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woodbury:
I am interested in knowing how many theses or dissertations in chemistry have been produced in countries around the world. If you have this information and would share it, I would be most grateful. Perhaps when you reply you could also tell me what the difference is in your country between "thesis" and "dissertation" - this varies from country to country. And if you have this information, how many theses or dissertations on organic synthesis originate in your country. Many thanks to all who answer!

eugenedakin:
I wrote my Master's Thesis, and my Ph.D. dissertation.  To the schools which I attended, a thesis is a document which writes about a specialized area.  The theory behind writing a thesis, is that you become the specialist of an area.  Essentially, with a thesis, you are learning about an in-depth topic.

When I wrote my dissertation, this is a document in which you need to be a creator, and must create something new that the world has not seen/developed.  Here, I had to become a specialist (as in the information required for a thesis), and then applied that information to create/develop/prove something new.  This required much more support and testing data than a thesis.

Feel free to ask any other questions,

Sincerely,

Eugene

woodbury:
Thanks Eugene,
I guess you are an American (?). How many theses/dissertations in chemistry originate from the US? This would be really good to know.
Many thanks again!

Borek:
I have forwarded your question to CHMINF-L discussion list, and gentle folk there replied to me directly with the following information:


--- Quote ---ProQuest of Ann Arbor Michigan [formerly Dissertation Abstracts]
would have the best data for your questioner, but I don't think there
is an international database on this.
--- End quote ---


--- Quote ---In many instances a Masters Degree requires a thesis and the Ph. D.
requires a more comprehensive dissertation.
--- End quote ---

Unfortunately I have asked my question in such a way that I don't know if I can reveal their identities or not.

eugenedakin:
Canadian .. eh

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