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endobj 186 0 obj I am just so, so terrified of getting a 4 or a fail now! These alternative arguments … The university that I am at definitely does not care for students at all. Solidarity from someone else working to get out of another soul destroying department/uni with zero support/direction. Thanks! And rewrite them but I am not as panicked now! x�ŜMo�8���x�0�oJ@Q�I? I know a book is not a thesis and vice versa, but there has been quite some chatter nonetheless that a full digital copy of your work might make presses reluctant to print a revised version (unlike one or two chapters out as articles, which likely work the other way round). <>11]/P 22 0 R/Pg 189 0 R/S/Link>> I just had a hell of a ride with my examination and now it has come back as a Level 2 from 1st and 3rd examiner. Her goal with this book is not to remove the barriers to productive writing but to help us overcome them by, in part, acknowledging the emotional and psychological dimensions of writing. I’m writing this post because Laura left a message on the feedback forum asking questions and I realised I have never got around to talking about this aspect of the process. The dissertation process is about you and your work, no one else, advisors and readers have other agendas. Appligent AppendPDF Pro 6.3 Everyone who has amendments will find it disheartening, if not demoralising. The others were passed with no or extremely minor amendments. <>68 0 R]/P 222 0 R/Pg 199 0 R/S/Link>> In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. I think you and I have both come to the sound conclusion that academia is a farce. <>stream Many research students in Australia will be planning to submit their thesis next month. Bibliovault Just got my category 3 assessment – two wildly diverging opinions from the examiners evened out by an experienced and thorough Chair Assessor to whom I am extremely grateful for essentially saving me from resubmission. I found out in passing that my internal examiner is now working with my then supervisor, and is now a professor! It takes THAT MUCH passion to complete this scholarly journey … which is fun from thought process and sharpening the mind kind of view, but honestly it is difficult especially for me, to slow down and process new information and construct new knowledge. The honesty is refreshing. Some of the changes are making the thesis better. In my case, I hope I am en-route for a job in an institution or research centre that will appreciate my practice-based research. and practicality trumps the slow-cooking of ideas and thoughts, I am re-learning what it means to be writing to a distinguished academic audience. my viva was in march 2011 and i still haven’t done my corrections (i got a 3). Please try again. 178 0 obj 2) Work out which amendments you really have to make and which ones you will refuse to do. As I am impatient I called the examination office. ... should also submit the thesis in soft form (PDF) for storage and archival. I’m pretty cranky, but am waiting for the final “list” of corrections required. <>18]/P 24 0 R/Pg 189 0 R/S/Link>> 176 0 obj In Australia you will get category Four before you get category Five, so you’ll have at least one year to pull yourself out of the hole if the examiners do not think you did a good enough job. You have to publish your thesis and while it’s possible to do online, this won’t do if you are in the humanities and want to stay in academia. Nothing has changed on the supervisor front (same cold, uncaring attitude/border lining serious incompetency). Some supervisors, particularly inexperienced ones, are under the impression that their job is to make sure you carry out every suggestion, no matter how ridiculous. Unable to add item to List. I have included copyrighted material, I certify that I have obtained a written permission from the copyright owner(s) to include such material(s) in my thesis and have included copies of such copyright clearances to my appendix. The examiners turned it around in 3 months, but comments varied too, and some contradicted the changes my supervisors told me to do, so I question if I left it how it “was” and not taken on all the feedback I was given, maybe I’d be better off? One needs to make time to write and in the right environment, just as one would set aside the necessary time and appropriate space to fix a chair.”, “Jensen preaches self-discipline with the dual purpose of liberating the writer to take control, to make daily choices that reflect his deepest values—and of instilling the courage to insist that others respect these choices.”. . #BlackLivesMatter: This Generation's Civil Rights Movement I got a category 3 request for changes, but it looks like a lot more than that to me, because it requires significant rewrites of the Lit. When are you really finished with a PhD? This resubmission period has been difficult enough, and it didn’t help with my supervisor taking me in front of another higher up academic to confirm by face whether I was the one who complained about my situation (I was called in on a guise of a thesis related catch up). I’ve found that complaining doesn’t really count for much at departments when it comes to phd thesis handling. This almost always resulted in a 3. Soon as we give up on that hope, we can move forward, graduate and share our work with those that will appreciate it. 5(!!) The examination process is full of ambiguity. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (2018 New Edition), Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write, Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, Second Edition: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing), The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. By the time the reports come in life has moved on; you may have a new job or even be living in a new country. Given how I feel and my experience (it got pretty poor in my last month with my thesis “ready” to submit 4 months prior…then I culled 40k words with feedback “finally” received – which the examiners appear to disagree with) – I’m really interested to hear and receive any advice or suggestions out there in order to make this now final journey, as smooth sailing as possible! Doing PhD revisions: The last thesis embrace | the édu flâneuse, What do examiners think of the PhD by publication? Fear of success one might argue, perhaps. It’s taken me a month to be able to face making the changes, I think because the moment my examination reports came back, so too did the anxiety and feelings of inadequacy. 199 0 obj I recently found this out, and as most can imagine (and hopefully relate with), I’m really bummed – I did tell my supervisors how disappointed I was with them considering they looked at my thesis and couldn’t offer one more piece of advice…so currently I’m waiting for the “list” of corrections. 228 0 obj 27 0 obj endobj Jensen shines clarifying light on the shadows that too often make academic writing a challenging, and at times frustrating or terrifying, process. Angry was not the word. AppendPDF Pro 6.3 Linux 64 bit Aug 30 2019 Library 15.0.4 You’re right, we CAN do this! I don’t know – but I will talk with some librarians and publishers and try to do a post. Tanika Siscoe The categories I listed above are not a scoring system, despite what the numbers might suggest. 3 rd ed. With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. I got given major corrections (viva was just yesterday, so it still stings). Please refrain from using ‘creative’ font styles. 3 0 obj To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. <>74 0 R]/P 200 0 R/Pg 199 0 R/S/Link>> I did the whole spread sheet thing – I married up the examiners comments (some were quite similar so they became one action item), I added the former page and the new page as seperate columns then I added a column that was entitled response. How did American society reach the point where it needs a Black Lives Matter Movement? w�@x�j�@g%:v�{��]�)@"���f�'�zԲ����0��Y�Pxb섵;�4�:w*:oa� I���� \��p˾�N�d�݌a�|�>����(�Ԉ��u���&O�d�:��m+����r�}�p�u#��Phkթ�Y�0�Ap�����n���%&ݵ���?����� ��T[p,��M�2��&���9+m�-ǥ@:�B����E鬟�!Vr�)����aa(��L1�^���-IE7��T����f�Y�NX�Ř� ��s;~3��ǒ�YQJo\%(l0>�xJ��4Yot���pRĦa. The trick is to do the bare minimum of the suggested changes, which leads me to my next point. Thank you. Please, please, please could you post on tips for category 4 soon?! Check the instructions and get help from the library if you need to. Make those examiners that obviously didn’t like me and my work dislike me more? Style Sheets. I strongly encourage you to write to the dean of your graduate school or similar and tell them about your experience. endobj | The Thesis Whisperer. I hope they sort it out for you soon. 6 0 obj international sales information. With more than three decades as an academic writer, Jensen knows what really helps and hinders the scholarly writing process for scholars in the humanities, social sciences,and sciences. as a mom of two children under 7, a part time employee and a social kind of person…). There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. 1 0 obj You may have to pay people to give you the space, support and process to figure out how to finish and get out. A finished book—or even steady journal articles—may seem like an impossible dream. etc. At the time I thought I wouldn’t need that long, but now I am beginning to think that, although six months still seems like too much, I may go over the three month cutoff that would have been my other option. Finally, this thesis explains why the Black Lives Matter Movement is important and suggest next steps that can be taken by the Black Lives Matter Movement to reach its goal of social justice for black lives. Thanks so much Inger, this is invaluable. etc. Turabian But some will become favorites and sail through effortlessly. 2020-07-21T10:27:21-07:00 That wasn’t my intention anyway. you think that’s bad? <>84 0 R]/P 210 0 R/Pg 199 0 R/S/Link>> Any advice? response to Examiner comments on my own PhD. As graduate students we have hope upon hope that if we can just research and write well enough we will get some recognition, feedback, and acceptance. Just a word of caution. But all I’ve got left is the final approved thesis submission now and then it’ll be over, and then I too can get away from these horrible people for ever! endobj I’m trying to get away from her, but it feels like she’s being horrible for no reason…like she’s enjoying ruining me… <>3]/P 6 0 R/Pg 189 0 R/S/Link>> I will get hired by a good centre/institution/organisation who will value my work and 3. the resentful examiner will keep on failing her poor students… there are always those kinds of professors at uni. <> . 177 0 obj 35 0 obj It would be quite interesting to see the average amount of time it takes for reviewers to hand back a corrected thesis (Hons, MSc, PhD) between universities and states! {�J~{�������ձ�cЭU�|�������D�o߷m+�O��t���$��Zͅ��J�H�����S'��?A��*��Y�$&U�o�h���r���i?��p�*���I��� It does sound like a good idea to write out what they said, I’ll do that. I recently got Incomplete/major revisions = your Cat. <>88 0 R]/P 214 0 R/Pg 199 0 R/S/Link>> I agree one must believe and be convinced that the thesis will become a publishable book. University of Chicago Press; 1st Edition (April 28, 2017). How to Write & Publish Engineering Papers and Reports. Now that you finally got your results, and its time to get back to work. I was asked to emend my Masters Thesis, can you send me your e’mail so I can send you a copy to help me. uuid:c50feb49-aeea-11b2-0a00-5066e5010000 Finally, this thesis explains why the Black Lives Matter Movement is important and suggest next steps that can be taken by the Black Lives Matter Movement to reach its goal of social justice for black lives. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Don’t know about not recommending the PhD, but do know that for most, its not as easy at it first looks. It’s all about the sucking up….*laugh/sob*. endobj Many universities require you to get copyright permission for any images or tables used in your thesis that you did not make yourself. Hi there, In my case, I had five papers published in peer-reviewed journals, another submitted, three books published by an academic publisher, and a fourth contracted for, but I still got category 3 changes. Please try again. 2nd examiner’s comments (according to my supervisor) were *stricken*. Which made me think: so I AM good enough, considering peer reviewed published work is better than two people passing judgement over your thesis. So nothing got done, my resubmission got delayed, and for a bonus, what should feel like a relief of finishing a phd felt like a big chore and now there’s no feeling of satisfaction left for me. I was drained of all positivity. endobj I’m committing to address the changes/suggestions and say farewell to my PhD. . Degree Courses; Study Guidance (Studienberatung) Style Sheets / Forms. I’m just about to resubmit in fact (literally days away), and I came back to this web page for a reassuring (hopefully!) Please try again. Finally – best of luck with your submission! Thank you. Sigh. Olson_Thesis.pdf — PDF document, 524 KB (536946 bytes) Navigation. Would anyone know the average amount of time it takes for the viva to happen once the thesis has been submitted (in the case of Masters by Research in Australian Universities)? 2.3 Page Numbering 2.3.1 Beginning with the first page of the text in the thesis (chapter 1), all pages should be numbered consecutively and consistently in Arabic numerals through the appendices. <>66 0 R]/P 220 0 R/Pg 199 0 R/S/Link>> What was the point? But remember that the overwhelming majority of people have to do amendments of some sort. Thanks for raising it. Thanks, LN, and a heartfelt likewise. . “Jensen is friendly, direct, and clear, without sounding clichéd. 2 0 obj <> ���A4���*��vZ�w��$�M����ς�i�h����F�%�Y��5xطW���/������~���Fhg�{{0�ܗ����[���f�~}��=ݿ������dB���tc�Ʉ�dB�: At least I feel my supervisor is on my side even though he didn’t read the thesis passionately… It good not to have too high expectations and do the best you can for yourself! <>/Metadata 2 0 R/Outlines 5 0 R/Pages 3 0 R/StructTreeRoot 6 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> %PDF-1.4 …I’m not discouraged and I’m sure now that the “problem with getting examiners” was because of plain ignorance from the part of my super not having read the thesis. endobj Thank you, Aunty Hope you have a good day knowing that what you wrote has helped another PhD student makes sense of her world. Not nice, but not the end of the world. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Make yourself familiar with the regulations around examination so you can explain them if necessary. No one actually seemed to care. Only one font style may be used throughout the thesis. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. I met w supervisor a couple of days ago and we agreed that one of the examiners went CRAZY with suggestions; to the point she thought she was talking to an undergrad… (maybe patronizing attitude because I am intl student?!) 17 0 obj In terms of timing, I took a couple of weeks to process the reports (and do a bit of raging about how a couple of comments “just didn’t get it”), then a couple of weeks to make most of the changes. But I guess it still stings when in my cohort of 10, only two of us has to do major revisions. Hopefully, you might find it useful :). This particular examiner is from a film studies dept., so she “resents” that I am actually a documentary maker/artist who is capable of producing both written and practice-based work. The category two changes on my PhD took a day of hard work. Look forward to finding out about your web page repeatedly. I recently passed my examination (or viva as it would be called in the UK) and got a pass with major revisions, and will have to resubmit to the committee within six months. 36 0 obj To this end, you need to know a few things. My spouse and I stumbled over here by a different web page and thought I may as well check things out. I’ve noticed some really great posts re: cat. April 2017, Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing, View Full did you post related to category four amendments?. I’m not sure if the accompanying critical commentary goes online — I hope to make the case that I’ll sell both of them! Because of this, when I submit it for publication at my publisher, I am considering giving them a version that is more similar to the viva version of the document, rather than the version that will go to my university library. 4. You can and will do it. 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