Dissertation decisions - through the eyes of an expert

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Navigating Dissertation Decisions

Embark on a journey to enhance your dissertation writing skills with our engaging quiz designed for students, educators, and researchers alike. Explore key concepts related to critical thinking, effective evaluation, and the essentials of research integrity.

Test your understanding of dissertation objectives
Learn the significance of critical thinking
Discover effective strategies for motivating students

7 Questions2 MinutesCreated by FocusedScholar42

What is the goal of working on a dissertation? What skills are gained?

Student learns valuable research skills and information gathering and structuring

Aim is to pass the degree

Helps understand the subject

Why is Critical Thinking so important in writing a paper?

It is a necessary step in the process

It helps evaluate the literature and supports a reflection of one's work and research skills

This is the only way a work can be evaluated

What is the most important factor a paper must have in order to be published?

It should display focused, progressive knowledge.

Good information is very important

Best research topic in the university

Your student is late on their work, how would you motivate them?

Ask them to pick up pace, work to make up for lost time!

Provide confidence and boost their morale, no point in stressing the obvious.

Tell them to skip a few parts in order to get the work done on time

What is an effective method to grade similar research papers?

Briefly summarise every paper, highlight key factors.

Compare each literature review and methodology

Check if there is a clear aim and if it is established, a well structured methodology and literature review will help distinguish similar topics.

How should one deal with malpractice?

Ignore it, too much paperwork.

Send the student off with a warning.

Nip it in the bud, be head first. Make sure the student understands the consequences of continuing.

How does evaluation differ for UG, PG and PhD?

Important to look for an understanding of research topic in UG, a contribution to the topic in PG and a firm established knowledge in PhD

More or less the same, UG will be graded with more leniency.

PhD is a different level, important to look for good research structure.

Dissertation decisions - through the eyes of an expert

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