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Thesis Requirements
7. Thesis Requirements for MS Program
7.1 Thesis Proposal
7.2 Thesis
7.1 Thesis Proposal
The student should submit a written thesis proposal to the thesis
committee at least 2 weeks prior to thesis proposal defense. This
proposal should include the following:
- Title
- Committee Members
- Abstract
- Formal problem statement / definition
- Relevant literature review
- Scope of work
- Proposed timeline
- Hardware requirements
- Software requirements
- Space requirements
- Bibliography
The student will defend their thesis proposal to their thesis committee.
Once a thesis proposal has been successfully defended and accepted
by the committee, requests to change the scope of work will generally
not be granted.
The student should submit a written thesis proposal, approved and
signed by all committee members, to the ISE Department at least
6 months prior to their expected graduation date.
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7.2 Thesis
After approval from their thesis advisor, the student should submit
a complete copy of their thesis to the committee at least 3 weeks
prior to the thesis defense.
The student should prepare a paper in a format suitable for publication
in a refereed journal prior to thesis defense.
The student should schedule, announce and publicize the thesis
defense 2 weeks prior to the defense date.
The student should orally defend their thesis before their thesis
committee. Generally, thesis defenses will be open to the Institute.
The student's thesis committee will judge the thesis using the
following options: accept thesis, accept thesis with revisions,
accept thesis with revisions and re-defend, or reject thesis. Dependent
upon the outcome and if the need arises, the thesis advisor will
facilitate the revision process and act to develop a consensus amongst
the committee. If the committee rejects the thesis, the student
should explore non-thesis degree options (e.g., Master of Engineering
Degree).
Once the thesis has been successfully defended, the student should
submit written notification to the ISE Department.
The student should submit bound and appropriately formatted copies
of their thesis to: Library (2), ISE Department, and each committee
member. A copy of the receipt from the library binding department
should be given to the ISE department as proof of completion and
eligibility of certification.
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