Mythbusters - Test of a PhD Thesis
I am Marcel
I am Philipp
And we show you today an incredible experiment.
We are going to put the PhD thesis through their paces.
And for that reason we need criteria.
Red-hot
Resilient
Cool
Waterproof
Professor likes it.
Coherent
Impactful
Red-hot
Welcome to the team fire
The question we are asking is...
...are the researchers passionate and is the topic red-hot?
Hey I am Claus
Hey, I am Florian
And we burn for our thesis
We are in the most low-down area of Münster.
We decided to put on fire-proven clothes.
Now, let's see what happens, if we broil our thesis.
We need bigger guns for this thesis.
Let's go Claus!
Conclusion?!
A heartwarming thesis
Congratulations
Thank you
Well done
Resilience
Welcome to the team "weight"
The question is how resilient is a thesis?
And this is what we are going to test.
And, do you see anything?
No, nothing.
And?
Still appears to be very solid.
Now, we got to get the bigger guns.
Our thesis is definitely resilient.
Coolness
Bio danger
Welcome to team ice.
When doing research, it's important to have a cool topic.
The topic is cool, but it can get cooler.
Cool topic.
But not sufficiently cool.
Waterproof
Welcome to team water.
We ask the question, if the thesis is waterproven.
We conclude...
...solid hypotheses...
...case-hardened researchers...
...and our thesis has shown to be waterproven.
Coherence
Welcome to team cumulative
What constitutes a good thesis?
Scientific theory literature
Lots of good papers
Good graphics
No, this doesn't look good.
We have to bring that the right way together.
More, more, more...
More paper...
More graphics...
More references...
No, this still doesn't look good.
But, what's missing there?
Perhaps, the red yarn (central theme)
The recipe is ready
Yes, it blends!
Impact
Welcome to team "air"
Which impact has research?
Is our thesis
a big shot?
Level 1: Bild Newspaper (German Boulevard)
Level 2: Conference
Level 3: B-Journal
Level 4: A-Journal
Which impact has a B-journal publication?
You will never make an A-journal.
Mumbling from far away
It doesn't work like that.
How do they do that?
The professor explained it to us...
Now, we know how the professors make their big shot.
Mass and quality
Hey, I am Florian
Hey, I am Claus
And we burn for our topic.
Shooting and editing with iPhone 6
We forgot
And a big thanks...
to all Teams. This is your movie!
