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graduate studies The examination committee consists of 4 members – the Chair plus 3 Dartmouth faculty examiners, with at least 2 of the examiners from Thayer School. A Thayer faculty member other than the student’s advisor chairs the committee. This chair is assigned by the M.S.-Ph.D. Director. See details at: engineering.dartmouth.edu/assets/pdf/OralQualifyingExam-Details.pdf The examination committee gives the student a pass, fail or conditional pass result. Students who fail may retake the oral examination—one time only—within the following 3 months. Upon passage of the exam or fulfillment of the conditions of the conditional pass (before the assigned deadline), the student is admitted to Ph.D. candidacy. Students who fail to advance to candidacy are advised to transfer to the M.S. program with the understanding that they may later request to be considered as a Ph.D. candidate. Technical Breadth The faculty advisor helps the candidate plan a demonstration of technical breadth, which is approved by the Graduate Program Committee. The plan details one of the following options: Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 A set of courses, taken for credit, outside or secondary to the candidate’s principal area of specialization A focused set of courses, taken for credit, which creates a secondary emphasis in specialization and may involve independent study or research Defense of a research proposal OR an oral examination in an area outside the main area of specialization. The candidate might present a research seminar on the topic with an examination committee of 3 faculty members probing the candidate’s depth of knowledge of the secondary area. This option may be combined with the ENGG 197 Ph.D. Professional Workshops (page 54). Students who do not pass may be permitted to take the oral examination—one time only—within the following 3 months. A creative design project, completed within a time limit of approximately 30 days, in an area outside the main area of specialization. The project is defined and the candidate’s performance is evaluated by a committee of 3 faculty members appointed by the program director. The committee gives the student a statement of need, and the student proposes a means of satisfying that need in an effective, elegant, and economic manner. The project should display the candidate’s ability to conceive and evaluate alternative solutions; carry out analytical evaluations at levels of approximation suited to the problem and the time limit; and recognize situations in which experimental work is needed. If the time limit prohibits experimentation, the candidate should devise the appropriate experiments and demonstrate how the expected results would aid in the design. Within the 30-day time limit, the candidate submits a written report plus an executive summary. Following an oral presentation of the project, the committee examines and evaluates the candidate’s performance in the project. Students who do not pass may be permitted to revise and resubmit the report— one time only—within the following 3 months. 53
graduate studies 54 Specialization: Thesis Proposal The candidate demonstrates mastery of an area of specialization by writing and defending a thesis proposal within the first 18 months of candidacy. A thesis committee, approved by the director of the Ph.D. program, advises the candidate on the proposed thesis research and administers the defense of the thesis proposal. The thesis committee is chaired by the thesis advisor and includes at least 3 other members. Three committee members (including the chair) must be full-time Dartmouth faculty members; of whom 2 must be from the Thayer School. One of the 4 should be from outside Thayer School (normally outside Dartmouth) and a recognized expert in the research area. The candidate’s proposal—a presentation of the proposed thesis research—explains the scope and importance of the proposed research and plans for its completion. The defense presentation should be understandable, at least in a general way, to students and faculty not in the subject area. Two weeks before the defense, candidates must: ■ submit the thesis proposal in writing to their committee. ■ submit an electronic copy of the defense notice to the Thayer registrar for distribution to the faculty and for posting. Students who do not pass may be permitted to defend the proposal—one time only —within the following 3 months. Professional Competence: Ph.D. Professional Workshops The candidate demonstrates professional competence by completing ENGG 197 Ph.D. Professional Workshops, which is offered each winter term by the faculty and outside experts. The workshop emphasizes skills in completing competitive proposals, business funding, patenting, research team organization, teaching, résumé and CV creation, and job search techniques. The candidate generally completes the workshop in one of the latter years in residence. Each candidate completes a competitive research proposal or a business plan for critique by 2 expert referees selected from among faculty, outside experts, and/or corporate representatives. Candidates who have submitted a competitive research proposal to a funding agency or a business plan to a venture capitalist or financial institution prior to completing the workshop may petition to have the proposal or business plan fulfill this requirement. Original Research Candidates demonstrate their significant contribution to engineering knowledge and professional expertise in the chosen area of study by performing original research. The thesis committee is chaired by the thesis advisor and includes at least 3 other members. Three committee members (including the chair) must be full-time Dartmouth faculty members; of whom 2 must be from the Thayer School. One of the 4 should be from outside Thayer School (normally outside Dartmouth) and a recognized expert in the research area. The research is reviewed through all of the following means: Presentation Dissertation Oral defense* Paper Elements of the research presented at a professional meeting with the candidate as first author Written abstract followed by detailed explanation of the research, approved and signed by the Ph.D. thesis committee (copyright held by the Trustees of Dartmouth College) Presentation of the dissertation in a forum open to the public Elements of the research accepted for publication with the candidate as first author * A two-week notice of the defense is required. Each student must submit an electronic copy of the notice to the Thayer Registrar for distribution to the faculty and for posting.
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Page 3 and 4: academic calendar 2 Academic Calend
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Page 7 and 8: faculty 6 REGULAR FACULTY Margie Ac
Page 9 and 10: faculty 8 Susan P. McGrath Ph.D. As
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graduate courses 104 ENGG 176 Desig
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graduate courses 106 ENGM 185 Topic
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graduate courses 108 ENGG 194 Ph.D.
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graduate courses 112 ENGG 299 Advan
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