Dissertation Regulations Sample Clauses

Dissertation Regulations. Students may either choose their supervisor and dissertation title on the basis of a published list of subject areas, which they will receive from the Administrator in Antwerp, or propose their own dissertation title. In the latter case they must obtain the agreement of a supervisor and the approval of the Joint Board of Studies (see the special instructions with respect to dissertations below). Students must submit a dissertation brief by 1 March. The brief should outline the topic or hypothesis to be investigated together with a working title, the main literature to be consulted, the method of investigation, data sources, etc. Briefs must be submitted to the Administrator in Antwerp who will forward them to the relevant supervisors. Students who choose their own title will be informed whether their title is acceptable or not. Students wishing to change their dissertation title must submit a new brief to the Administrator in Antwerp or Prague and obtain the approval of the Joint Board of Studies. A dissertation title cannot be changed after 1 July. Students are expected to make regular contact with their supervisor and keep evidence of this contact (e-mail/fax/signed notes) and produce them if required by the Examination Board. The ultimate submission date for the dissertation for graduation in July is 31 May. The final submission date for dissertation for graduation in autumn is 30 September. Students that fail to submit on one of these two dates should write a letter before 30 September to the Joint Board of Studies, stating the reason(s) for this, and asking for the permission to submit ‘as-if-for-the-fist-time’ in the next academic year. If the permission is not granted by the Board then the dissertation submitted in the next year shall count as a second submission. Students must submit 3 bound copies of their dissertation to the Coordinator or Administrator at their home institution. In addition students must also supply a version of their thesis in the form of a pdf and a Word file. The dissertation is evaluated by two readers (including the supervisor) that come from two different institutions. The final mark for the dissertation will be a weighted average of the two marks. Upon receipt of the dissertation, the local Coordinator/Administrator will forward 3 copies to the readers. One copy will be sent to Antwerp and one copy will be retained by the home institution. Local Coordinators - in the case the student graduates in autumn - send marks to th...