Dear Ken,
Another thought that just occurred to me after hitting the send button, was
to post a comment that I received from my PhD comprehensive exam committee
member on my proposal.It is interesting given what I read about footnotes
in the article you posted.
Comment from my committee member: " Personally, I found the footnotes to be
over-used and distracting. If a point is important to the thesis, it should
be included in the main text; if not, then a footnote should only be
included if it adds real value. Although it is evident and impressive that
a lot of bkgd research has been covered, it is the author’s responsibility
to be selective in his inclusion of supporting material (such that the
take-home message is clear), and to ensure
the document is self-contained (no need for reader to go read many other
papers to understand/appreciate what’s here)."
I had thought that a proper and well researched background is necessary for
proving the validity of the ideas but when the committee member gives
comments like this to a PhD student about footnotes "adding value" then it
becomes confusing for a fledgling grad student.
Comments are appreciated.
Thanks,
VK
On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> How not to write a PhD thesis
>
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