Questions tagged [credentials]
Questions relating to academic credentials.
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Is what I did common? Could it cause possible issues? Retook my Ph.D program's equivalent of some Master's courses I took and they count as electives
I'm a fourth year Ph.D candidate in the US studying Experimental Psychology at a regional college. I also got my Master's in Experimental Psychology back in December 2020.
My Ph.D program accepted my ...
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In which cases does my employer get informed?
I was thinking of attending a Harvard Online Certificate, but I saw these:
https://online.hbs.edu/legal/ that it says about in which cases my employer gets informed.
So, what I want to ask is this:
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Can I officially use the Ph.D. as the highest educational attainment while waiting for graduation? [duplicate]
I finished all the requirements for a Ph.D. degree at a university in Hong Kong. This month, I received a letter from our Graduate School confirming that the University Senate has approved my ...
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Email signature question [duplicate]
I have 3 Associate in Applied Science Degrees (Accounting, Legal Secretary, and Information Processing) and also a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification. How can I properly acknowledge my ...
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What are possible next steps after the completion of a less-than-stellar PhD?
I recently graduated with a Ph.D. in a STEM field from a reputed university in the US. I took more time than what it normally takes to finish the Ph.D.(over 6 years), partly due to some personal, ...
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Is it common that the last author gets all the credits when the work becomes hugely successful?
Whenever I read news about some scientific breakthrough, names that come up are mostly of the group leaders, a.k.a. last authors. I believe in most cases, it is rightfully for the last author to get ...
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Can a person who once supported pseudoscience or conspiracy theories ever be considered a credible source again?
All the sciences come across as merciless to me. If you make even one statement that turns out to be false, it seems you have no chance of recovering your career. I have heard of plenty of stories of ...
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How to evaluate foreign credential evaluation services
I am considering earning a degree abroad. In order to do this it seems that I would have to hire two separate credentials evaluation firms: one to present my transcripts in the application, and later ...
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How many professors are there in technical fields with no degree whatsoever?
Peter Beck has recently been appointed an Adjunct Professor in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Auckland. As you know, Peter Beck is the founder of Rocket Lab, which has put payloads into ...
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Independent Publishing as a University Affiliate
What are some things to keep in mind while publishing as a university affiliate? By this I mean positions that allow credentials like for being a third party instructor, counseling etc. Is it ethical ...
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Multidisciplinary Science & Engineering - Too overwhelming for industry/ academics?
Is being multidisciplinary a bad or under appreciated feature?
I ended up graduating with a solid mechanical engineering (MechE) degree, but made my record extremely multidisciplinary through ...
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Why is Reddit not a reliable source of experts? [closed]
Some people say that you should take for granted for opinions on Reddit, because comparing it to academic journals is like comparing kindergarten to university. But I don't understand. Well, it's true ...
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When mentioning the author of a journal I am using in my Literature Review, should I mention author's credentials?
In my Literature Review, I mention the authors of the published papers I use and the results found in their study. My question is whether I should reference the author's credentials alongside the ...
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How to find out someone really holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Hungary?
How to find out if someone holds a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Budapest?
I know that the university changed its name to Budapest University of Technology and ...
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Can I do experiments on humans without a degree?
I have several ideas for research that I believe would advance our understanding of psychological priming. It won't involve anything extreme - just reading non-offensive words on a screen.
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