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A bunch of other education-related words have different meanings on different sides of the pond. For example, UK: You write a dissertation for a masters degre
by abstractbill 19y ago
A bunch of other education-related words have different meanings on different sides of the pond. For example,
UK: You write a dissertation for a masters degree and a thesis for a PhD.
US: The opposite.
I wonder if the terminology will converge...
- npk 19y agoIn the US you never write a thesis, you write a dissertation (document) based on a thesis (idea.)
- abstractbill 19y agoInteresting. Wikipedia thinks the two are synonymous: "In academia, a thesis or dissertation is a document that presents the author's research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification." [from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis]
- dfranke 19y agoNpk is correct, but it's a pedantic distinction. Most people, apparently including the Wikipedia editors, just use the two words interchangably. Edit: yikes. Somebody went on a downmodding spree on this thread.
- npk 19y agoI asked all my academic friends, and I've come to the conclusion that it is a pedantic distinction. But it's useful to have two different words for the two separate concepts :)