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Final Seminar
(PhD Regulations 16.8-9)
In order to determine whether the thesis is acceptable for examination by the Examination Committee, the candidate shall be required to present a Final Seminar based on the work described in the thesis to the faculty to which he/she is attached.
- This final seminar shall normally take place no less than three months prior to the expected submission date.
- The faculty shall constitute a panel of at least 3 members including the Principal Supervisor to attend the seminar and to report on the readiness of the thesis for external examination. Normally, the final seminar panel shall be appointed by the faculty including the principal supervisor, Head of School or nominee and a senior member of faculty staff from outside the school or centre in which the candidate is located. The panel shall normally be chaired by the Principal Supervisor, and shall question the candidate on the content of the thesis at the conclusion of the seminar. Each member of the panel must receive a copy of the draft thesis 14 days prior to the final seminar.
- The panel may require changes to the thesis or ask that further work be done prior to submission of the thesis. The thesis is accepted by the University for external examination only when the panel chair signifies its belief that the degree requirements have been met. The faculty panel chair shall use the prescribed form when advising Research Degrees Committee that the thesis is ready for external examination.
- The final seminar shall be open to the public and shall be widely advertised by the faculty so as to ensure attendance by researchers and research students within the faculty.
- In all other matters the form and timing of the final seminar is determined by the faculty.
The thesis must be accompanied by a certificate endorsed by the Final seminar Panel Chair (normally the Principal Supervisor), Head of School or nominee, and the faculty committee stating that all reasonable efforts have been made by the faculty to ensure that:
- the thesis makes an original and significant contribution to the field of research;
- the methodology applied in the candidate's research is effective and appropriate for the thesis topic and the PhD;
- the thesis reflects competence in the survey of literature and documentation of statements;
- the thesis is of the required standard for external examination;
- the thesis is well written having due consideration to relevant writing conventions and style guidelines.
- the thesis is within the prescribed word limit;
- the candidate has presented a Final Seminar;
- an external candidate has spent at least three months minimum at QUT during the course of their enrolment;
- original correspondence from editors has been sighted and that editorial advice has been followed in the manuscripts submitted for examination (if applicable); and
- acknowledgment is given regarding the inclusion of all published and other sources of information, together with any substantial financial assistance received for the project.
The examiners will be advised of the faculty's endorsement and the successful completion of this process.
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