Below you will find pages that utilize the taxonomy term “supervision”
April 11, 2024
A methodology chapter is not a methods chapter
I notice that the two terms methods and methodology are often mixed up. It is actually quite simple to remember the difference if you consider the etymology. The “-logy” part suggests that “methodology” concerns the knowledge of methods. Here is a quick run-down of how to differentiate between them in academic writing.
A methods section in a paper In a conference paper or journal article, you typically want to describe the method you used.
September 21, 2023
What should a PhD dissertation look like?
I am supervising several PhD fellows at the moment and have found that I repeat myself in the one-to-one meetings. So I will write blog posts summarizing general advice I give everyone. This post deals with what a PhD dissertation should look like.
The classic Ph.D. dissertation Dear PhD fellow (in Norway, PhD fellows are employees, not students): All dissertations are different, yours included. You can write it however you want as long as it is good!