Thesis definition

Thesis means a work involving personal research, that is (a) capable of being recorded in any form or medium, and (b) capable of being evaluated, that is submitted for a doctoral degree and satisfies the requirements specified in the relevant rules.
Thesis means a treatise or a collection of articles or essays, prepared for assessment purposes, which represents a distinct, original contribution to the knowledge of and insight into a field of study, either by the disclosure of new facts or by the exercise of an independent and critical ability, in full compliance with the requirements of a doctorate from the University.
Thesis means the written work submitted in fulfilment or in partial fulfilment of the requirements set for obtaining a doctor’s degree;

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  • Lamptey, G., Development of analytical and software tools for highway safety, MS Thesis, Purdue University, May 2005.

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More Definitions of Thesis

Thesis means a substantial piece of independent work making an original contribution to knowledge;
Thesis means report of academic study presented by the student to fulfil the requirement for the Doctor of Education study programme. [171th Senate No.10/2018].
Thesis means the thesis produced as a result of the Project.
Thesis means any work, or subject matter other than a work, prepared by the Student enrolled by the University and submitted as part of the requirements for the award of a higher research degree at the University.
Thesis means the dissertation or complete body of work, which may include creative practice, to be presented for examination for an MPhil or Doctoral award.
Thesis means any thesis which is to be submitted to the Recipient by the Student to fulfill the Recipient’s requirements for the postgraduate degree in which the Student is enrolled.
Thesis means a manuscript prepared for examination purposes, or a set of research articles or unpublished manuscripts in article format, and/or an internationally examined patent, which represents a distinct contribution to the knowledge of, and insight into, a subject and provides proof of originality, either by the presentation of new facts or by the exercise of an independent and critical faculty, in accordance with the prescripts of language, style, documentation and argumentation, and which is presented by the student in partial or full compliance with the requirements for the particular doctorate from the University in terms of the prescribed rules.