ceeceeuwa:

Who made him the judge over his private life?

pedrilo:
the school authority did.
As long as the sch certificate to be issued to the student will certify him in hons and character.
U tink say sch na national union of road transport workers?

NwaAmaikpe:


I stand with the Prof.

A degree is earned in character and in learning.

This student has proven himself to be bereft of noble character if the source of his inspiration for an academic thesis is something as mundane and immoral as the amorous company of a female bedfellow.

It is one thing to be involved in premarital sexual escapades, it's another thing to celebrate it on the pages of an academic literary work for posterity to see.

Morals have gone extinct.

If I were this Prof, this student will fail.
Gbam!

proffemi:


Oh, come off it! What's this character thing you guys are going on and on about?
Are you saying a young man who is very likely over 18 years should hide the fact that he is in love? When did being in love suddenly become a crime?

I'm not condoning sexual immorality. There's no evidence that such has happened here.

pedrilo:
here is an advice for u, bcareful not to ruin ur effort wen close to success.
The researcher of that work got lost in the usual excitement of project completion.

pedrilo:
The prof is obviously of high morals and the onus is on the student to work within the moral appetite of his oga.

proffemi:


I don't understand you "advice" o, and why you're giving it.
What do you mean by "got lost in the usual excitement of project completion".
I repeat, is a man (probably) over 18 not entitled to have a girlfriend? *
Or are you saying that there is a master list of things worthy of acknowledgement in theses??

Modified: how would something like that in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT section mar a researcher's career? Is he a Mullah?
Full disclosure: I myself am a researcher, and I've assessed theses for what I will vaguely call "decades".

* Again, I repeat: no evidence of sexual immorality.

pedrilo:
the core issue here is moral decorum and not sex related.
Don't write to the prof, wat u can not write to the girl's father.

NwaAmaikpe:


I stand with the Prof.

A degree is earned in character and in learning.

This student has proven himself to be bereft of noble character if the source of his inspiration for an academic thesis is something as mundane and immoral as the amorous company of a female bedfellow.

It is one thing to be involved in premarital sexual escapades, it's another thing to celebrate it on the pages of an academic literary work for posterity to see.

Morals have gone extinct.

If I were this Prof, this student will fail.
Gbam!

Enskynelson:
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proffemi:


I disagree absolutely.

Of course this is Nigeria where might makes right; the supervisor will probably have his way. However, a supervisor is there to advise on academic matters, and not force a student to adopt his own world view or belief system!

pedrilo:
as long as the prof will append his name on the certification page of that work which comes b4 acknowledgedment page, then the student must convince him why the word "swt hrt" shud not be obliterated

pedrilo:
i am also a researcher okay, in fact at doctorial level. as long as the prof will append his name on the certification page of that work which comes b4 acknowledgedment page, then the student must convince him why the word "swt hrt" shud not be obliterated That is the reason for prof's "HOW"

NwaAmaikpe:


I stand with the Prof.

A degree is earned in character and in learning.

This student has proven himself to be bereft of noble character if the source of his inspiration for an academic thesis is something as mundane and immoral as the amorous company of a female bedfellow.

It is one thing to be involved in premarital sexual escapades, it's another thing to celebrate it on the pages of an academic literary work for posterity to see.

Morals have gone extinct.

If I were this Prof, this student will fail.
Gbam!

proffemi:


I beg to disagree strongly sir. The supervisor's signature makes him responsible for the academic content of the work, and not the living conditions or circumstances under which the student conducted the work!

I will urge you to go back and read the contents of the page on which the supervisor signs!

Jman06:
Imagine the kind of people parading themselves as lecturers in our universities! Bigots who can't make rational decisions. Please what's wrong in acknowledging ones lover in a thesis? Does the lecturer know the contributions that lover may have made in the guy's life.

I think it is the so called prof that has character issues, not the student.

pedrilo:
the supervisor is responsible for the project from title page to references.

proffemi:


No sir! The work is the student's! Abi how is it cited? Is it cited as an unpublished work in the supervisor's name

The supervisor's responsibility (and liability) is spelled out in the page on which he signs (the Certification page). To help you, I'll write out what my university's theses have:

This is to certify that this is an original research work carried out by .... in the Department of ... under my supervision.

That page exposes the hypocrisy of supervisors harassing students over their acknowledgement.

pedrilo:
young man, u've assumed a condescending posture to midwife an infant entity.
U said the supervisor is responsible for academic content of the work, and I said he is responsible for all content.
Responsibility here refers to his scope of supervision just like in u have in the scope of the research study Sir

proffemi:


Well, let me go back to my initial conclusion: we'll just have to agree to disagree, and let individuals who read our contributions arrive at their own conclusions. All the best!

pedrilo:
thank you and have a good day

mickeyenglish:
i'm really sorry to say this, but I think you are mad, along with most of the opposing commentators/critics...

NwaAmaikpe:


I stand with the Prof.

A degree is earned in character and in learning.

This student has proven himself to be bereft of noble character if the source of his inspiration for an academic thesis is something as mundane and immoral as the amorous company of a female bedfellow.

It is one thing to be involved in premarital sexual escapades, it's another thing to celebrate it on the pages of an academic literary work for posterity to see.

Morals have gone extinct.

If I were this Prof, this student will fail.
Gbam!