“The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.”
 
Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Can you easily say that this is good and this is bad? Are you good at guessing? Lots of ancient writers and philosophers considered impossible to define and determine those two notions.
 
Well, what do you think about a thesis database? Is it useful or completely useless? Have you already used a thesis database?
 
Do you have any doubts? Well, in this article we will present all necessary information about a thesis database you should know.
 
WHERE CAN YOU FIND A THESIS DATABASE?
 
Well, most of the official sites of different academic institutions have own thesis databases. Here are several good examples of thesis databases:
 
www.sts. virginia. edu/stshome/tiki-index.php? page=Online+Thesis+Database – the University of Virginia, the Department of Science, Technology, and Society;
 
www. sfsu.edu/ ~etc/ gt_db. html – the English Tutoring Centre;
 
www. extension. harvard. edu/2008-09/programs/alm/reqs/thesis.jsp#search – the Harvard University Extension School.
 
WHAT CAN YOU FIND IN A THESIS DATABASE?
 
As a rule, students use thesis databases for various reasons. The most known are:

• Lack of materials;
• Lack of topics;
• Desire to analyze writing styles of other writers;
• Necessity to look through several examples
• Cheating

HOW SHOULD YOU USE A THESIS DATABASE?
 
It is very important to know how to use the examples taken from a thesis database. Mind such issues as:

• Plagiarism;
• Authorship;
• General requirements;
• Writing style.

This is why if you decide to use a paper from a thesis database, make sure it meets all the requirements set by your particular institution and supervisor. It does not matter whether you need a good Psychology thesis or a Computer Science thesis. You can find any in a good thesis database, but the style, structure, referencing, and some other things might differ depending on the institution you study at!
 
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