‘’One format does not fit all,” “It is a complicated world in doctoral education’ ’Can we have a global PhD dissertation, that address global challenges in 21st century university curriculum or regional experts? PhDs are assessed in very different ways around the world. Almost all involve a written thesis, but those come in many forms. In the United Kingdom, they are usually monographs, long explanations of a student's work; in Scandinavia, science students typically top-and-tail a series of their publications. The accompanying oral examination - also called a viva voce or defence - can be a public lecture, a private discussion or not happen at all. There is wide variation across disciplines and from one institution to the next.
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It is true that one size does not fit all. However there are always some basic fundamental characterstics of quality. Format of submission could vary from country to country and discipline to discipline, but quality of research that the thesis reprsents can be measured using standrd criteria.
Quality of a thesis is to be measured by the following criteria.
1. Originality
2. Problem Statement
3. Rigour and Reasoning in presenting the arguments
4. Methodology followed
5. Data and Data Collection methods
6. Analysis -- its depth and ability to tease out the threads logically
7. Literarue Review
8. Presentation and flow
9. Directions for future research
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