JCER Thesis Proposal Notice 2020 Fall

According to the requirement and regulation of graduate students of Xi’an Jiaotong University, the international master students should finish their thesis proposal and give a public oral presentation around the middle of October, the arrangement of the thesis defense for master students, (Including two PhD students of grade 2018) are as follows:

1.    The defense time will be held on 28 Oct, Wed, 14:30-18:00 pm,

2.    The content of the thesis Proposal mainly includes: the thesis title, abstract, significance of the topic, research overview at home and abroad, main research content and key issues to be solved, the basis for the argument and the research innovation, the research methods, steps, technical routes to be adopted and feasible argumentation, overall arrangement and specific progress of research work, reference list, etc.

3.    The Thesis proposal should be no less than 3000 words.

4.    Students should prepare a PowerPoint presentation that should last around 15min and the defense committee will ask questions after the defense.

5.    The thesis defense will be conducted online using ZOOM Meeting, the meeting ID will be announced in the Wechat group before the defense.

6.    Students should send the PDF file of the thesis to zhengliping@xjtu.edu.cn, due date is 23 Oct, Fri, 17:00.

7.    Students should finish the thesis proposal by herself/himself under the guidance of their supervisor.

8.    Supervisors should tell the graduate office whether he or she agrees to let the students attend the defense, if not, the students should revise their thesis proposal, and the supervisor can reorganize the defense at least a month later.

9.    After the defense, the students should revise their thesis and focus on the further research, the Mid-Term(i.e. thesis Progress Evaluation) report and defense will be held at the end of the semester, please be well prepared for that.