2018-2 Thesis/Dissertation Main Defense Proposal
- 2018-10-12
- 2018-2 일반대학원 논문심사 절차 및 일정안내_영문 Notice on ProcedureSchedule of ThesisDissertation Pre-Defens.pdf
- Main_defense.zip
- 2018-2 일반대학원 논문심사 절차 및 일정안내_영문 Notice on ProcedureSchedule of ThesisDissertation Pre-Defens.pdf
- Main_defense.zip
Graduate students who are eligible for the thesis/dissertation Main Defense should be informed on the following procedures and requirements:
1. Proposal Application Period: October 23 to 30, 2018
All of the requirements for the Main Defense proposal should be produced out by the deadline above.
2. Requirements Document : Master’s and Ph.D/Combined
1) Main Defense Proposal Form (Refer to the attachment)
2) Committee External Member's Information (Only if you have external member) (Refer to the attachment)
3) Qualification Certificate for Main Defense (Refer to the attachment)
4) Evidences for Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Eligibility (as below)
- Covers of papers collections or a copy of relating conference posters
- Content pages of papers collections or timetables of the conferences including the relevant papers
- A first page copy of published papers
5) Declaration of Ethical Conduct in Research (Refer to the attachment)
6) Certificate of Safety Instruction (Refer to the attachment and Print out at http://safety.skku.edu/)
* Note:
Each of the Main Defense evidence states an applicant as the first author. It must also specify that the author's university is SKKU along with his/her advising professor stipulated.
The proposal evidence should be published in the conference (journal) or at least accepted with a publication.
3. Qualifications for Thesis/Dissertation Proposal
Applicants should meet the following requirements to propose the Main Defense, as follows:
[Master's]
- | Requirements |
Credits | 24 credits or more |
GPA | B(3.0) or above |
Prerequisites | Accomplished |
Course Grade | [2013~2015] Get A or A+ grade from 2 major subjects [2016~] Get B+ more grade from 2 qualifying exam(major) subjects |
Foreign Language exam | Should be completed |
Safety Instruction | Should be completed each semester |
Preliminary Defense | Should be completed |
Publication Requirements | One of the conditions below should be required. (As the 1st author, His/her thesis indicates that the author is a SKKU student and the advising professor states in the paper. If there are several 1st authors, the points are equally divided by 1 / N.) - A publication on an international conference - A publication on a domestic A level journal - An international patent registration - A domestic patent registration - At least three program registrations |
[PhD/Combined]
- | Requirements |
Credits | 33 credits or more (Combined 51 credits) |
GPA | B(3.0) or above |
Prerequisites | Accomplished |
Course Grade | [2013~2015] Get A or A+ grade from 2 major subjects (Combined 3 major subjects) [2016~] Get B+ more grade from 2 qualifying exam(major) subjects (Combined 3 qualifying exam(major) subjects) |
Foreign Language exam | Should be completed |
Safety Instruction | Should be completed each semester |
Preliminary Defense | Should be completed |
Publication Requirements | On the following publication/patent point basis, total 2 points or above are required to apply for the Main Defense. Within the 2 points, 1 point of the SCI(E) paper should be included. (As the 1st author, His/her thesis indicates that the author is a SKKU student and the advising professor states in the paper. If there are several 1st authors, the points are equally divided by 1 / N.) - SCI(E) or SSCI thesis : 1 point - International Conference : 0.2 point - International Patent : 1 point - Domestic Patent : 0.3 point - Domestic Level A Journal : 0.3 point - SCOPUS Journal : 0.3 point |
4. How to Apply
i) Download the application form
ii) Submit a completed form and an qualification certificate for Main Defense in person to the Office of Graduate Studies (#21101)
iii) Complete the payment of a main-defense thesis/dissertation fee at Woori Bank
* Fee for Main Defense: 100,000 Won for Master's, 510,000 Won for PhD and Combined.
* Note1 : Thesis/dissertation committee for a Main Defense should be identified with the Pre-Defense committee members. (PhD students are required to produce the dissertation committee external member's profile by filling out the relevant form.)
* Note 2:
A master's Main Defense material should be made up to the uploading period.
A PhD (Combined) Main Defense dissertation should be submitted a week before the date of the public presentation to the Dissertation Committee you formed.
Office of Graduate Studies
College of Information and Communication Engineering (CICE)