Linguistics Department Student Questionnaire
Linguistics Department Thesis Timetable Planning Form
Please fill in the following with your advisor (in English) and give a copy to the Department Head
Full name:...... Today’s Date: ______
Postal address:......
Permanent home address:......
Telephone number(s):......
Semester and year began studies:......
Semester and year expect to finish studies......
NOTE: Numerous forms must be submitted during this process. There are also procedures to follow with Registrar and Finance offices when completing your degree, including the “graduation check”. After registeringfor Thesis credits
Topic (tentative or definite): ______
Main adviser: ______Mentor (if different): ______
Co-Adviser: (rarely appointed)______
(Only if an advisor for a separate discipline is required & would also be the 2nd committee member)
2nd Committee member: ______
(this person need not be appointed until near the end of the thesis process)
______
Plan for publishing requirement: ______
Please give approximate dates for the following deadlines:
Anticipated Date / Notes & FormsStudents must fill out and get signatures for all the WKB forms when indicated in this table
Initial research and preparation for proposing thesis research topic. The thesis proposalis written when the student and advisor agree on the direction for the researchand that sufficient data can be obtained for the research objectives. / Proposal template (WKB03_1)
Proposal defence: Proposal Defence draft must be given to each member of the Proposal Defence Committee 1 week prior to the defence date. / Forms: WKB 02, 02_1 (Main Advisor’s responsibility), & 03 at leastone week prior to selected date for proposal defence (These forms are required prior to the proposal defence date so that the Department can prepare the defence report forms WKB 04 & 04_1)
Submit 1 copy of the approved (final) proposal to Dept: / Within 2 weeks after defence
1st Draft of Chapters:
English editor / revisions / Main advisorChapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter
Appendix
Front Matter
Bibliography
2nd Draft:
Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 / Chapter 6
Front Matter / Appendix / Bibliography
Full draft:
Anticipated Date / NotesSubmit initial full draft to adviser: / ± 1 month for adviser to read
Revise initial full draft: / ± 1 month for student to revise
Submit 2nd to last draft to the internal committee (Main Advisor and 2nd member*): / 4 weeks for committee to read
Revise last forfinal draft: / 1 week for student to revise
*Note: The 2nd member is not required to review the thesis for the student prior to the defence, but some faculty members prefer to be involved at this point.
Publishing:
Before the thesis defence, all students should have a letter of acceptance for publishing. All students must publish a part or the entire thesis. This will in most cases be a part of the thesis re-written in a format suitable for a journal. Payap provides 3 options for students 1) the Payap Symposium 2) the Payap Journal 3) the Payap Graduate Journal. Other publishing opportunities are completely acceptable.
Thesis defence:
Anticipated Date / NotesSubmit request for defence: / 8 weeks before defence
WKB 05 & 06 (WKB 06: fill in up to English title)
Submit defence draft to Ling. Dept. 3 copies (soft bound) / 8 weeks before defence
Thesis defence: / At the latest 5 weeks before the end of the semester so all of the following processes can be completed within the semester. If not completed you will be charged for another semester’s fees. Check on the e-Registrar website for the official final defence date in a semester.
Make corrections – get them approved by Main Adviser / 1- 3 weeks
Format Check by the Academic Affairs Office / Up to 1 week – required changes must be made and approved
WKB 08.1 (submit with thesis for format check)
Printing of thesis / Up to 5 working days
Submit 3 hard bound copies and 3 CDs (PDF only) to Graduate Studies in Academic Affairs / 4-5 weeks after defence (or last day of the semester)
WKB 08, 09, 09.1 & 09.2; CD cover for every CD
Submit 1 hard bound copy to the department
and 3 hard/soft bound copies for your committee members. If you had a mentor, turn in an additional copy for them. Personalize the copies for your committee as you desire.
Submit 1 CDwith PDF and Word (or Open Office) to the Ling Dept along with all non-Windows fonts used in the thesis.