Difference between revisions of "PhysicsThesis Standards Procedures"
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1.)Committee members who are not the student's adviser must be given priority in asking questions in the oral exam. | 1.)Committee members who are not the student's adviser must be given priority in asking questions in the oral exam. | ||
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| + | 1.) The exam chairperson's role is to mediate the question and answer period between the candidate and the remaining committee members. | ||
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2.) All committee members must be present for the duration of the oral exam. | 2.) All committee members must be present for the duration of the oral exam. | ||
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| + | ==Written exams== | ||
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| + | 1.) The students major advisor must recuse themselves from evaluating their student when the advisor serves on the written exam committee. | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 10 September 2012
Standards
1.) The thesis must be grammatically correct before being reviewed by committee members.
ISU has a writing center which can help the thesis author create a grammatically correct document in addition to the assistance the student's major advisor can provide.
2.) The thesis must include an objective evaluation of its conclusion(s).
A scientific thesis is a dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research and must perform an objective evaluation of its veracity.
Procedures
Oral exams
1.)Committee members who are not the student's adviser must be given priority in asking questions in the oral exam.
or
1.) The exam chairperson's role is to mediate the question and answer period between the candidate and the remaining committee members.
2.) All committee members must be present for the duration of the oral exam.
Written exams
1.) The students major advisor must recuse themselves from evaluating their student when the advisor serves on the written exam committee.