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Hello!I'm finalising my dissertation in English and have lots of questions. I'm planning to post some of them here and would appreciate any assistance from your side. My first question is if it's apprepriate to use the word "dissertation" or I should better use the word "study", actually meaning my thesis. I've many many more questions Thanks and regards, Helicopter

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,
I'm finalising my dissertation in English and have lots of questions.

I'm planning to post some of them here OK. Don't put too much in one post, or you will get few replies. and would appreciate any assistance from your side.

My first question is if it's apprepriate to use the word "dissertation" or I should better use the word "study", actually meaning my thesis.

What level are you studying at? eg High school? PhD?
What term do your teachers and peers use for what you are working on?

Clive

Helicopter · Answer

Thanks for reply! I'm writing a PhD dissertation.

There is no consistency regarding words, used by my peers...there are actually not so many peers

And I don't have information re. teachers view in this respect.

I tried to search on this site - there is a thread about it, but I still cannot figure out exactly what to use.

There are following options exist: dissertation, thesis, study, paper...

I googled but still there are so many opinions everywhere...

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I favour the term 'dissertation'. That's used by The University of Oxford.

Clive

Helicopter · Answer

essay a piece of writing written by a student as part of a course of study: We had to write an essay about the environment.have | Have you handed in your essay yet?handpaper an essay written by a someone who has studied a subject as part of their research.

Paper is also used about an essay that you have to write for a class at school, especially in American English: The professor has published over forty scientific papers on diseases of tropical cropshavepublishpaperdiseasecrop | At the beginning of the school year we had to write a paper about our interests.beginhaveinterest

dissertation a long essay written as part of a university degree: In the third year of their course, students have to write a 10,000 word dissertation on a topic that has been approved by their tutor.studenthavebeapprove

thesis a very long essay that is part of an advanced university degree such as a master's degree or a doctorate: He wrote his doctoral thesis on the literature of the English romantic movement.

Excerpt from Longman Dictionary...

Thank you very much, your comment is taken into account!

Thanks again!!!

Clive · Answer

Hi again,

I had lunch today with a friend who is doing his PhD. I asked him about this. Here's his experience.

Most people call it their thesis while they are writing it.

After it has been successfully defended, ie accepted and approved as a valid, original contribution to knowledge, they call it their dissertation.

Clive

Helicopter · Answer

Clive,
thank you really very much! This is exactly what I was looking for!

It was so nice from your side to ask your friend about my staff!

Thank you really very much!!!

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