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Can I copy your PhD thesis?
Your PhD thesis is (one assumes) your own work and you can’t plagiarise your own work. However, it could be viewed as poor practice to directly cut-and-paste large sections from your thesis. Best to use a plagiarism software to check the matching report – and paraphrase where there is multiple direct copy.
Where can I get a PhD thesis online?
Websites
- ADT(Australasian Digital Theses Program)
- American Doctoral Dissertations.
- DART-Europe E-theses Portal.
- Ebsco Open Dissertations.
- EThOS (from the British Library)
- Indian Institute of Science.
- Indian Theses and Dissertations (Shodhganga)
- National ETD Portal (South Africa)
How do I get a copy of my PhD dissertation?
A PhD thesis is usually a published work, and is normally archived in a university’s library. Almost all dissertations are available via reprints. So you could ask your own library how to order a copy of the thesis. Alternatively, as you suggest, you can contact the author directly.
Should you post your thesis on LinkedIn?
If the research paper is relevant to what you want your LinkedIn Network to know about you, then Yeah! Add it to the Publication Section of your LinkedIn Profile is the best option since you can use keywords to tell the viewer about the paper before they view it. …
Should I do a PhD by publication or by paper?
Here are some of the advantages and disadvantages of doing a PhD by publication: Work has already been peer-reviewed and critiqued, which gives you an advantage when it comes to your oral examination, as you may already have some ideas of the types of questions and queries that can come up
Who will read Your PhD thesis?
If the thesis is for a PhD, the university requires that it make an original contribution to human knowledge: your research must discover something hitherto unknown. Obviously your examiners will read the thesis. They will be experts in the general field of your thesis but, on the exact topic of your thesis, you are the world expert.
What is a PhD by portfolio or published works?
This route to a doctorate is also known as the PhD by portfolio or PhD by published works /published papers. It differs greatly from the conventional PhD by thesis so this page gives you a simple overview of what a PhD by publication is, and what’s involved in obtaining one. What is a PhD by publication?
How important is it to have a good thesis?
It depends on what you have in mind for “importance”. The intellectual content of the thesis is vitally important, since it stands for what you have accomplished in graduate school. You should make sure it contains your best work, since early in your career you’ll be judged partly on this basis.