Words, Words, Words - it's only words (Jul/21/2009 )
mini golf
haha, yeah, it's only plants hobs... not that exciting, it's not like i'm going to save africa from starvation as i originally desired. the recommended word number is from 90,000 to 120,000 for a science / engineering thesis.
so is the british method (at least in all cases i know) where the thesis is more important than publications. luckily (considering the system?) it is not necessary to have publications to defend the phd...but then they put the thesis online so that other groups have access to it and make a paper out of it
crazy golf
I wasted nearly 50,000 on my introduction. And I don't think I've ever seen my thesis online- I did track it down in the uni library and I think my librarian friend found it in the british library archives, but thats all hush-hush.
neverputt
hi lil, that's quite an introduction! about publishing the thesis online, they might have stopped doing that.. i'm a bit more calm now. it's just frustrating to see no progress in this, lab mates getting their degrees and all that... did you ever feel you're not meant for this?
Liliputt
Frequently TJ, frequently. I was working when I was writing up, so that helped, but I found it really hard, I hated my work and thought it was rubbish at times, but you get through it. The results sections I struggled with quite a lot, but I enjoyed writing the introduction- I wrote that in a week essentially. Be sure to take a break and get away from the computer at least once a day otherwise you go completely crazy.
Liliaceae
50,000 words introduction is an indication you enjoyed it i do get off the computer sometimes. but i think i was crazy even before i started a phd
Liliputian
I think being at least slightly crazy is a pre-requisite for doing a PhD, otherwise we'd all be in high paid jobs that really are 9-5 and 5 days a week.
vladimir putin
yeah, i guess so. tough choice... not for the faint of heart.
Vlad the Impaler
hi people...and where are such jobs Lost mentioned? I thought they became extinct...
Alexander the Great
hey guys...hi dr H...week is almost over...and yup, where can we find these jobs, Lost-san?
Alexander Humboldt
hi Mlle C...perhaps somewhere hidden in administration offices...