I'm doing research on an engineering project alongside another PhD candidate that has an estimated completion time of 4-5 years. The proposal was drawn up my our mentor, and research will begin this Fall. By the time the project is finished, I'll have all of my coursework completed.
Once the project is done, will I just write my dissertation and be done with it? Is it normal for two people to co-author a dissertation, or is it only done by one person? If it's done by one person, does that mean I'll have to do original research related to the project after the 4-5 years of working on the first project? I don't want to spend 10 years in graduate school.
Once the project is done, will I just write my dissertation and be done with it? Is it normal for two people to co-author a dissertation, or is it only done by one person? If it's done by one person, does that mean I'll have to do original research related to the project after the 4-5 years of working on the first project? I don't want to spend 10 years in graduate school.