Definition

1. Noun:
   • Graduation paper, minor thesis: A research project or paper written by a university student, typically at the end of a course of study or after a period of practical training, to fulfill graduation requirements. It is less extensive than a full master's or doctoral thesis.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi đang viết khóa luận tốt nghiệp. (I am writing my graduation paper.)
  • Khóa luận của cô ấy nghiên cứu về môi trường. (Her minor thesis researches the environment.)
  • Sinh viên năm cuối phải bảo vệ khóa luận trước hội đồng. (Final-year students must defend their graduation paper before a committee.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm khóa luận": to do/work on a graduation paper.

  • Anh ấy đang rất bận vì làm khóa luận. (He is very busy because he is working on his graduation paper.)

• "Bảo vệ khóa luận": to defend a graduation paper (in an oral examination).

  • Cô sinh viên đó đã bảo vệ khóa luận rất xuất sắc. (That student defended her graduation paper excellently.)

• "Đề tài khóa luận": the topic/subject of a graduation paper.

  • Tôi chưa chọn được đề tài khóa luận phù hợp. (I haven't chosen a suitable topic for my graduation paper yet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Luận văn (n): Thesis, dissertation (a broader term that can refer to a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, which are typically more substantial than a ).
• Đồ án (n): Project, design project (often used for engineering or applied science programs instead of ).
• Báo cáo (n): Report (a more general term for an academic or work report).

Synonyms

• Bài luận tốt nghiệp: Graduation essay/paper.
• Công trình nghiên cứu tốt nghiệp: Graduation research work.

Related Phrases

• Hướng dẫn khóa luận: To supervise/guide a graduation paper.

  • Giáo sư A hướng dẫn khóa luận cho tôi. (Professor A is supervising my graduation paper.)

• Nộp khóa luận: To submit a graduation paper.

  • Hạn chót nộp khóa luận là ngày mai. (The deadline to submit the graduation paper is tomorrow.)

noun

1. graduation paper, minor thesis