Master's Oral Defense

In the semester of thesis defense (oral defense):

1. 1. Students must confirm with their advisors if the subject of their planned thesis matches the department’s field of expertise at an initial stage of the thesis-writing process.
   
   
2. 2. Thesis topic and research objectives must be reviewed by at least 3 committees (must qualified as assistant professor or above/including advisor), and students must submit  Department of Chemical Engineering (Taiwan Tech) Opinion Sheet for Degree Thesis Professional Field Recognition to the department office within 14 days before the add/drop deadline in the semester of their oral defense.

Two weeks before oral defense :

1. 1. Submit application form of thesis defense to the department office.
   
   
2. 2. Download and print documents Qualification Form by Master Degree Examination Committee, Master Thesis Recommendation Form , Oral Defense Scoring Sheet, Graduate Student Thesis Academic Ethics and Authentication of Originality Statement, etc. in your student information system. (If you have already submitted Opinion Sheet for Degree Thesis Professional Field Recognition but couldn’t print documents, please come to the department office)
   
   
3. 3. Check and inform the time and place of oral defense to the department office.

On the day of oral defense :

1. 1. Qualification Form by Master Degree Examination Committee and Oral Defense Scoring Sheet (with barcode): filled out by committee members.
   
   
2. 2. Graduate Student Thesis Academic Ethics and Authentication of Originality Statement and it’s report: provide it to committee members as reference.
   
   
3. 3. Information form for oral exam committee members: given by the department office. Please take it to committee members to fill out for their remittance accounts.
   
   
4. 4. Oral Exam Fee Reimbursement List: given by the department office. Please take it to committee members for signature.
   
   
5. 5. Thesis/Dissertation Printed Copy Embargo:  Submit the application form and certification documents to committee members at oral defense (Please refer to our Library's Guidelines for details).

After oral defense:

1. 1. Submit Information form for oral exam committee members, Oral Defense Scoring Sheet, Information form for oral exam committee members and Oral Exam Fee Reimbursement List to the department office.
   
   
2. 2. Qualification Form by Master Degree Examination Committee: needed our Chair’s stamp and please keep it in your graduation thesis.
   
   
3. 3. Graduate Student Thesis Academic Ethics and Authentication of Originality Statement and it’s report: the comparison must be based on the graduation thesis and must meet our department requirements.