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39.5 Control the quality and credibility of dissertation/thesis/independent study;

enforce research ethics regarding plagiarism or originality including reporting the percentage
of duplication during the research process prior to the request for
dissertation/thesis/independent study defense, prior to the full paper submission, and prior to
research publishing as required by the university.
39.6 Follow up and evaluate dissertation/thesis/independent study to assure that

it follows the plan; report the progress to the program committee every semester until the
students’ graduation.

39.7 Approve the request for dissertation/thesis/independent study examination
39.8 Be a committee member and participate in proposal defense examination

and dissertation/thesis/independent study defense examination of the students under
supervision.

39.9 Give advice regarding publishing dissertation/thesis/independent study in
accordance with regulations and conditions required by the university and the Office of
Higher Education Commission.

Section 5
Proposal Defense Examination Committee Members
Dissertation/Thesis/Independent Study Defense Examination Committee Members
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40. Lecturers who are proposal defense examination committee and dissertation/

thesis/independent study defense examination committee must have the following
qualifications:
40.1 Master’s programs

(1) For the lecturers in charge of the program and program lecturers, the
following qualifications must be applied:
(1.1) Hold a doctorate degree or equivalent or a master's degree or
equivalent with the title of associate professor
(1.2) Have 3 pieces of academic work in the past 5 years that are not a part

of conferred degree titles. At least 1 piece of works must be research; the work must be published in
accordance with the criteria for the appointment of academic titles.

(2) For external experts, the following qualifications must be applied:
(2.1) Hold a doctorate degree or equivalent
(2.2) Have at least 10 pieces of academic work which have been published
in journals which are found in a nationally or internationally recognized database. The published

works must be directly related to or relevant to thesis or independent study topics
In case that external experts do not have the aforementioned degrees
and/or academic work, they must be highly knowledgeable and experienced in subjects
directly related to or relevant to thesis or independent study topics.. They must be approved by