Quality Of Dissertations Research Articles

Качество научного руководства соискателями ученых степеней (о проблемах, возникающих при назначении двух научных руководителей / консультантов соискателям ученой степени кандидата / доктора наук)

Purpose. Analyze the role and place of the scientific supervisor and scientific consultant in the training of scientific workers. Properly organized scientific supervision/consulting is one of the important factors contributing to the preparation of a quality dissertation research. The article presents an analysis of the appointment of scientific supervisors/consultants to candidates for the academic degree of candidate/doctor of science. Based on the materials of the Higher Attestation Commission, the authors conducted a substantive and statistical analysis of certification cases with two scientific supervisors/consultants for the period 2018–2023, and identified their unreasonable appointments. Methodology: dialectics, abstraction, analysis, synthesis, deduction, formal legal method, comparative law method. Conclusions. It is concluded that it is necessary to justify the appointment of two scientific supervisors/consultants by dissertation councils and to increase control over such cases by the Higher Attestation Commission Expert councils and the Higher Attestation Commission Presidium. Scientific and practical relevance. Justification for the appointment of two scientific supervisors/consultants will allow dissertation councils, Higher Attestation Commission Expert councils and the Higher Attestation Commission Presidium to focus on the problem of the appropriateness of their appointment. This approach will improve the quality of dissertations without harming interdisciplinary research conducted and supported by the state, reduce the number of people unreasonably claiming the title of professor, and increase the prestige of a researcher.

Research on Quality Management of Graduate Degree Theses in Military Academy

Quality is the lifeline of graduate education, and the quality of graduate dissertation is the most direct reflection of the quality of graduate training. In this paper, the dissertation of the graduate students of the military academy is the research object. The points of this paper includes the quality of running a school, discipline construction and other aspects of dissertation quality management, the "management, guidance, learning" three perspectives to strengthen the basic framework of dissertation quality management, the thesis data collection, proposal, mid-term inspection, review and other processes, respectively clear specific measures, In order to guarantee and improve the quality of graduate dissertations and effectively improve the quality of graduate training.

Methodological Quality and Publication of Doctoral Dissertations in Education: An Evaluative Study of Ten Years of K-12 Doctoral Dissertations in the United States

Aim/Purpose: Despite an increase in the numbers of K-12 educators pursuing doctoral degrees, it is unclear if the field of education has been significantly impacted by the research resulting from their doctoral dissertations. Accordingly, the quality of doctoral programs and dissertations and rate of publication after defense, warrants examination. Background: There have long been discussions regarding concerns about the quality of doctoral dissertations that come in concert with an increase in degrees awarded. This paper presents findings from a study examining dissertation quality for K-12 education doctorates awarded over a ten-year period in the United States. Methodology: The researchers randomly selected and evaluated the methodological quality of more than 500 dissertations during the last ten years from the Proquest dissertation database using a rubric adapted from Ronau et al. (2014). Using this rubric, the team described the quality of dissertations with respect to sampling, design, and validity. Contribution: A new rubric was developed and tested to assess the quality of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. These results provided large-scale data on dissertation quality that may be used to guide doctoral programs in implementing program changes. Findings: Although the majority of the dissertations studied used qualitative methods of inquiry, quantitative research had significantly higher quality scores. Regardless of the methods used, many studies failed to employ rigorous validity controls. Recommendations for Practitioners: Doctoral programs may wish to make use of these results to improve programming, particularly in methods courses. These results may also be used to guide dissertation advisors and dissertation committee members, along with increasing publication rates among doctoral students. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers may wish to extend this study by looking more closely at the methodological quality in specific subject areas. Research is also needed to improve the rubric developed for this study further and to determine other metrics of impact beyond publication. Impact on Society: Stronger methods sections may lead to more publications of dissertation studies, which can improve impact on educational practice and evidence-based decision-making. Future Research: Future research should assess the quality of research in the context of usefulness, impact on practice beyond publication, and topic currency. Further, the motives behind publishing dissertation work in fields that do not require publication should be examined.

Consistency Examination of a Systematic Review and Data Analysis Report for a Social Justice Study—A Mixed Research Model

This study aimed to investigate an approach for assessing the quality of doctoral dissertations, specifically focusing on the consistency between essential elements, namely the literature review and quantitative analysis results. To accomplish this, a mixed-methods design was employed.The qualitative data were analyzed using semantic network and thematic analysis techniques, while the quantitative data were processed using SPSS procedures.The study's findings demonstrated that this mixed-methods model effectively facilitates the examination of dissertation quality and consistency among key elements, such as the literature review and data analysis results. By integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches, researchers gain a comprehensive understanding of the dissertation's quality and the alignment between its different components.

Online cloud management and quality monitoring of the whole process of undergraduate thesis

Abstract The undergraduate thesis is an important practical teaching part of the undergraduate teaching program, and it is important to manage its quality. In this paper, an online cloud management system for the thesis is designed according to the requirement analysis, and the ARIMA model in time series is used to predict the number of thesis supervisors by the supervisor and give a reminder for the supervisor’s guidance decision. For the risk management of dissertation progress, a Bayesian network-based assessment method is proposed. From the perspective of dissertation similarity, a process of dissertation quality analysis based on the SimHash algorithm is constructed. The average error rate of ARIMA is only 0.190, which is optimized to a certain extent compared with other algorithms. 20 samples of the inference operation results have no sample with the probability of the dissertation progress delay level at High below 40%.

РЕФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ПРОЦЕССА ЗАЩИТЫ ДИССЕРТАЦИЙ В ЮРИДИЧЕСКОЙ НАУКЕ КАК ИМПЕРАТИВ РАЗВИТИЯ ПРАВОВОЙ СИСТЕМЫ УЗБЕКИСТАНА

This article is devoted to the topical issues of reforming the system of preparation and defense of dissertations on legal sciences in Uzbekistan. On the basis of the analysis of the current state of dissertation activity in the legal sphere, the necessity of its improvement is substantiated in order to ensure further progressive development of the national legal system. The article identifies a number of systemic problems that reduce the quality and practical value of legal dissertations. They include a high level of borrowing, a lack of novelty in the obtained results, and a weak focus on the solution of urgent problems in legal regulation. The article proposes a set of measures to reform the dissertation defense process. In particular, improved dissertation structures have been developed taking into account the level of training, including the mandatory development of original theoretical concepts and drafts of normative legal acts. It is expected that the implementation of the proposed measures will significantly improve the quality of dissertation research in the legal sphere, the level of training of scientific and legal personnel, as well as the implementation of the results in law-making activities. The reform of the dissertation defense system will contribute to the activation of scientific activity and the improvement of legal regulation in accordance with the priorities of Uzbekistan’s development. The conclusion emphasizes that the modernization of approaches to the organization of dissertation research is an objective imperative for the development of legal science and the entire legal system of the country. The pace of legal, social, and economic progress in Uzbekistan depends on the quality of the training of highly qualified scientific personnel.

Retracted: A Cluster Analysis Model for PhD Dissertation Quality Based on the Depth Algorithm

Retracted: A Cluster Analysis Model for PhD Dissertation Quality Based on the Depth Algorithm

The Effects of Institutional Transformations on the Russian Doctoral Education Performance

Currently, enhancement of doctoral education performance is becoming one of the central tasks for state policy in the field of science and education. In 2013–2015 Russian doctoral education experienced radical transformations aimed to increase the performance of doctoral programs and enhance the quality of dissertations. First, doctoral education moved towards the structured (educational) model. Second, norms and rules of the work of dissertation boards changed significantly. The purpose of this study is to explore how these reforms affected the performance of doctoral education. The empirical base for the study comprises the data on dissertations defense of graduates of 2018 at 12 Russian universities (N=1022), which were collected by the authors using the web scraping technique. The main findings obtained from the analysis of these data are threefold. First, time-to-degree has increased with most of the dissertations now being defended only after the completion of the programs. Second, in social sciences, this delay of defense has intensified abnormally (80% of dissertation in this field are defended after the program completion). Third, the actual performance, i.e., one that takes into account dissertations defended after the program completion, has decreased significantly in social sciences and humanities. These results show that the traditional practice to evaluate performance based on the proportion of graduates who defend their dissertations during the normative period of time does not reflect the reality. To made adequate managerial decisions regarding doctoral education, it is necessary to arrange the monitoring of dynamics of dissertations that are defended after the program completion both on institution and state levels.

A Cluster Analysis Model for PhD Dissertation Quality Based on the Depth Algorithm

Doctoral education is an important part of higher education and plays an important role in cultivating many higher talents for the country. In doctoral education, thesis writing is an indispensable teaching section. The quality of the doctoral thesis will directly affect the graduation of doctoral students. Therefore, the analysis of the quality of the doctoral thesis is a typical aspect of the evaluation of doctoral education work. This paper aims to study the quality clustering analysis of the doctoral dissertation based on the depth algorithm. This paper establishes a doctoral paper quality cluster analysis model based on the depth algorithm and carries out the doctoral paper quality cluster analysis experiment based on this model. After the experiment, the main factors affecting the quality of doctoral dissertation were also analyzed. The conclusion is the following: The accuracy rate of the doctoral paper quality cluster analysis model based on the depth algorithm has reached 88.5%.

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF DISSERTATION RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT

The purpose of this exploratory and descriptive research is to evaluate a representative sample of reference lists of the selected dissertation research in the field of Management in Pakistan by using descriptive citation analysis methods, citation patterns and citation evaluation on a modified, validated objective Tunon & Brydges rubric. Furthermore, the sample was divided into two lusters to compare mean impact factors of reference lists of two lusters to see if quality of dissertations in Management in general is improving over time. Another comparison is made to see how does the quality of theses completed at public universities fare in comparison to the quality of theses completed at private universities. The findings of the research show that PhD theses in the field of Management appear to have been improving in terms of quality as total mean impact factor of the theses completed in second luster (2013-2017) was statistically speaking significantly different from that of the first luster (2008-2012). However, no statistically significant difference was noted between total impact factor mean of public universities’ reference lists, when it was compared to that of private universities; allowing the researcher to conclude though quality of PhD thesis have been improving for the 10-year period studied, however there was no qualitative difference between theses completed at private universities and those which were completed at the public universities.

Research on the Quality and Promotion Path of Master Degree Thesis

The quality of dissertations is the basic core of the development of professional degree postgraduate education. With the transformation of economic development mode and the steady progress of the construction of an innovative country, the demand for professional degree postgraduates in economic and social development has increased significantly. The result is that the number of significant growth and the quality is difficult to guarantee. The most prominent is that the quality of professional degree postgraduates represented by dissertations has declined to varying degrees. Through on-the-spot investigation, this paper concludes that there are four prominent problems in the quality of professional degree master 's degree thesis : the topic is not suitable, the research is not deep enough, the content is not innovative and the writing is not standardized. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the goal of improving the quality of professional degree master ' s degree papers only by strictly controlling the topic selection, adhering to the problem research orientation and implementing the basic attributes of innovation.

METHOD AND EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF DISSERTATIONS QUALITY OF DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE SPECIALTY GEODESY AND LAND MANAGEMENT

Quantitative assessment of the quality of scientific activity occupies a significant place in the implementation of innovative developments. As part of the study, the authors proposed a method of expert quantitative evaluation of the quality of dissertations of doctors of philosophy on the example of the specialty Geodesy and Land Management, which proposes to determine the properties of the dissertation, develop an evaluation scale, quantify each property and calculate an integrated indicator, based on which the conclusion of the dissertation. Modern mobile computing tools allow you to create a mobile application for gadgets of experts, members of specialized scientific councils, and in real time (in the process of conducting a professional seminar and defending a dissertation) to quantify the quality of the dissertation. Gadgets of two reviewers, two opponents, the chairman of the specialized scientific council, and the scientific secretary are elements of the generalized scheme of collecting and integrating expert assessments on the quality of the dissertation performed for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The gadget of the scientific secretary is a server and is endowed with functions of transfer of information on an estimation on system of support of educational processes of department on which special page the corresponding estimations of quality of dissertations can be placed. The proposed letter assessing the quality of the dissertation consists of three parts: the first is information about the expert, the second is a system of sign-numerical scales that allow in the usual form for research and teaching staff to assess individual features of the dissertation, the third may contain specific proposals of the expert. A generalized scheme for collecting and integrating expert assessments in real time using mobile technologies has also been developed. An example of approbation of the proposed method is given. The boundaries of productive and unproductive intervals of the sign-numerical scale are considered. The proposed method meets modern requirements for digitalization. It allows you to determine in real time a quantitative indicator of the quality of research conducted by the applicant, which in turn ranks dissertations and makes them attractive to investors, which will develop promising areas of research and accelerate scientific and technological progress. The given examples of realization of a method based on theories close to human psychology – the theory of usefulness, the psychological theory of decision-making, and also wide experience of estimation of dissertation will allow to make a certain contribution to experimental researches of the organization of dissertations for the degree of doctor of philosophy.

Islamic Law And Indonesianness: Critical Study Of Graduations Dissertations Of Doctorate Program Of Islamic Law Islamic University Of Indonesia Yogyakarta

The article below tries to investigate the result of dissertations that have been written by the students of doctorate program of Islamic law, the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Islamic University of Indonesia Yogyakarta from 2012-2019. This study's objective was to map the result of the study of Islamic Law and Indonesian-ness of students dissertations from 2012-2019 about 19 dissertations from the academic core point of view regarding Islamic law and Indonesianness. This research's main problem was how do (did) the students mentioned above finish their dissertation of Islamic Law, and what the characteristic of approach and methodology did they apply in the dissertation. This research’s approach and methodology have been integrated social sciences (sociology) and humanity sciences (history and anthropology), and the analysis that applied was qualitative analysis with interactive model. The result of this study has been revealed that the number of dissertations that have been produced during 2012-2019 regarding dissertations with the theme of Islamic legal and Indonesian studies. The dissertations that be sources are dissertations of Doctorate Program the Faculty of Islamic Studies Islamic University of Indonesia. The contributions of these dissertations to enrich of a database on Islamic law and Indonesian-ness. From the dissertations, there are several variants of themes, scientific fields, approaches, and analysis of Islamic law and Indonesianness studies. In the study of the dissertation's quality, this research found that it still needed to be developed further to answer the issues that were very important in the study of Islamic law and Indonesian. There needs to be encouragement from various parties to conduct dissertation studies or research that more focused on the study of Islamic and Indonesian law to make a real contribution to the development of Islamic law and Indonesian.

Problem statement and presentation of results of scientific research in dissertation works in tech-nical sciences

Problem. When writing dissertations, applicants face a serious problem of correct presentation of the results. Consequently, the quality of dissertations decreases significantly, even if the level of their research and development is very high. Goal. The purpose of the article is to provide knowledge on the justification and formulation of the problem and the presentation of scientific information in dissertations, which are the key criteria in ensuring their quality. Methodology. Analytical methods of research of dissertations concerning their quality of presentation were used. Results. The paper presents the general requirements for the delivery of the problem and the presentation of research results in dissertations of the technical area. The methodical recommendations concerning the formation of the purpose were formalized, as well as the novelty of the work and conclusions. To facilitate the use of these recommendations, keywords, typical phrases, clarifying words and examples of wording are provided. The structure and interrelation of the main components of the problem statement and evaluation of research results are presented. Originality. Clear instructions on the choice of topic, description of the object and subject of research, and research technology are provided. Practical value. This work is intended not only for those who are working on a dissertation (master's degree, doctor of philosophy (PhD), doctoral), but also for those who prepare research reports and for the authors of scientific articles.Key words: scientific research, dissertation work, requirements, education, higher educational institution, applicant, quality of dissertations.

Exploring the Significant Predictors to the Quality of Master’s Dissertations

The quality of masters’ dissertations is an important index of graduate education, which can be in part reflected through the grades given by experts. This study aims to find the factors positively correlated to the grades, and then use them to predict the grades and quality of dissertations. We applied four typical machine learning models to calculate the impacts of several factors extracted from the contents of dissertations on the grades. It shows that the random forest model outperforms logistic regression, support vector machine, and naive Bayes on recognizing the dissertations with a high grade. It also shows that the quantity of publications is the most important predictor to the grades, compared with the quantity of publications, the length of dissertations, the quantity and quality of references. And the quality of references is a significant predictor of producing high quality publications. Those findings can be utilized to predict and recognize high quality dissertations.

Analysis of the concealed evaluation results of academic dissertations in a medical university

Objective To investigate the quality of dissertations by analyzing the concealed evaluation results of postgraduate dissertations, and to provide a reference for improving the quality of dissertations. Methods A total of 366 postgraduate dissertations and 1 051 concealed evaluation comments were collected from a medical university, and according to the evaluation index system of postgraduate dissertations, a horizontal comparison was made based on the overall quality and discipline. Excel and SPSS 19.0 were used for statistical analysis. Results Eighty percent of the dissertations in unqualified category had poor topic selection, and the excellent and good rate was only 21% in Standardability. In discipline-based evaluations, the basic medicine group had a poor rate of 3.8% in Topic Selection and 2.5% in Mastery of Basic Knowledge and Scientific Research Ability, while the military management group had a poor rate of 5.6% in Innovation and Value and 1.9% in Standardability. Conclusion Topic selection is the key to the quality of dissertations, and the groups of basic medicine and military management should improve the scientificity of topic selection and the standardability of dissertations. Key words: Medical university; Dissertation; Concealed evaluation

Типичные дефекты и возможности повышения качества диссертаций

Типичные дефекты и возможности повышения качества диссертаций

On the Training Mode of Cross-major Postgraduate Students Based on Learning Transfer Theory

This paper analyzes the characteristics, current learning status and existing problems of cross-major postgraduate students, and explores the underlying causes of the problems and propose targeted countermeasures to perfect training mode of cross-major postgraduate students including the reform of teaching methods, the improvement of curriculum systems, the improvement of learning methods, the enhancement of research capabilities, and the improvement of the quality of dissertations according to the learning transfer theory.

Ways to Improve the Efficiency of Doctoral Education

The current process of doctoral education, as well as its results, remain the target of severe criticism despite the adoption of a system of measures aimed at improving the quality of dissertation review including ubiquitous plagiarism checks, reduction of the number of defenses of substandard dissertations and a stricter code of practice for dissertation committees. The article identifies potential ways to improve dissertation quality, drawing on an analysis of the dynamics of indicators pertaining to the training of contemporary Russian doctoral students and the activity of their academic supervisors. The authors give special consideration to justified recommendations concerning the following issues: improvement of the quality of doctoral student body; increase in scholarship provision in conjunction with the creation of financial incentives for dissertation completion and defense; development of mechanisms to improve the performance of academic supervisors; refinement of the procedure of dissertation results examination in each of three interconnected stages: student performance review, dissertation defense and dissertation review by the expert board of the State Commissions for Academic Degrees and Titles.

Methodology of Presenting the Results of Scientific Research

The long-term experience that the authors of this article have had as dissertation supervisors, opponents and members of scientific councils has shown that applicants writing dissertations face a serious problem concerning correct presentation of the results. For this reason, the quality of dissertations decreases significantly whatever high the level of the researchand developments. This work is devoted to solving the indicated problem. The article specifies general requirements to the delivery of the problem and presentation of the research results in dissertations. The methodical recommendations concerning the goal, novelty and conclusions of the dissertation are formalized. The keywords, typical phrases and clarifying words are given to formulate these provisions. The stages of scientific research are indicated. This work will be advantageous not only for working on the dissertation, but also for preparing research reports or writing scientific articles.