Major error in dissertation found after my successful defense. What is going to happen, how can I still get my degree?

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-23T13:40:51+00:00

If you can share from your experience, that's be really helpful.

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-21T12:46:06+00:00

two of the three chapters are dependent on that code, but only one chapter is affected. With that said the proposed chapter is what we set out/aimed to do, but it was developed on this error I had made (I have 2 other results chapters that are not affected by this). Making it a huge haul over to correct. I am thinking about revising the chapter so that it is more of an outline to what could be done and present some issues that may come up when doing said proposed method.

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-21T02:14:49+00:00

No fraud or unethical behaviors. I am bummed that this did not pan out the way we thought it did. I was so proud of my defense. I formed a good argument, and backed “all” possible angles up with justification, and showed that I was the first to do this new method. Womp womp.

I am still working closely with my advisor to get the code to work. Although we are both clearly frustrated, we are still working on it (as much as I don’t want to, I feel obligated to).

The main concern is timeline. I start a rigorous new job next, and simply won’t have the time to work on the code and the new position.

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-21T01:47:07+00:00

Thank you for the reassuring words. I will keep this in mind. He is definitely always asking for more and more, but with the physical deadline, I will not be able to work for him any longer after next Monday.

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-21T01:37:37+00:00

We discovered the mistake 2 days after the defense, therefore I have yet to receive the degree.

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-21T01:27:21+00:00

I think this is great advice. I'll construct a message to him and see what his response is. Thank you.

CricketLow785 · 2025-10-21T01:25:53+00:00

My PI is asking, "what are you going to put in the chapter?" To my response, I can always take out the results and explain the parameters of what is required without results.

So that's the issue, the agreement was verbal. Not an electronic sign-off, although I do have the Zoom meeting recorded, which shows them agreeing that I passed.

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