TimeLine and Candidacy Exam TimeLine Each PhD student and herhis advisor develop a detailed Doctoral Plan of Work and a suitable timeline toward graduation Here is a generic guideline to follow ID: 460462
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CS PhD Program
Time-Line
and Candidacy Exam Slide2
Time-Line
Each PhD student and her/his advisor develop a detailed Doctoral Plan of Work and a suitable time-line toward graduation. Here is a generic guideline to follow.
1st semester: academic advisor selection (beginning of semester), Doctoral seminar (2 cr.hs), 1-2 classes (3 or 6 cr.hs), some research hours (1-3 cr.hs), Prelim exam.2nd semester: 2 classes (6 cr.hs),some research hours (2-3 cr.hs), Prelim exam (if not passed earlier), research advisor selection (by end of semester or earlier), Doctoral Plan of Work.3rd semester: 2 classes (6 cr.hs), research with dissertation advisor (3 cr.hs).4th semester: Doctoral seminar (1 cr.h), a class (3 cr.hs), if necessary, research with dissertation advisor (5-7 cr.hs), candidacy exam (by end of semester or earlier).5th and 6th semesters: Dissertation I and Dissertation Prospectus Defense 7th and 8th semesters: Dissertation II and Dissertation Defense
2 + 2x3 + 1 or2 + 3 + 3
15 + 15
6x3 + 3 + 9 + 15 + 15 = 60 credit hours
2x3 + 3
2x3 + 3
1 + 7 or 1 + 3 + 5
9
14
8 or 9
30
9 or 8
more
6x3 + 3 +
research + 15 + 15 credit hours
9
Some research credit hours can be collected from Dissertation II
underlined
has to be done by that time Slide3
Candidacy Exam
T
he idea is to get student to register for Dissertation I earlier (to save our/his/her money and shorten time to graduation)
Separate Candidacy Exam from Prospectus Defense What we had now as Candidacy Exam is called Prospectus DefenseThe goal of Candidacy Exam is to check student’s readiness to do research in chosen research area Candidacy Exam in 4th semester or earlier, after all course work is finishedProspectus in 6th semester or earlier, when the topic of dissertation is identified and some preliminary work is done. Some current numbers Fall 2008 - Spring 2011Enrollment into research: 1.95 (semesters, average) Candidacy Exam: 6.4 Graduation time: 12.8 Slide4
consists of
two parts
: written exam and oral examresearch advisor forms a Candidacy Examination Committee, consisting of research advisor plus two CS graduate faculty that are familiar with student’s chosen research area
Advisor in consultation with the committee members determines a set of papers and other material considered fundamental in that research area, and informs student about this reading listafter one month the written part of the exam takes place; student gets a set of exam questions developed by the committee and provides his/her answers in written form. each committee member gets a copy of student’s written answers to evaluate the oral part of the exam takes place in a couple of weeks; during oral examination the committee members get opportunity to discuss with student his/her answers, to clarify some points, to ask few other related questionsthe outcome of the Candidacy Exam (in form of pass/fail) is the committee members’ judgment of whether student is familiar with fundamental issues in chosen research area, adequately addresses them, and is ready for intensive research in this areaPhD Candidacy Examination Form get signed (http://www.kent.edu/CAS/CS/graduate/upload/Ph-D-Candidacy-Examination-Format-and-Definition.pdf)after passing the candidacy exam, student can enroll in Dissertation ICandidacy Exam Format The idea is that advisor checks PhD student’s readiness for doing intensive research is chosen research area. Advisor and committee determine the exact format of the exam. Here are generic guidelines on the exam. You don’t want to pass a student who is not ready and may struggle later.