Lecture 9 Writing A Thesis/Dissertation 1. Objectives of a Dissertation/ Thesis a thesis or dissertation differs from a scientific paper. It is usually the final outcome of a students graduate program (a) Scientifically, its primary objective is to report scientific research (b) Academically and professionally, its primary objective is to demonstrate a novice's(the student) ability to conduct independent research, and so qualify the candidate as a research scientist The graduate student must also demonstrate to the faculty that he can also report accurately and clearly what he has researched. All this. he will be evaluated from the dissertation a dissertation is longer and more comprehensive than a scientific It has a) greater detail b) more extensive discussions and explanations (c) more illustrations and tables (d) include supplementary materials, such as preliminary studies Usually abstracts of dissertation are published Of course one or more scientific papers may be abstracted for publications1 Lecture 9 Writing A Thesis/Dissertation 1. Objectives of a Dissertation/ Thesis A thesis or dissertation differs from a scientific paper. It is usually the final outcome of a student’s graduate program. (a) Scientifically, its primary objective is to report scientific research. (b) Academically and professionally, its primary objective is to demonstrate a novice’s (the student) ability to conduct independent research, and so qualify the candidate as a research scientist. The graduate student must also demonstrate to the faculty that he can also report accurately and clearly what he has researched. All this, he will be evaluated from the dissertation. A dissertation is longer and more comprehensive than a scientific paper. It has (a) greater details (b) more extensive discussions and explanations (c) more illustrations and tables (d) include supplementary materials, such as preliminary studies. Usually abstracts of dissertation are published. Of course, one or more scientific papers may be abstracted for publications