在台灣，撰寫學位論文通常都是研究生得以畢業的基本要求。目前傳統的學位論文通常指完成單一研究，依照論文格式寫成的專著，僅有少數科系學生的碩士或博士論文得以作品、成就證明連同書面報告或以技術報告代替。近年來，著作彙編之學位論文（Thesis by Publication，簡稱TBP）的形式開始出現，國外大學對其有政策規範，學界並有相關研究論文；台灣高等教育部分科系雖已採行多年，但是似乎未見任何大學有明確的政策與相關討論。本文採文件分析法，利用網路公開文件，探討此類學位論文，首先探討澳洲、英國、日本大學之規範，其次以相關研究整理出定義並探討相關議題，重新定義獨立研究的能力，並提供實務作法，期能作為台灣高等教育學界之參考。

In Taiwan, writing a thesis or dissertation is a basic need for graduate students to fulfill their requirement for graduation. The traditional thesis or dissertation usually refers to a monograph written and formatted by required order after completing a single research. Only students from a few departments may use their certificates of achievement with written reports or technical reports as substitutes for their theses or dissertations and apply for graduation. In recent years, the thesis by publication (TBP) approach has begun to appear. Foreign universities have their own policies and regulations for including published works as part of final thesis submission, and there are also a number of related research papers in the academic field. In Taiwan, some university departments have already adopted the TBP approach for years, but it seems that no local university has a clear school policy or brings up relevant perspectives to the authorities for discussion. To address the issue of TBP, this study uses document analysis method, analyzing public documents on the Internet and aims to portrait the TBP approach from literature. Firstly, the author inspects school regulations of Australian, UK, and Japanese universities; secondly, research papers are reviewed and the definition of TBP along with topics for consideration are listed. The recast of capability for independent research and practical practices are also discussed and presented, in the hope that this study will serve as a reference for policy makers in Taiwan’s higher education.

著作彙編學位論文；在學期間論文出版；先前著作彙編博士學位；研究生；高等教育

Thesis by publication; Publishing during candidature; Ph.D. by prior publication; Graduate student; Higher education