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researching the topic selected for the thesis and evaluating the technical adequacy of the

research design. At the end of the Applied Research course, each student should have

the first three chapters of the thesis as well as the instrument ready for committee

evaluation.

Responsibilities of the Thesis Course Instructor

The instructor of the thesis course (ORGC 540) is responsible for guiding the student in

the completion of the thesis. The instructor shall provide in-class step by step guidance.

Responsibilities of the Advisor

The major responsibility of the student's advisor is to assist the student in topic

selection and provide leadership to the student's thesis committee. This guidance should

begin early in order to help the student determine the topic‘s appropriateness to the

area of concentration.

Responsibilities of the Thesis Committee

Each member of the committee shall participate in the evaluation of the thesis

document from the time the student enrolls in the thesis course until after the oral

thesis examination (The thesis defense). The committee, under the leadership of the

advisor, may organize both a pre-defense and an oral defense of the thesis for the

student. The pre-defense is designed to determine whether the thesis document is ready

for oral defense. Note that a pre-defense is optional and may be replaced with other

methods that the committee deems reasonable. However, an oral defense/examination is

mandatory except in a special case where university policy waives this

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