One of the mistakes students is do is to immediately addresses the reports, without taking some time off. Take your time away from the reports and come back after you have cooled off. Address every comment and thank the examiners for providing feedback to improve the thesis.
I am about a week away from defending my PhD and I must say your videos have been so important to me here in South Africa. I have learnt so much from them and your advice calms me down and hones my focus quite a bit! Thank you very much for your insight.
Thank you very much for this video. I received my examiner's corrections recently and could not understand the polarising comments between the two examiners. After much thinking, I came to the conclusion that one examiner did not grasp what my work was about. The examiner was constantly commenting on something particular that my research was not addressing. After 5 days of trying to understand the examiner's perspective, I came to the conclusion that the examiner's expectation of my research might be at fault. The examiner was expecting something that my work was not researching and could not deliver. Having it confirmed by you as number 10, the big split between the examiners, makes me think that I was not so wrong in my assumption. Of course, I also did the big mistake (as until today I did not know), that I had to specify in my introduction what my thesis will not address! I will follow your recommendations and hopefully these changes will be enough to appease the examiner and make my thesis clearer to the reader.
One of the best explainations on how to respond on dreadfull corrections. This is really helpful. However, I question the entire PhD process and the impact it has on new researcher and their interest of staying in academia post-PhD. I was very passionate and now I dislike academia entirely.
Hi Tara. Thank you very much for this video. I have the same problems with what you highlighted in the video. I've been looking for a video such as this to guide me overcoming the emotion that is currently overwhelmingly taking over my rationality. I must say that this video is timely and really helpful. Would it be possible for you share how to make the table of amendments that you mentioned in the video? Thank you in advance. Best wishes, Jaey, Malaysia
Just did my viva. I have 5 additions I need to make to my thesis. But I will not have another viva. Prof, did you have corrections when you did your Ph.D? I feel sad and a bit ashamed that I have 5 corrections. But at the same time, I'm thinking that since I'm given the opportunity to do corrections it means that it has good potential for a Ph.D.
Working on my corrections now. Great vlog to watch for all students out there currently working on their corrections!
One of the mistakes students is do is to immediately addresses the reports, without taking some time off. Take your time away from the reports and come back after you have cooled off. Address every comment and thank the examiners for providing feedback to improve the thesis.
I am about a week away from defending my PhD and I must say your videos have been so important to me here in South Africa. I have learnt so much from them and your advice calms me down and hones my focus quite a bit! Thank you very much for your insight.
Thank you very much for this video. I received my examiner's corrections recently and could not understand the polarising comments between the two examiners. After much thinking, I came to the conclusion that one examiner did not grasp what my work was about. The examiner was constantly commenting on something particular that my research was not addressing. After 5 days of trying to understand the examiner's perspective, I came to the conclusion that the examiner's expectation of my research might be at fault. The examiner was expecting something that my work was not researching and could not deliver. Having it confirmed by you as number 10, the big split between the examiners, makes me think that I was not so wrong in my assumption. Of course, I also did the big mistake (as until today I did not know), that I had to specify in my introduction what my thesis will not address! I will follow your recommendations and hopefully these changes will be enough to appease the examiner and make my thesis clearer to the reader.
One of the best explainations on how to respond on dreadfull corrections. This is really helpful. However, I question the entire PhD process and the impact it has on new researcher and their interest of staying in academia post-PhD. I was very passionate and now I dislike academia entirely.
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Your videos are great - thank you! I wish I'd discovered you a few years ago!
Hi Tara. Thank you very much for this video. I have the same problems with what you highlighted in the video. I've been looking for a video such as this to guide me overcoming the emotion that is currently overwhelmingly taking over my rationality. I must say that this video is timely and really helpful. Would it be possible for you share how to make the table of amendments that you mentioned in the video? Thank you in advance.
Best wishes,
Jaey, Malaysia
Just did my viva. I have 5 additions I need to make to my thesis. But I will not have another viva. Prof, did you have corrections when you did your Ph.D? I feel sad and a bit ashamed that I have 5 corrections. But at the same time, I'm thinking that since I'm given the opportunity to do corrections it means that it has good potential for a Ph.D.
Hope things are not too bad in your part of Au. with the wild fires. Been in the news. Looks tough!
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Thank you!
Great video. Thank you, Tara.