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Gutachter
Jan 2, 2005 12:37
19 yrs ago
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German term

Betreuer

German to English Science Science (general) university, functions
Für z.B. Diplomarbeit
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 supervisor
4 +4 advisor
5 +1 tutor
3 research advisor
4 -2 research instructor

Proposed translations

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5 mins
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supervisor

I'm guessing from your context that you mean the person who keeps on eye on the work that you do in preparing a thesis or dissertation - the person you discuss the outline of the thing with and talk about progress with as it continues. If so, that would be a supervisor in BE.
Peer comment(s):
agree Nesrin : See this site http://www.wi-frankfurt.de/diplomarbeit/leitfaden.php / The role of the Betreuer is more than just giving advice. He supervises the whole process up to the publication of the dissertation.
19 mins
neutral Edith Kelly : This time I cannot agree. For a thesis or dissertation, it's a tutor in BE. I would not know in US.
48 mins
agree Ken Cox : also very common in the US
54 mins
agree Gabrielle Lyons : May vary from uni to uni. I had a supervisor who helped me write the thing and an examiner to quizz me on it and see if it was worth a PhD. That was Cambridge UK. Tutor sounds right too, but I'm less sure about that one.
1 hr
agree Ian M-H (X) : "tutor" might be used at some universities, but "supervisor" is definitely widely used and can be used for all degrees from Bachelor to doctorate.
1 hr
agree mstkwasa : In the UK (personal experiences at London and Oxford), it is definitely a "supervisor"for a thesis, since the student is expected to do the work under "supervision". "Tutor" is for tutorials and classes and not used as regards theses and dissertations.
1 hr
agree innsbruck
2 days 1 hr
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+1
3 mins

tutor

für Diplomarbeit an britischen Universitäten
Peer comment(s):
agree Siegfried Armbruster
10 mins
Thanks, my daughter is just writing her BA thesis (Diplomarbeit) and she has been assigned a tutor who sort of guides her, answers questions, reviews etc.
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-2
3 mins

research instructor

186 English pages for diploma "research instructor".

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Note added at 2005-01-02 12:47:46 (GMT)
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or @supervisor of the diploma work\"
FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY - Warsaw University of Technology
... takes place during a closed session in the presence of an examination commission
comprising the supervisor of the diploma work, reviewer, and representative of ...
www.ch.pw.edu.pl/en/studies/defense.html
Peer comment(s):
disagree Ian M-H (X) : Only a few US hits for this and I couldn't find any in the UK - it certainly isn't in common use and doesn't immediately signal thesis/dissertation supervision. Your link also has "supervisor of the diploma work" and there's no reason not to use that.
1 hr
Quite agree with "supervisor of the diploma work" as an acceptable option, Ian Harknett, but IMHO nibody can tell anything for sure without more context.
disagree mstkwasa : Cannot be used w.r.t. theses. It suggests too intrusive a relationship between the "supervisor" who "instructs" the student. A student needs to be "guided", but the piece needs to be stuedent's own, otherwise problems with intellectual property.
1 hr
Why are so sure of a liberal relationship between the "tutor" (using EdithK's version) & the "student", mstkwasa?
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+4
5 mins

advisor

or counselor - two more possibilities
Peer comment(s):
agree Ken Cox : 'advisor' or 'adviser' (as in 'thesis advisor') is probably the most common term in the US
53 mins
agree John Speese : I agree with Kenneth, my boss is one! And in the USA, it usually the same people who are advisors and examiners.
2 hrs
agree msherms
6 hrs
agree Andras Malatinszky
1 day 13 hrs
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3 hrs

research advisor

That's the most common way of saying it in the US.
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