IHRD Thesis Timeline |
Stage | Deadline | Notes | Download | Check your Progress |
1. Thesis Advisor Selection | November | Make appointments with your preferred professors | ★Preference Survey for Thesis Advisor | |
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2. Attendance of Proposal and Defense | Before thesis oral defense | Attend at least ONE proposal & ONE defense meeting (print out the attendance form before attending the meeting) | ★Attendance of Thesis Meeting Form | |
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3. Thesis Track Selection | THREE months before your proposal meeting | Discuss with thesis advisor about your academic time plan. A: Academic Track P: Practical Track | ★Thesis Track Confirmation Form | |
| Send the Thesis Track Form to office |
| Further Guidance |
★Comparison between Academic Track and Practical Track Thesis Research |
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4. Thesis Proposal Defense | TWO weeks before thesis proposal date | Check your proposal on Turnitin and get advisor’s signature on the first page of percentage report | ★Preparation for Thesis Proposal Defense Form | |
(At least THREE months after thesis track selection is allowed) | Contact committtee board approved by the advisor for meeting schedule and book the meeting room |
| Complete the Preparation for Thesis Proposal Defense Form and send back to office |
| Further Guidance |
| ★Parking Permit SOP |
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5. Research Sharing | Before thesis oral defense | Share thesis research in the seminar course (print out the research sharing form before attending the class) | ★Research Sharing Form | |
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6. Graduation Application | 30 April, 2024 | Make sure your qualification to apply graduation: | ★ Graduation Application Form | □ |
| | (1) Has published at least one academic conference or HR/management related journal article approved by your advisor |
| | (2) Has passed the English proficiency test (It must be submitted 2 weeks before the thesis defense date to be eligible for the thesis defense) |
| | Submit the graduation application form to office. |
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7. Master’s Thesis Oral Defense | Two weeks before thesis defense date | Submit your thesis on Turnitin system and get advisor’s signature on the first page of percentage report | ★Preparation for Thesis Defense FormODF ★Preparation for Thesis Defense FormWORD |
(THREE months after proposal meeting is allowed) | | Contact committtee board for meeting schedule and book the meeting room |
| | Complete the Preparation for Thesis Defense Form |
| | Submit form and attachments to office |
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8. Thesis APA Checking Process | After Thesis defense | The process takes FIVE steps as follows: (1) self-review, (2) peer review, (3) TA/RA review | ★IHRD Thesis APA Approval Form | |
| | (4) Advisor: Send the thesis versions of peer review and TA/RA review and APA approval form to adivsor. The above each review may take up to ONE week. |
| | (5) Director: Submit the electronic thesis PDF, word file and the signed thesis APA approval form to ihrd@deps.ntnu.edu.tw by every Thursday 12:00 pm. |
| | Result notification: Every Tuesday 12:00 pm. |
| | *One round is ONE week. |
| | After passing the APA process, pick up your thesis approval page signed by the committees and IHRD director and attach it into the final thesis while uploading to the library |
| | ★Qualitative Thesis Sample (APA 7.0 version) |
| | ★Quantitative Thesis Sample (APA 7.0. Version) |
| | ★Thesis Manual |
| | ★Sample of NTNU thesis cover |
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9 Ready to Graduation | | Upload Thesis/Professional Practice Report to Library database | ★Advisor Confirmation for Student Leaving School Form with IHRD Leave School Process Check List | |
| Wait three working days for the library approval Download the Copyright Permission Agreement of NTNU Thesis by logging onto the NTNU Electronic Theses & Dissertations System Sign and print out the copyright form and add it into the first page of thesis |
| Complete the Advisor Confirmation for Student Leaving School Form | ★Online: log onto the “Graduation student information portal” |
| Email IHRD contact information |
| Further Guidance |
| ★NTNU office of Academic Affairs website> graduation and school leaving process
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Notes: If any questions, please email IHRD Office. |