What is involved in doing a thesis proposal?
The thesis proposal consists of both a written document, and a presentation (seminar) and “defense” of that document. The written document consists of about 30 [machine printed] pages of “core” material, followed by an arbitrary number (perhaps zero) pages of appendices. Note that the dissertation committee is expected to read only the 30-page core, and some or all committee members may choose to ignore any appendices. The seminar consists of 45 minutes presentation by you (the student), uninterrupted by questions except for “points of clarification”. Note this presentation is to be given in its entirety by you, not by your advisor nor by a fellow student! The presentation is followed by an arbitrarily long period of questioning by the committee (typically about an hour, but no minimum nor maximum time period have been defined). Finally, the committee “deliberates” privately (usually for about 15 minutes) to decide whether you passed or failed the proposal. The entire presentation, def
The thesis proposal consists of both a written document, and a presentation (seminar) and “defense” of that document. The written document consists of about 30 [machine printed] pages of “core” material, followed by an arbitrary number (perhaps zero) pages of appendices. Note that the dissertation committee is expected to read only the 30-page core, and some or all committee members may choose to ignore any appendices. The seminar consists of 45 minutes presentation by you (the student), uninterrupted by questions except for “points of clarification”. Note this presentation is to be given in its entirety by you, not by your advisor nor by a fellow student! The presentation is followed by an arbitrarily long period of questioning by the committee (typically about an hour, but no minimum nor maximum time period have been defined). Finally, the committee “deliberates” privately (usually for about 15 minutes) to decide whether you passed or failed the proposal. The entire presentation, def
