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The difference between doctoral thesis and master thesis.
First, I think there are different requirements on the topic selection and the innovation of the paper.

Second, the doctoral thesis is a protracted war, and the master thesis is a local protracted war.

Third, the difference between reading volume and thinking logic investigation.

I remember that when I was a master, I finished my thesis in less than a year, and it was a stop-and-go type, with 45 thousand words. Investigating a problem is to analyze a specific problem, look at the current situation, questionnaires and suggestions, and basically it's over. The doctoral degree is completely different, with breakthroughs and innovations in topic selection. I just need to combine the cutting-edge problems of my major with breakthroughs, instead of frying leftovers. The master's degree is weak, and the innovation and breakthrough of topic selection are weak. It is enough to master the basic scientific research norms. The key is innovation. Although a doctoral thesis is difficult to innovate, you should also be a little innovative in perspective and content. If you are the first person to eat crabs in this field.

Dr. Cowen said that if he could finish his doctoral thesis in three months and a half, I wouldn't believe it. It's basically impossible. The doctoral thesis took three years of energy and time, and unexpected problems appeared in the process of literature retrieval, topic selection, argumentation, investigation and writing, which led to the doctoral thesis being on the road all the time. It is impossible to say that you can finish it in one year, but it runs through your doctoral life for several years. This is a protracted war. The master's thesis can be completed in less than one year as long as you work hard. Of course, it does not include the previous exam questions. Compared with doctoral students, master students consume less energy.

I remember that my master's reference books were less than 50, which doubled, but there were more than 600 books read by doctors, and all of them quoted 200 books, not counting Chinese and English periodicals. Mainly thinking logic. The problem analysis framework, research methods and operations, results and analysis, countermeasures and suggestions of master's thesis are completely different from those of doctoral students. You need to push around your problems. Chapters need to be interlocking and seamless, and the theme should run through. Another point is academic expression ability. Knowing doesn't mean you can express it on paper. It is a great test for people's logical thinking. What to say first, what to say later, how to say it, what to say, why and so on.