Emma Jonson Can I change thesis topic?
Yes. It is expected that refinements to your research topic and thesis title will occur from time to time, and in particular at the time the final version of your thesis is drafted.
Can a masters thesis be rejected?
It is very unlikely your thesis will be outright rejected. It is very likely you will be asked to make some corrections. Yes, you will have to make the corrections and send the thesis again. Requirements for a thesis are generally set out by the university.
How do I change my PhD topic?
You can change topics at any time as long as your dissertation advisor approves. Even if your advisor didn’t need to approve, you’d be wise to seek his or her advice on such a decision anyway.
What is expected from a master’s thesis?
The primary goal of a MSc thesis is to teach you important research skills: come up with a general idea of what to do, researching literature, coming up with a specific question that you want to address, performing research (computations, fieldwork, lab experiments), and finally writing it down in a thesis.
How do I write a letter to change my supervisor?
I am requesting to replace the current supervisor/co-supervisor for the reason/s stated above. I take responsibility for any problem (including personal), which may affect the progress, quality and completion of my study, if that should occur as a result of this request.
Can you change research proposal?
My fairly firm position now, is that yes, it is OK to change your research questions, but not your hypotheses. To understand this, we need to first define those two, and I’ll use a fairly simple (totally made-up) example for that. It’s important to note that in this example, you might also have the opposite hypothesis.
What did my supervisor say when I wrote my thesis?
Instead I was given a description of how they all work when writing an article together: ‘this is shit, rewrite it’, no politeness or support, which apparently ends in an article being finished quickly.
Why do insitutions feel pressure to complete their thesis?
I think you will find it an interesting story that highlights the tensions we all experience around the ‘finish at all costs (and on time)’ mentality. Insitutions are feeling financial pressure to complete candidates within 4 years and put this pressure onto supervisors, who then pressure students.
What to do if your thesis is wrong?
If that answer is wrong, be sent away to come up with another one. Spend months alone with the data, going over and over until eventually a lightbulb moment happens. Don’t go to conferences, they distract you. Exclude everything else from life until it is done, because it is the piece of paper that matters, and opens doors to other opportunities.
How are insitutions feeling pressure from their supervisors?
Insitutions are feeling financial pressure to complete candidates within 4 years and put this pressure onto supervisors, who then pressure students. But social media, by connecting students with each other, is giving some the courage to push back against this pressure.