@dr.pfarelo.matsila: As a thesis examiner, I don't start by reading Chapter 1. First impressions matter in academic writing too. These small details won't determine your result on their own, but they often signal how carefully the thesis has been prepared. Want Part 2? I'll share the first chapter mistakes that immediately stand out to examiners. #postgrad #phd #research #mentorship #studentlife

Dr Pfarelo Matsila (PhD)
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mulaudzi091
zanala :
The use of the word hallucinating in this context😂😂
2026-08-21 13:50:09
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smooth_zee2304
smooth_zee2304 :
What do you mean hallucinated by the AI tool😳? 😂😂😂😂
2026-07-20 16:57:43
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kingtebogo_za
Tebogo :
Sesi we just want to graduate hleee yhooo
2026-07-20 18:24:47
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salma_ms2u
Salma_ms2u :
My supervisors keep insisting I add more literature and it has to be recent, which I get. So I end up trying to extrapolate from similar studies but even then, my topic is extremely under explored. Even AI couldn’t track down more studies for me 😭 do you guys actually check that the literature actually is minimal? Because my God, I truly found a gap in literature
2026-07-20 08:51:25
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nomsadlamini09
Sasa :
thesis examiner on my fyp is a sign that I shouldn't be comfortable with my nqf7.
2026-07-21 06:45:01
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gomo_rt
BoY BoY :
Haibo there are Ai tools that just make up references? 😭
2026-07-20 18:54:24
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dr_nomadlozi
Dr_ Nomadlozi ❤️👑🎎 :
Yoh haiiiii we are going through a lot bandla professor siyeken
2026-07-20 16:37:42
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moremamokone1
Morema Mokone Amo :
My examiner gave me 75 then moderated gave me 88 .. what causes that
2026-07-20 07:07:38
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chichinel0
Chichi 💐💐 :
Zwa Hallucinations ha dzi reference 😭😭 vho dokotela
2026-07-20 19:17:18
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katlego_wamopedi
katlegoMailaMapheto🇿🇦 :
Yohh retlo gradute (a) kgale. Banna Prof rekweleng bohloko akena Papa 😩🧎🏾‍♀️💔
2026-07-20 17:04:12
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boitumelommakgabo
Boitumelo Mmakgabo :
Okay Dr please smile nyana 😔
2026-07-20 17:41:23
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deetee165
Becoming Dr Ashley :
Doc, how do you check for AI hallucinations and fake references? Do you use the same AI to check it's own hallucinations, or do you verify each source manually? It seems like a lot of work.
2026-07-20 06:09:05
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trevorbaker15
Trevisto :
What if it's an under researched topic and that's the gap, and some of the literature is from the 80s and 90s?
2026-07-20 19:55:23
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jo778688
Kele001 :
How long do Examiners take to examine the thesis?
2026-07-20 18:31:14
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nelompongo
NeloMpongo :
I'm saving this clip for when I start doing my Masters .....I'm flabbergasted by references hallucinated by an AI tool...😳
2026-07-20 20:29:16
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mzyvy81
Mz~Yvy 🇳🇦 :
Lecturers should also make peace with the fact the technology is advancing so is ways of studying ai has come to make life easier for us u just need to know how to use it
2026-07-20 21:34:44
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user98513k
User98 :
Ni strict yoh, my masters didn’t have much explored theory so most of my references where very old tlhe
2026-07-20 07:59:41
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phumudzosinthumule
Phumudzo Sinthumule :
Hey n when we speak alone they think riapenga
2026-07-20 19:10:25
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amandamhlungu720
Amanda :
As I follow. It's so painful to be told to go back and fix your research when you have spend so much sleepless nights compiling 😢
2026-07-20 19:45:12
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mokone_wa_ntshidikgolo
Mokone_wa_ ntshidikgolo :
Thanks Dr 🎓. I am just wondering which one should take preference - the examiner's preference or the university's guidelines?
2026-07-20 17:04:16
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misjaycee
MAKAAY :
when you say hallucinated from AI what do you mean prof?🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I can't yhoo 😭
2026-07-20 17:03:41
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nonhle.dlamini0839
Nonhle Dlamini :
Shouldn't references be a balanced mix of older literature (90's) and more recent studies? That's what we were taught in my hons😔😔
2026-07-20 06:56:06
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ver_onicca_
ver_onicca :
And then what happens when you have studies that are rarely done, I mean with little to no literature available on the topic
2026-07-21 09:04:31
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gonondo_
Gonondo :
Another one is when authors use 1 paper as their main reference, now the whole paper is busy referencing one paper and you wonder if they are reproducing that study with new data or what and they say novel 😂? I sometimes think I’m reviewer no 2 😬.
2026-07-20 16:41:56
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