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Thesis Submission Guidance: COVID-19 Impact Statement
In response to the impact of the global pandemic, we’re giving you the option to include a statement at the start of your thesis which outlines the effects that COVID-19 may have had on the research that you have undertaken towards your doctoral degree.
The inclusion of a statement is to facilitate the reader’s awareness, both now and in the future, that the pandemic may have had an effect on the scope, direction and presentation of the research.
The academic standards and quality threshold for the award remains unchanged. Where statements are included, you should be reassured that this is not evidencing a lack of original research or intellectual rigour.
If you decide to include one such statement, it should appear on the first page of the thesis, after the cover page, and be titled ‘Impact of COVID-19’. The statement should not exceed 1000 words and will not count towards the total thesis word count.
Examples of potential areas for consideration and comment when developing your impact statement are below. However, you should discuss the content of the statement with your supervisor before submission:
- Details on how disruption caused by COVID-19 has impacted the research (for example, an inability to conduct face to face research, an inability to collect/analyse data as a result of travel constraints, or restricted access to labs or other working spaces).
- A description of how the planned work would have fitted within the thesis narrative (e.g., through method development, expansion of analytical skills or advancement of hypotheses).
- A summary of any decisions / actions taken to mitigate for any work or data collection/analyses that were prevented by COVID-19.
- Highlighting new research questions and developments, emphasising the work that has been undertaken in pivoting or adjusting the project.
You are reminded of the public nature of the published thesis and the longevity of any such included statements about the impact of the pandemic. You are advised to take a cautious approach as to the insertion of any personal information in these statements.
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The COVID-19 Thesis Impact Statement aims to provide the examiners with a clearer understanding of how the research was affected and shaped due to COVID-19 disruptions.
The structure of a doctoral thesis and Covid-19. In this document we attempt to guide you through the usual chapters in a thesis and suggest how the pandemic might be referenced within them. We have listed the purpose of each chapter and considered how you may acknowledge the shaping influence of Covid-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic affected my thesis process in four distinct ways: first, it shifted and delayed my thesis completion timeline; second, my methodology had to be changed and I had to remove the data collection tool I had envisioned for the study; third, it affected the recruitment process due to the extenuating circumstances in which the sch...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Experiences and Expectations: Evidence from a Survey Esteban M. Aucejo, Jacob F. French, Maria Paola Ugalde Araya, and Basit Zafar NBER Working Paper No. 27392 June 2020 JEL No. I2,I23,I24 ABSTRACT In order to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education, we surveyed
SGS recommends writing an COVID-19 Impact Statement that can be sent to examiners (as a separate document from your thesis) so they can understand how your thesis has been forced to change. The three points below are a guide for drafting such a statement.
Abstract. The healthcare workplace has been challenged with the SARS-CoV-2 corona virus. (COVID-19) for majority of the year 2020 and it has posed a number of challenges for healthcare. workers (HCWs). Due to the increased workload and demanding work hours, the prevalence of. physician burnout has increased amongst this population.
Abstract. The aim of this research is to identify any existing correlations between the COVID-19. pandemic and negative mental health outcomes in younger populations. This paper examines the. impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of those younger than 25 years of age, specifically focusing on students.
In response to the impact of the global pandemic, we’re giving you the option to include a statement at the start of your thesis which outlines the effects that COVID-19 may have had on the research that you have undertaken towards your doctoral degree.