

answered Oct 30, 2014 at 10:08

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How can I convince graduate students in China to not copy/paste from the Internet into their research papers?

Difficult student would dispute every grade in the course and now wants letter of recommendation

What are strategies for minimizing student questions during exams?

Is it acceptable to e-mail a professor at another university to ask for a meeting to discuss common research interests?

Re-sending a rejected paper to the same conference next year

Why do some instructors care so much about attendance?

Is verbatim copying of short technical phrases without quotes but with citation considered plagiarism?

What do universities usually do with a student's graded final exams?

Is this a legitimate excuse for missing an exam?

Commercial product with the same functiality as my research project

Is it OK to edit my undergraduate thesis results?

How to attract student attention in difficult/technical topics

How to decide whether the amount of study material provided to students is enough?

If I don't know whether a staff member has a PhD, should I address her as Dr. in my emails?

Do PhD courses in engineering fields in European non-English speaking countries require knowledge of the native language?

Is it ethical to limit marks based upon past performance?

How to use data from a colleague who retired in my thesis without commiting fraud or plagiarism

To whom is title "Professor Emeritus" given in the US?

Should I apply for a PhD position with required programming skills which I do not have?

How should I handle students who ask questions that are "beyond the scope of the course" as a TA

Can I force my professor to give me a copy of his powerpoint presentation?

Why are [some] professors ambiguous about material that is actually tested on exams?

On what factors is a dissertation approved

Should I report an accepted PhD thesis in which the literature review is copied verbatim from sources?

When are professors most free during a semester?

Why are some professors critical of even casual use of Wikipedia?

What can I do when my transcripts have mistakes?

How detrimental is involvement in politics to a scientific career?

Is it fair to punish absent students with a one-question exam?

What is life like for Western-raised/trained academics who are faculty in countries with extremely tight governmental control?