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Difference between "Thesis" and "Dissertation"

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Clive  +  570691 Fri, 26 Sep 08 04:47 PM
Hi,
My dictionary says this.

Dissertation - A detailed discourse on a subject, especially one submitted in partial fulfillment of the requiremments of a doctorate.

Thesis
1. A proposition to be maintained or proved.
2. A dissertation, especially by a candidate for a degree.

Note that these words can be used outside the academic context of a university.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 42 days ago
thank you very much
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Anonymous, 1 yr 29 days ago
Wrong definition.
In US,  dissertation is a large part of the Ph.D degree in US.  Thesis is a small part of master degree.
Anonymous, 223 days ago
A thesis statement can mean the central claim that is advanced in a research paper.  A dissertation would be the devlopment of the thesis in its entirety, including evidence, reasoning, theoretical framework, etc.


In United States universities, a "masters thesis" is the original peice of knowledge that is produced by the graduate, while at the doctoral level, it would be the "doctoral dissertation."

Anonymous, 218 days ago
A thesis and dissertation can be used interchangeability, there are similarities and differences though. In the context of education/academe, thesis is a scholarly written document which is a required output for MS/MA students on the other had dissertation is a scholarly document which is a required output for PhD/Ed.D. In terms of scope, a dissertation requires higher data analysis and as much as possible itshould have atleast 5 variables (for quantitative dissertations) while a thesis can have less than 5 variables. Furthermore, in a thesis the student is required to test a theory that is already existing however, for dissertation students are encourage to establish their own theory in order to add to the body of knowledge.

 

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Anonymous, 193 days ago

That's completely wrong.  Whoever wrote this should remove it.  The subsequent explanation is more accurate.

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