Schedule and instructions for doctoral students completing in September, 2015
For IDE doctoral program students who are going to graduate in September, 2015
This page summarizes the schedule and supplemental instructions for the IDE doctoral program students while the general schedule and instructions set by Tokyo Tech are certainly valid. Please also refer to “SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING” togerther with “Forms for Graduate School Completion” set by the Tokyo Tech for the preparation of your thesis.
1. Submission of Thesis
To: Academic Advisor (No need to submit to the prospective examiners at this stage)
Deadline: date before the presentation, specified by academic advisor
2. Registration of Presentation and Thesis Title
The resistration needs to be made on IDE Local Web Page（accessible only in campus）
Put your research title on the row of ”Title of thesis (タイトル)”
Deadline: 17:00, June 17 (Wed), 2015 (be punctual)
3.Final Presentation
Date and Time: July 1, 2015 (Wednesday), 9:00 – (detailed schedule would be posted later)
Venue: Ishikawadai 4th Bldg B1 Room B02 – 5
Language: English or Japanese
Time Limit: 90 minutes (60 minutes for presentation, 30 minutes for discussion)
Handouts: Prepare 20 copies of presentation slides for faculty staff at minimum. Indicate “Doctoral Thesis Presentation, Department of International Development Engineering” with the date in the first page. Put slide number in each slide. Distribution of the copies to other attendances is optional. Circulation of thesis is not required at the time of presentation.
4. Submission and Explanation of Thesis to Examiners
Doctoral candidates are required to submit and explain the thesis to their examiners and the academic advisor as follows. Candidates may revise their theses after the presentation and before the submission.
Deadline: One week after presentation date (* Arrange the date and time for submission and explanation with each examiners, individually.)
5. Final Examination
Date of the final examination should be determined by the academic advisor. Discuss with the academic advisor based on the followings:
Introduction of Thesis Outline:
Answers to the questions raised in the presentation and individual consultations:
Foreign Language Examination: The academic advisor will assign an English academic journal article, which is related to the doctoral thesis. Doctoral candidates shall introduce and give comments on this journal paper in English. The cadidates may consult the supervisors on more details.