Research students

Step 2. Put questions to the following sentences:

1. 
   Professional societies promote interactions between individuals across institutions by organizing meetings and publications. (How …?)
   
2. 
   Theology was the most prestigious and the most difficult area of study. (What …?)
   
3. 
   The expansion of Doctoral Training Centres has also been a positive step. (General)
   
4. 
   The supervisor is involved in cross-disciplinary supervision. (Alternative)
   
5. 
   In the UK the master’s degree was for a long time the only postgraduate degree normally awarded. (Where ..?)
   
6. 
   Higher education is the key mechanism through which knowledge is
   generated, preserved and passed on. (What …?)
   
7. 
   In the Netherlands each PhD candidate has a thesis supervisor/promoter and, in many cases, a co-promoter. (Alternative)
   
8. 
   Since early 1990s licensing of electronic resources, particularly journals, has been very common. (Since when …?)
   
9. 
   The research activities in this laboratory are carried out regularly and efficiently. (How …?)
   
10. 
    The researcher can learn a great deal by applying new methods and analysing the results. (In what way …?)
    
11. 
    The level and scope of content depends on to whom the report is intended. (What …?)
    
12. 
    The approach will help you efficiently organize the data obtained. (General)
    
13. 
    Scientists often refer to this type of justification of the hypothesis. (Who …?)
    
14. 
    Most experiments will include a control, which is a means of comparing experimental results. (What …?)
    

Step 3. Complete the sentences using appropriate tags.

1. 
   Keep all commentary for several years after completion your thesis in case needed for future reference, …?
   
2. 
   Everybody knows that research begins with a research proposal which explains how the researcher intends to carry it out, …?
   
3. 
   Nobody argued that the goal of the research process was to produce new knowledge, …?
   
4. 
   Let’s review the purpose as we described it above, …?
   
5. 
   In the USA there is a requirement that at least two of the committee professors should come from outside the candidate’s doctoral programme, …?
   
6. 
   Everyone knows that creativity does not occur in a vacuum, …?
   
7. 
   Motivate your hypothesis by relying on logic or your own observations, …?
   
8. 
   Let’s start by going through each element of the Introduction to clarify what it covers and why it is important, …?
   
9. 
   Our scientific knowledge contains a vast array of observations and theories, …?
   
10. 
    Advances in pure science are not the only criteria for greatness, …?
    
11. 
    There is usually one official scientific supervisor for each doctoral candidate, …?
    
12. 
    Recent practice has seen an increase in the use of dual supervision, …?
    
13. 
    Research relies on the application of scientific methods, …?
    
14. 
    The discussion highlighted the importance of the international dimension of research in addressing global challenges, …?