Defending Thesis Statement

It is the student's responsibility to ensure all requirements of the Program of Studies have been completed, registration is current, outstanding fees are paid, and University deadlines are respected in view of any particular convocation.It is the responsibility of the student to prepare an oral statement on the nature and the importance of the research project presented in the thesis.

I will also write about the brainstorming process that I went through, and what I think about this tradition now that it’s all behind me.In some countries or institutions, the convention is for thesis defences to be public events where you will give a lecture explaining your research, followed by a discussion with a panel of examiners (opponents).Both your examiners and the audience are able to ask questions.In cases where candidates are required to give a public seminar, the requirement for the oral statement may be waived at the discretion of the department or college.It is the responsibility of a student who has a disability that could interfere with their ability to respond to questioning at an oral defence, to contact Access and Equity Services (AES) to schedule an Accommodation Planning Committee meeting in sufficient time prior to the defence to ensure appropriate accommodations can be made.Propositions 5-10 are about other topics, but most relate to doing research.It is these propositions that were the most difficult to come up with, but most rewarding to refine into their final form.In this series of posts I share my experiences with writing propositions, which might give you some inspiration for writing yours.To get started, I present to you my propositions: [PDF] As you can see, propositions 1-4 are about my thesis and pattern recognition in general.The student will pass the Oral Examination if a majority of all members of the Examining Committee (including the research supervisor and the person chairing) vote in favour of acceptance. If, however, the favourable majority does not include the External Examiner, the Dean shall refer the case, along with the External Examiner's written report, to the Graduate Academic Affairs Committee for advice and recommendation concerning action to be taken.It may frequently happen that one or more examiner is named to withhold approval signature until certain revisions, corrections, or modifications are made.