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8.7 Recommendation after Examination of Postgraduate Research8.7.1 First Examination of a Postgraduate Research(a)(b)In assessing postgraduate research work, the Examiners are required to look for:(i) evidence of originality and creativity;(ii) evidence of the candidate’s ability to relate the subject matter of the thesis to theexisting body of knowledge within the field;(iii) integration and coherence – logical and rational links between the componentparts of the thesis(iv) a satisfactory level of presentation and clarity.Marks distribution for the Research Work shall be as follows:Research Report80% of total marksOral Defence by Candidate20% of total marksThe mark for the research report shall be the average of the two marks from thewritten assessment reports submitted by the internal and external examiners. TheOral Defence mark shall be the average of the marks of all examiners presentduring the oral defence of the research.(c)(d)A student must pass both the oral defense and the written research report. Thepass mark shall be 50% in each case.When a student fails the research, a recommendation for resubmission is made. Theresearch report must be resubmitted within 12 months (irrespective of the mode ofstudy of the candidate). Resubmission is permitted on one occasion only.8.7.2 Re-Examination of a Referred Research Project(a)(b)A referred research project is one that has failed the first examination for the degreefor which it was submitted and the revised research must be re-examined by all theExaminers (external and internal). In referring a research for further work theExaminers should indicate the maximum period in which this work should beundertaken. The maximum period should not normally exceed twelve months.Following re-examination of a postgraduate research the maximum mark the researchmay be awarded is 50%.8.7.3 Making Recommendations(a)(b)In making a recommendation, the Examiners may take into account any circumstanceswhich might make it impracticable for a candidate to undertake a further period ofstudy.When making recommendations to pass or fail the research work the Examiners arerequired to indicate for the information of the candidate the reasons for their decision,and where amendments are required, to indicate those aspects or parts of the researchwork which they regard as inadequate and the nature and extent of the re-writingrequired.23
(c)(d)(e)(f)In the case of either first examination or re-examination, the Examiners’ report shouldbe completed and signed by the Examiners and then submitted to the Graduate SchoolOffice. In the case of the oral examination, each member of the Board of Examinersshould sign the report which should be submitted to the Dean of the School ofGraduate Studies as soon as possible and no later than a week after the oralexamination has taken place.Under the exceptional circumstance that the appointed Examiners are unable to reachagreement, the Examiners shall submit independent reports, and the Dean of GraduateStudies shall appoint a third Examiner. The third Examiner shall examine the researchwork and submit a report and recommendation to the Dean of the Graduate School.The Dean of the Graduate School will then make the final decision on the marks to beawarded to the research work.Candidates should seek the advice of their Supervisor regarding any revisions ofmaterial in the research required by the Examiners before submitting the amendedresearch report to the Internal Examiner.A Student submitting their research work to the Internal Examiner afteramendments must complete a Thesis Correction Form and include a detailedreport addressing the changes made to their research report. The form andreport will be forwarded to the examiner along with the revised thesis. A copyof this form may be found in Appendix J of these guidelines.8.8 Certification of Final ThesisOnce the thesis is corrected and bound, it should be certified as final. The candidateshould complete a Certification of Final Version of Thesis Form. This form is aconfirmation by the candidate and supervisor that all required corrections have beenmade and that the thesis is to be submitted for archiving with no further alterations.The form should be signed by the candidate and supervisor and submitted to theGraduate Office together with four permanently bound copies of the thesis and anelectronic copy of the thesis. Please note that the thesis submission is not complete ifand electronic copy has not been submitted. A copy of the Certification of FinalVersion of Thesis Form may be found in Appendix K of these guidelines.24
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