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A '''[[w:thesis|thesis]]''' (Often Bachelors/Masters) or '''dissertation''' (often Doctoral) <ref>Originally, the concepts "dissertation" and "thesis" (plural, "theses") were not interchangeable. When, at ancient universities, the lector had completed his lecture, there would traditionally follow a disputation, during which students could take up certain points and argue them. The position that one took during a disputation was the thesis, while the dissertation was the line of reasoning with which one buttressed it. Olga Weijers: The medieval ''disputatio''. In: [http://www.ascleiden.nl/Pdf/horaestklein.pdf ''Hora est! (On dissertations)''], p.23-27. Leiden University Library, 2005</ref> is a document submitted in support of candidature for an [[w:academic degree|academic degree]] or professional qualification presenting the author's [[w:research|research]] and findings.<!-- who knows what this source actually says? It's not publicly accessible and (especially if not even quoted from) needs to be replaced with one that is--><ref name="iso7144">International Standard [[w:International Organization for Standardization|ISO ]] 7144: Documentation—[http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=13736&ICS1=1&ICS2=140&ICS3=40 Presentation of theses and similar documents], International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 1986.</ref> ( Wikipedia )

:: The term "thesis" comes from the [[w:Greek language|Greek]] θέσις, meaning "something put forth", and refers to an [[w:intellectual|intellectual]] [[w:proposition|proposition]]. ( Wikipedia )