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Post viva progress review!
-chopped out a significant amount of extra detail- most of my corrections involve deleting, rewording and editing
-sorted through the major changes my examiners wanted,
-extended, updated and developed my literature review chapters- this still needs considerable work, but my systematic review tables highlight my research problem and research gap.
-fixed the 'thread' throughout
-My new overall structure and new model makes the whole thesis more 'readable'
-added some new qualitative interpretations to my fourth result chapter that my internal requested to see (if I had room!)
-eliminated some rather embarrassingly large typos
-introduced some new models to chapter 1 which frames most of my research questions
-reduced my research questions to four as my examiners requested.
That *is* progress, Pineapple! Sounds as if you know where you have been and you know where you are going. Good luck
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Co-authors who have made minimal contributions
Yikes, MissPiggy! I have not heard of this happening in the UK since the early 1990s, so thought everyone was now enlightened (naive, I know). Not exactly a motivation to publish, then ... :-(
Co-authors who have made minimal contributions
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I agree too; it seems fair enough, particularly since the new co-authors were involved in the data collection, without which there would be no publication. If your supervisor is well-known and well-respected, you may even gain some kudos by association. Most people will read between the lines of a list of co-authors and know who has done most of the work!
Until relatively recently it was accepted that supervisors had the right to be named as the sole author of publications researched and written by their students, simply hijacking the whole thing. There were a not inconsiderable number of widely-published professors who never put pen to paper, simply resting on their laurels and claiming - perfectly legally - the fruits of their research students' labour. At least those days have gone!
Harvard Textual referencing
Hi Beajay
I do a lot of doctoral thesis copy editing (though not from a jobs Ebay: sounds like a great idea!), so I come across a lot of university style and presentation guides. Never met this one, though! It rather sounds as if a control freak ninny has got themselves the job of drafting the requirements. For what it's worth, I would go with whatever bloody stupid format is required and advise my client that this is extremely odd; if criticised they can point to the guidelines and add that 'it did seem an unusual choice, but ...'!
On an even more cynical note, I sometimes wonder if anyone (including and especially the students and the supervisors) ever read the guidelines anyway. Many have to contact their graduate office for a copy ... after three or five years of research and writing. :$
Good luck with it!
P.
punctuation question
Hey, Ady - a star! Thank you! Best of luck with the rest of your final tweaks.
P.
punctuation question
According to Fowler & Fowler (authors of "The King's English" and honorary patron saints of English grammar) either is acceptable, although the first option is more accurate. Good choice! ;-)
Lost Post Graduate Certificate- College no longer exists
Might there be a record of registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (or England, depending on where you taught?)
Paying for Thesis Proof Reading ?
:$ Goodness, I must be undercharging badly!
Seriously, Shanshuprophecy is right to point out that some services are ridiculously expensive. It is worth shopping around for quotes nearer the time and also seeking personal recommendations. I agree that if at all possible you should use a specialist in your subject field who is familiar with the vocabulary, conventions, key concepts and authors that you use.
Good luck!
grammatical issue with quote
Hi swetchha
How about "this quote is understandabubbleawobble [understandable] despite the typing mistakes"? This approach is fairly standard, I think.
P.
How many typos can you get away with?!!
I have only found typos quantified in one doctoral handbook, which requires that:
"The text has been carefully checked ... complete elimination of such errors is very difficult,
and insertion of a few corrections at a later stage is usually allowed ... but more than one error per page is not considered acceptable".
At which (being an editor) I almost choked!
