So this isn’t a real thesis defence?
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moody@lemmings.world 1 week ago
They’re not trying to destroy your thesis, they’re trying to make sure it’s complete and sccurate. In theory, the only person who knows the material is you, so they can’t just ask anyone else.
I never really understood why they call it a defense. Nobody’s going in there trying to insult or fight it.
Klairabelle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Nobody’s going in there trying to insult or fight it.
Lmao
restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
That person went to a department that was WAY less toxic than mine was.
That said, my committee was lovely and my thesis and dissertation were relatively low-stress compared to some of the horror stories I’ve heard.
candybrie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
How science often works is you try to disprove things, and if you can’t, you accept them as likely to be true. So, to show that the thesis is complete and accurate, they’re trying to find places where it’s incomplete or inaccurate. In the defense, your job is to defend against these attempts.
kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
So trying to destroy it and making sure its accurate and complete turns out to be the same thing
jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Tbh this scenario sounds way better to me than asking detailed questions about metholdology or the results. But somehow I want to keep my job.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Two dissertations enter, one dissertation leaves.