title: Top tips for PhD thesis examination: nurse clinicians, researchers and novices.
abstract: Interestingly, there are very few guidelines in the literature to assist novice nurse PhD examiners. In this paper, we aim to provide information to nurses, researchers or early career academics who have little experience in assessing a university thesis. The article provides background information about recent changes in the university sector; overviews some research on experienced examiners views; presents factors that differentiate between high and low quality PhD theses; and outlines some pointers that may be useful when marking at the doctoral level.
authors: Family & Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC NSW 1797, Australia. R.E.Davies@swansea.ac.uk
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Cleary
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Horsfall
authors: Glenn E
authors: GE
authors: Hunt
mesh_terms: D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic; D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education*; D015399:Nursing Research