Thesis Transcription
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Thesis
Transcription refers to the transcription of theses material
submitted by students into text form for its formal presentation.
A Thesis is a lengthy and formal exposition on a particular
topic. It is written by students wishing to procure a doctoral
degree from a university. It is also required for getting
an M.Phil degree.
A dissertation is very much similar to a thesis. In fact,
many people use the terms interchangeably. However, their
meanings differ in some countries like the US and the UK.
In UK, a thesis is associated with submissions for a Ph.D
and an M.Phil degree. But a dissertation is written by an
undergraduate student for his term project. In the US, the
term thesis is merely the submission for one’s master’s
degree programme while the dissertation is for the exposition
for the entire course, which will take one’s full time
dedication. As far as transcription is concerned, the nature
of work for both is the same. But the formatting will be different
for them depending on how your university distinguishes between
them. Our transcription services will keep your special formatting
requirements in mind while getting your material transcribed.
We are aware of the special requirements of the students who
approach us for Thesis Transcription work. They have toiled
hard to garner matter for their thesis.The material gathered
will seldom be from a single form of source. Lecture notes,
Seminar notes, group discussions write ups, Library notes,
material from the internet etc. are some of the different
reference materials that students gather for creating a thesis
.Much of their work will be in different documents and some
of it will be hand-written which will be tougher to transcribe
for those not used to transcribing non typed versions. Also
a lot of your material will be acquired in the last remaining
days before your final submission. We have factored in all
of these situations before coming up with a special plan for
those requiring a good Thesis Transcription service.
Some students opt to transcribe their own theses but that
is not a prudent choice to make. With tremendous time pressures
and the competition to produce better theses, it is imperative
for you to focus on the important job of subject study and
research while our transcriptionists do the typing work for
you.
It is not some money making spiel directed towards students
when we say that our thesis transcription services are really
cheap. We understand how limited the finances of a student
are and hence we suggest you to avail of the heavily discounted
Thesis Transcription services that we offer. Our transcription
services are outsourced to our offshore location in India,
which enables us to reduce transcription costs tremendously.
The quality of our transcription work stays as impeccable
as it is and you get quality transcripts of your material
done in quick time. We have been in the transcription field
since many years. Our experience in delivering transcription
services of different kinds validates that we have the expertise
and the infrastructure to meet your transcription requirements
as well. Our satisfied clientele will vouch for this too.
For Further information, contact shiva@isourceindia.com
Time Stamping/Coding
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According to the customer specification,
we satisfy different time stamping standards. They are:
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Frequency of time coding,
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Audio time code style,
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Subjective time stamping etc.
For Further information,
contact shiva@isourceindia.com
How much
it Costs? 10 USD to 12 Per Hour!
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Price is very competitive
at iSource. We charge 10 USD to 12 per hour depending on the
Audio Classification category . We operate our exclusive delivery
facility from India apart from our California office. Our
pricing and Turn Around Time advantages are appreciated by
all of our customers. Our pricing method is one of the best
in the industry.
Audio Classification:
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We classify the Audio source
by following categories.
Category - A
One on One Interview/Speech Lectures/Oral History
Professionally Recorded
Broadcast ready recordings
No Background noise
Neutral Accent
Standard Turnaround
No Time Stamping
Standard Formatting specifications
Verbatim Transcription
Category - B
Group Discussions, Judgments, Telephone Recordings, Court
Pleadings, Open air Recordings, Court Depositions
Multiple Speakers
Technical Subject Matter
Recordings with background noise
Recordings with improper mike attachment
Recorded with Armature Recording devices
Standard Time Stamping
ESL Speakers (English as Second Language)
Client Specific Formatting
Subjective Transcription
Category - C
Multiple speakers with indiscernible voice overlapping
Constant Background noise or music
Tough Foreign Accent
Detective Recordings
Extraordinary Formatting specifications (MS Excel, web browser
based applications)
For Further information, contact shiva@isourceindia.com
Cost Estimation
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We charge 10 USD to 12 per
hour depending on the category of Audio. Our rates are calculated
according to the effort involved for each category. Bulk
Discounts
We offer significant cost savings up to 10 to 15%
for bulk work. Customers with good volume and consistency
can avail this offer.
Effort
Estimation
In general Category
- A should take 4
to 5 Hours of effort to transcribe, proofread
and edit, besides final Quality Check.
Category - B
should take 5 to 6 Hours of effort to transcribe,
proofread and edit, besides final Quality Check.
Free
Trial
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Final pricing is arrived by
a No Obligation Trial. You can upload trial audio at http://transcriptionstar.leapfile.com/
Outsourcing Non Digital
- Tapes, VHS, Micro Cassettes
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Tapes, Micro cassettes, MiniDVs, and VHS. We are experts in
converting all types of non digital source audio/video into
digital. Converted digital files are then sent for transcription.
Extra charges are applicable for non digital to digital conversion.
Mode
of Payment
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Paying for service has
never been so easy. At iSource, We accept all the familiar
and easy payment
Credit Card
You can pay at our website
upon receiving Invoice from us. We accept all major credit
cards.
If you use our service
regularly, you can authorize us to process payment from your
credit card. We will require your Card #, Name that the card
is registered to, and Expiry date.
Pay Check
You can post pay checks
to our California office. Scanned copy of the pay check should
be emailed to us for our records.
PayPal
We accept PayPal.
File
types
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Preferable digital format
is MP3.
We
accept all the familiar audio and video types. It is always
better to let us know what recording device and model is used
to record. It will help us to use appropriate software to
play and transcribe.
Upload
Instructions
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Our system can handle up to
1 GB at a time. But, it is advisable to limit between 100
to 150 MB per file. We recommend compressing using any zip
applications and upload into our file server.
Guide for recording
for Thesis Transcription
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Getting quality transcription document
practically, you have to find its roots from recording it
with best possible methods. Here is a best recording guideline
resource
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Notations and Format
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Unless until specified, we
follow the below standard notations and document rules:
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We transcribe verbatim. We type whatever heard including umms..
ahhs and pauses
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Doubtful words will be marked (?) in the beginning and end
part of the doubtful sentence
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Times New Roman will be used as standard font
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One to one interviews transcribed as question and answer format
without identifying names
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Indiscernible parts of audio are marked as (Indiscernible)
in the transcript.
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Time coding/Stamping done only upon request.
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Nouns and Proper Nouns will be transcribed to the best of
judgment, it is denoted by first letter in capital
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We follow standard US spelling and style.
For Further information, contact shiva@isourceindia.com
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