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What do I do if my advisor made a mistake?
Getting letters of recommendation for a master's degree if I don't get along with my current advisorHow can I approach my professor when he is sending me indirect messages with another person?A professor stole my dissertation topic. Now what?The phd advisor copied my thesis to another'sHow to work effectively with an unpredictable advisor?How to work with an overly positive advisor?How to politely negotiate working conditions/expectations in an ongoing advisor/trainee relationship?How to deal with inconsistent advice from my advisor?Just starting in grad school, I haven't heard from my advisor in three weeks …My PhD advisor has unrealistic expectations on my capabilities to research independently
I am a first year masters student and I am just beginning my research project. I had to send a protocol out to my committee and they all have to approve it before I begin the project. The protocol is basically a document that states, step by step, how I will be completing the project. It will be published once my committee reviews it.
I have went through several drafts of my protocol and my advisor has reviewed and edited each draft. So the one I sent out to my committee was the good copy. I told all my committee members that I would like it back within 2 weeks. My advisor is out of the country for 3 weeks, but she just sent me her comments on my protocol last night. However, she ended up reviewing one of my old drafts again. I double-checked the email I sent her, and I definitely sent her the good copy I wanted reviewed.
I'm not really sure where to go from here. Should I explain her mistake to her? Or just send her the good copy and say I revised it?
publications research-process graduate-school masters advisor
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
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I am a first year masters student and I am just beginning my research project. I had to send a protocol out to my committee and they all have to approve it before I begin the project. The protocol is basically a document that states, step by step, how I will be completing the project. It will be published once my committee reviews it.
I have went through several drafts of my protocol and my advisor has reviewed and edited each draft. So the one I sent out to my committee was the good copy. I told all my committee members that I would like it back within 2 weeks. My advisor is out of the country for 3 weeks, but she just sent me her comments on my protocol last night. However, she ended up reviewing one of my old drafts again. I double-checked the email I sent her, and I definitely sent her the good copy I wanted reviewed.
I'm not really sure where to go from here. Should I explain her mistake to her? Or just send her the good copy and say I revised it?
publications research-process graduate-school masters advisor
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
3
To avoid such confusions in the future, I suggest you do three things. First, name the file you've attached with the current date. Second, give a summary of changes your advisor has requested and how you responded in your email. Third, in case you're using MS Word or similar software, turn on the track change feature to keep track of important changes and comments.
– Ehsan
May 3 at 15:21
1
In the gist of what @Ehsan said: You might want to usegit(and something more proper than Word, by the way) for all your academic writing. This way you would be able to say "hey, Advisor Name, could you read revisionda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255?" (If the advisor catches this up.) Or, at least "I implemented your comments from 2020-07-32 in branch "revision-2-again-final-almost" from revisionc621228e52f65cffrom 2020-08-33 onward". (If they don't.) Basically, you'd have much better tracking of your changes, an ability to go back, and, as a bonus, a proof of the work done.
– Oleg Lobachev
May 4 at 19:28
add a comment |
I am a first year masters student and I am just beginning my research project. I had to send a protocol out to my committee and they all have to approve it before I begin the project. The protocol is basically a document that states, step by step, how I will be completing the project. It will be published once my committee reviews it.
I have went through several drafts of my protocol and my advisor has reviewed and edited each draft. So the one I sent out to my committee was the good copy. I told all my committee members that I would like it back within 2 weeks. My advisor is out of the country for 3 weeks, but she just sent me her comments on my protocol last night. However, she ended up reviewing one of my old drafts again. I double-checked the email I sent her, and I definitely sent her the good copy I wanted reviewed.
I'm not really sure where to go from here. Should I explain her mistake to her? Or just send her the good copy and say I revised it?
publications research-process graduate-school masters advisor
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
I am a first year masters student and I am just beginning my research project. I had to send a protocol out to my committee and they all have to approve it before I begin the project. The protocol is basically a document that states, step by step, how I will be completing the project. It will be published once my committee reviews it.
I have went through several drafts of my protocol and my advisor has reviewed and edited each draft. So the one I sent out to my committee was the good copy. I told all my committee members that I would like it back within 2 weeks. My advisor is out of the country for 3 weeks, but she just sent me her comments on my protocol last night. However, she ended up reviewing one of my old drafts again. I double-checked the email I sent her, and I definitely sent her the good copy I wanted reviewed.
I'm not really sure where to go from here. Should I explain her mistake to her? Or just send her the good copy and say I revised it?
publications research-process graduate-school masters advisor
publications research-process graduate-school masters advisor
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
asked May 3 at 14:28
aspire94aspire94
829821
829821
3
To avoid such confusions in the future, I suggest you do three things. First, name the file you've attached with the current date. Second, give a summary of changes your advisor has requested and how you responded in your email. Third, in case you're using MS Word or similar software, turn on the track change feature to keep track of important changes and comments.
– Ehsan
May 3 at 15:21
1
In the gist of what @Ehsan said: You might want to usegit(and something more proper than Word, by the way) for all your academic writing. This way you would be able to say "hey, Advisor Name, could you read revisionda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255?" (If the advisor catches this up.) Or, at least "I implemented your comments from 2020-07-32 in branch "revision-2-again-final-almost" from revisionc621228e52f65cffrom 2020-08-33 onward". (If they don't.) Basically, you'd have much better tracking of your changes, an ability to go back, and, as a bonus, a proof of the work done.
– Oleg Lobachev
May 4 at 19:28
add a comment |
3
To avoid such confusions in the future, I suggest you do three things. First, name the file you've attached with the current date. Second, give a summary of changes your advisor has requested and how you responded in your email. Third, in case you're using MS Word or similar software, turn on the track change feature to keep track of important changes and comments.
– Ehsan
May 3 at 15:21
1
In the gist of what @Ehsan said: You might want to usegit(and something more proper than Word, by the way) for all your academic writing. This way you would be able to say "hey, Advisor Name, could you read revisionda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255?" (If the advisor catches this up.) Or, at least "I implemented your comments from 2020-07-32 in branch "revision-2-again-final-almost" from revisionc621228e52f65cffrom 2020-08-33 onward". (If they don't.) Basically, you'd have much better tracking of your changes, an ability to go back, and, as a bonus, a proof of the work done.
– Oleg Lobachev
May 4 at 19:28
3
3
To avoid such confusions in the future, I suggest you do three things. First, name the file you've attached with the current date. Second, give a summary of changes your advisor has requested and how you responded in your email. Third, in case you're using MS Word or similar software, turn on the track change feature to keep track of important changes and comments.
– Ehsan
May 3 at 15:21
To avoid such confusions in the future, I suggest you do three things. First, name the file you've attached with the current date. Second, give a summary of changes your advisor has requested and how you responded in your email. Third, in case you're using MS Word or similar software, turn on the track change feature to keep track of important changes and comments.
– Ehsan
May 3 at 15:21
1
1
In the gist of what @Ehsan said: You might want to use
git (and something more proper than Word, by the way) for all your academic writing. This way you would be able to say "hey, Advisor Name, could you read revision da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255?" (If the advisor catches this up.) Or, at least "I implemented your comments from 2020-07-32 in branch "revision-2-again-final-almost" from revision c621228e52f65cf from 2020-08-33 onward". (If they don't.) Basically, you'd have much better tracking of your changes, an ability to go back, and, as a bonus, a proof of the work done.– Oleg Lobachev
May 4 at 19:28
In the gist of what @Ehsan said: You might want to use
git (and something more proper than Word, by the way) for all your academic writing. This way you would be able to say "hey, Advisor Name, could you read revision da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255?" (If the advisor catches this up.) Or, at least "I implemented your comments from 2020-07-32 in branch "revision-2-again-final-almost" from revision c621228e52f65cf from 2020-08-33 onward". (If they don't.) Basically, you'd have much better tracking of your changes, an ability to go back, and, as a bonus, a proof of the work done.– Oleg Lobachev
May 4 at 19:28
add a comment |
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Just tell her, mistakes happen.
Dear Prof. OutOfCountry,
thank you very much for your comments and review, but it seems that you reviewed an older revision of the document. Find the latest revision attached.
As you can see, most of your points are already addressed in this revision, as well as the following major changes:
[...]
Regards, aspire94
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
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Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
7
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
3
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
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Just tell her, mistakes happen.
Dear Prof. OutOfCountry,
thank you very much for your comments and review, but it seems that you reviewed an older revision of the document. Find the latest revision attached.
As you can see, most of your points are already addressed in this revision, as well as the following major changes:
[...]
Regards, aspire94
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
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Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
7
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
3
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
May 4 at 18:25
|
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Just tell her, mistakes happen.
Dear Prof. OutOfCountry,
thank you very much for your comments and review, but it seems that you reviewed an older revision of the document. Find the latest revision attached.
As you can see, most of your points are already addressed in this revision, as well as the following major changes:
[...]
Regards, aspire94
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
14
Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
7
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
3
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
May 4 at 18:25
|
show 1 more comment
Just tell her, mistakes happen.
Dear Prof. OutOfCountry,
thank you very much for your comments and review, but it seems that you reviewed an older revision of the document. Find the latest revision attached.
As you can see, most of your points are already addressed in this revision, as well as the following major changes:
[...]
Regards, aspire94
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
Just tell her, mistakes happen.
Dear Prof. OutOfCountry,
thank you very much for your comments and review, but it seems that you reviewed an older revision of the document. Find the latest revision attached.
As you can see, most of your points are already addressed in this revision, as well as the following major changes:
[...]
Regards, aspire94
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
edited May 4 at 1:04
badroit
11.4k45074
11.4k45074
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
answered May 3 at 14:48
asquaredasquared
1,9871023
1,9871023
14
Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
7
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
3
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
May 4 at 18:25
|
show 1 more comment
14
Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
7
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
3
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
May 4 at 18:25
14
14
Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
Works for me. However, if you can highlight the important changes between the one reviewed and the current one, it will be very much appreciated. Very.
– Buffy
May 3 at 14:56
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
@Buffy Thanks, that´s a good point. I edited the answer.
– asquared
May 3 at 15:02
7
7
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
This is good, but as a matter of interpersonal skill it may also make sense to slip in a polite apology at the beginning (even if it wasn't really your fault). Makes the fact that your advisor spent some time reviewing an outdated document a bit easier to stomach.
– xLeitix
May 3 at 15:10
3
3
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@xLeitix Politeness is always good, but one should make sure it's clear that the correct version was sent before due date. You don't want your prof to got to bed thinking it was your fault. ;-)
– Karl
May 3 at 19:22
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
May 4 at 18:25
@Karl By the time you get to be a prof, you should have learned not to take admin problems to bed with you, but leave them in your office where they belong. So don't worry about disturbing your prof's sleep ;-)
– alephzero
May 4 at 18:25
|
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To avoid such confusions in the future, I suggest you do three things. First, name the file you've attached with the current date. Second, give a summary of changes your advisor has requested and how you responded in your email. Third, in case you're using MS Word or similar software, turn on the track change feature to keep track of important changes and comments.
– Ehsan
May 3 at 15:21
1
In the gist of what @Ehsan said: You might want to use
git(and something more proper than Word, by the way) for all your academic writing. This way you would be able to say "hey, Advisor Name, could you read revisionda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255?" (If the advisor catches this up.) Or, at least "I implemented your comments from 2020-07-32 in branch "revision-2-again-final-almost" from revisionc621228e52f65cffrom 2020-08-33 onward". (If they don't.) Basically, you'd have much better tracking of your changes, an ability to go back, and, as a bonus, a proof of the work done.– Oleg Lobachev
May 4 at 19:28