Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be?
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New Hampshire has a point....
Written by: ben-ja-men
ok so i know that if you have lots of money you have always been able to buy your university degree .... but heres the thing, my mum does exam supervision and at one of the exams she was supervising one of the overseas students called her over asking for help because he wasnt able to read the instructions on the front cover ..... not he was having trouble with one of the words on there he simply couldnt understand the instructions on the front page end of story ..... i mean really wtf like seriously surely if your going to university in a country that speaks a different language you should atleast be required to be able to speak and read the language
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Written by: Rouge Dragon
It's getting a PHD for the sake of getting a PHD.
Written by: Ade
A PhD is about a unique contribution to the body of knowledge, not about producing innovation.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be?
Written by: Ade
If you want to produce results that are useful in the world - go to TAFE
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Written by: ben-ja-menWritten by: Ade
A PhD is about a unique contribution to the body of knowledge, not about producing innovation.
by that logic anyone who has ever written an autobiography should get a phd to
Written by: wonderloey
I'd like to think that you go to uni to learn something rather than disappear up your own ar$e..
It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.
What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
Written by: Ade
Not quite - but if it was done to the rigourous academic standard that is accepted now for the completion of PhD canditure, then sure, why not? If it is done using accepted research methodology, and can contribute to the public record through original research, then yep, why not?
Written by: Ade
Not quite - but if it was done to the rigourous academic standard that is accepted now for the completion of PhD canditure, then sure, why not?
Written by: Rozi
I would actually say on the other points too. I am increasingly worried by the drive to ensure that only "useful" study and research is done. It seems this comes from decreased government funding and increased need for corporate sector sponsorship.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be?
Written by: AdeWritten by: ben-ja-menWritten by: Ade
A PhD is about a unique contribution to the body of knowledge, not about producing innovation.
by that logic anyone who has ever written an autobiography should get a phd to
Not quite - but if it was done to the rigourous academic standard that is accepted now for the completion of PhD canditure, then sure, why not? If it is done using accepted research methodology, and can contribute to the public record through original research, then yep, why not?
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Written by: Patriarch917
You would like Ph.D candidates to learn English, while people are threatening to sue an American restaurant for asking customers to do the same.
Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I can beat the world into submission.
Written by: ben-ja-men
ok so i know that if you have lots of money you have always been able to buy your university degree .... but heres the thing, my mum does exam supervision and at one of the exams she was supervising one of the overseas students called her over asking for help because he wasnt able to read the instructions on the front cover ..... not he was having trouble with one of the words on there he simply couldnt understand the instructions on the front page end of story ..... i mean really wtf like seriously surely if your going to university in a country that speaks a different language you should atleast be required to be able to speak and read the language
*shakes head*
Written by: ben-ja-men
and while im ranting about the state of education this guy did his phd in "the importance of food and wine in the life of don dunston" (former premier) but i mean really how is that a phd topic, theres guys in the physics department shooting tiny sub atomic particles with lazers and doing cool really hard stuff and at the end of the day they both get the title of dr. i mean really wheres the incentive to do something hard and innovative??? its just not right /end rant
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Written by: ben-ja-men
ok so i know that if you have lots of money you have always been able to buy your university degree .... but heres the thing, my mum does exam supervision and at one of the exams she was supervising one of the overseas students called her over asking for help because he wasnt able to read the instructions on the front cover ..... not he was having trouble with one of the words on there he simply couldnt understand the instructions on the front page end of story ..... i mean really wtf like seriously surely if your going to university in a country that speaks a different language you should atleast be required to be able to speak and read the language
*shakes head*
and while im ranting about the state of education this guy did his phd in "the importance of food and wine in the life of don dunston" (former premier) but i mean really how is that a phd topic, theres guys in the physics department shooting tiny sub atomic particles with lazers and doing cool really hard stuff and at the end of the day they both get the title of dr. i mean really wheres the incentive to do something hard and innovative??? its just not right /end rant
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Written by: Pyrolific
by definition a Phd is a contribution to the body of knowledge.
Written by: Pyrolific
No chance of it being profitable - so by a lot of the reasoning here it shouldnt have been done.
Written by: Pyrolific
BTW in order to study an Australian uni course in English candidates do need to attain a minimum level of English on standardised tests. perhaps its too low, or perhaps some people get through the testing process with too low a level, who knows? either way that student that couldnt understand the instructions was going to fail - so the system works.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be?
Written by: ben-ja-menWritten by: Pyrolific
by definition a Phd is a contribution to the body of knowledge.
by that definition i could record my bowel movements for 3 years and recieve a phd as i have contributed new knowledge to science, imho a Phd is about making a significant (ie the vine think i mentioned before was not significant as it was so easy) contribution to the body of knowledge.
It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.
What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
Written by: Rozi
You seem to forget that our Don Dunstan studier also had a phd supervisor. And had to put together a proposal for their research, refine it and have it accepted. They don't just accept any questions as "phd-worthy".
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourself, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous and talented? Who are you NOT to be?
Using the keywords [state education today] we found the following existing topics.