2023 Proposal Defense and Thesis Defense
For students who are planning to graduate this coming Spring semester, please read the following instructions carefully.
Reminders:
- The Proposal Defense and Oral Defense have to be held two months apart.
- Please find the required forms on the IMAS website, including the Advisor Confirmation Form.
Please check the regulations on the IMAS website.
Proposal defense
Required documents:
- IMAS Thesis Format and Qualification Checklist for Proposal Examination form
- Application for Proposal Defense
- A copy of the transcript
- A copy of your proposal
Please submit all these documents to the office at least two weeks before the defense. All files need to be signed before the proposal defense takes place.
Wait until all files have been signed and gathered by the IMAS office. In the meantime, students should contact and confirm with all three professors (Examination members) the date and time of their proposal defense. Please kindly notify the IMAS office to send invitations to professors regarding your Proposal Defense. All emails will cc the applicant as well. After the defense, please collect all the signed forms and submit them to the office.
Thesis defense
(Proposal defense and Oral Defense have to be held two months apart)
Required documents:
- Apply for thesis defense online.
→ Instructions→ https://tinyurl.com/2lh64o6k→Click “線上學位考試申請系統說明(中英文版)” for English instructions
(IMAS does not permit students to manually fill in the degree examination committee. The system will skip step #4 and will automatically proceed to print the form.) - IMAS Thesis Format and Qualification Checklist for Thesis Examination form
- Turnitin
- Please go to this link to get started and click the button with the arrow to watch the short video. This area will get you set up, and once you have created an account, the secretary will send you a password to further proceed. https://lib.video.nccu.edu.tw/p/Turnitinuserguide
- Please screenshot it, print it out, and have your advisor sign it.
- Your score should be no more than 15% on the plagiarism scale to be considered passing.
- For further questions, this link should address most of your questions: https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/turnitin-website/instructor/instructor-category.htm & https://lib.video.nccu.edu.tw/p/turnitin-student3
- Please go to this link to get started and click the button with the arrow to watch the short video. This area will get you set up, and once you have created an account, the secretary will send you a password to further proceed. https://lib.video.nccu.edu.tw/p/Turnitinuserguide
- Ethics course certification
- A copy of the thesis draft
- A copy of the transcript
All files need to be signed before the proposal defense takes place.
Wait until all files have been signed and gathered by the IMAS office. In the meantime, students should contact and confirm with all three professors (Examination members) the date and time of their Thesis Defense. Please kindly notify the IMAS office to send invitations to professors regarding your Thesis Defense. All emails will cc the applicant as well. After the defense, please collect all the signed forms and submit them to the office.
