Best is to check with your advisor or your graduate school. They should have the policy in place if they are offering an MSc by Research

Thank you for confirming. I have always thought that the dissertation should be an original and non-published work. Regards

Hello, How do I code the data captured using Semantic Differential scale instrument so that I use it to find the mean and p-value in SPSS? I am comparing two products A and B. For example, the instrument has two bipolar scales such as: ugly o o o o o o beautiful and users are supposed to select any circle in between the two adjectives. Kindly advise

Hello,
Kindly advise if it is allowed to submit a doctoral work in progress of one's own chapters to a conference in order to obtain feedback from a broader audience. I also understand that when the final dissertation is submitted to the university, one needs to acknowledge that the work has not been previously published. Please provide some advice on this topic. Thanks