Hi Swetch

Got it. Can you PM me an email?

Hmm ... since the story ends at the turnstiles, can we assume that you ended up celebrating the viva result rather than the Sunderland one? ;-)

Many congratulations, Dr Donzy!

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Since the conceptual model is drawn from all three chapters could you build it as you go along, i.e. outline the first elements of the model at the end of the first literature chapter, another set at the end of the second, and then bring them all together in the third, perhaps with a diagram at each stage to show the development graphically? This would have the advantage of demonstrating the roots and growth of the model as it happens.

Hi Donzy
On a slight tangent: there is a possibility that your viva may go better than you think :$ As evidenced by various posts on this forum, different people can have radically different judgements on the same material; your external examiner just may not see your thesis in the same light as your sup/whoever did your mocks. Show your pride in your work and perseverance and go for it (up)

Good luck!

The result of common membership of a creative minority! 8-)

Hi Marasp. So sorry about your article ... but it maybe isn't as bad as it feels. The rubbish articles just get rejected - bucketloads of them! The fact that the editor sent your article to reviewers (or made suggestions him/herself) in reality means that it has great potential for getting published: it is a fact that most people give up and do not either 'revise' or 'resubmit' - which gives those who do a comparatively clear run.

I promise you, even senior, respected academics get submissions pulled apart at the review stage - sometimes with contradictory recommendations :p so do not despair, you are already getting there! Good luck with the revisions - go for it (up)

Hi Marybell - I think your library should be able to request the article via Inter Library Loan - even though it is embargoed.

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You could pull out *all* the stops to put together what you can by the deadline. Carry on with improvements until the viva, when you can bring up better arguments/discussion of problems or lacunae. Accept that you may (will?) get majors or an R&R - but regard it as the only extension you are going to get. And the examiners' report will actually give you guidance about what you need to do.

Yes, it's a cr*p solution, but it might just save your PhD. After you've got it, no-one cares how you got there.

Good luck, whatever you choose.

Apart from academic things - try Rescue Remedy (from any decent chemist or health food shop). Four drops as often as you feel you need it - works wonders! 8-)

'The problem of nomenclature'? or 'questions of nomenclature: an assessment' if you intend a fuller discussion than, "btw I am going to call those patients 'service clients'" ;-)

mytomatoes.com - it quite often keeps me off the internet for at least 25 minutes out of every 30!

Hi Jimmynew

Is what you outline a grading system, or an administrative system?

Ultimately, the award is 'PhD'; it is not differentiated like first degrees (you have a PhD, not a PhD [resubmission]). The differences you mention are, therefore, administrative variations between universities while the ultimate awards are, perhaps arguably, identical.

Unless I have completely misunderstood it ... always possible! :p

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Hi Slowmo

It might be interesting to add in a comparison of the two jobs from the salary point of view. You say the research job is much better paid. So three months' research job salary might equal six months at the admin rate, for example. That would mean that even if the research contract were not extended, you would have three months to network/apply for other posts before you started to lose out financially.

A bit convoluted maybe :$ but congratulations on the two offers and good luck with your decision! (up)

Hi!
I too would be inclined to refer to a research project rather than a thesis.

Most universities specify that research submitted in a doctoral thesis must not have been submitted for any other academic award. I have never seen it stipulated that nothing should have been published, though. Quite a few PhDers seem to publish conference papers and journal articles based on their research well before they completely write up/submit. There should be regulations/guidelines available on your university website or from the Graduate Office so you can check. Go for it, and good luck!

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