The Examination Process Choosing Examiners Becoming an Examiner

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The Examination ProcessChoosing
ExaminersBecoming an Examiner

• PANEL
• Paul Hager, EducationLiz Jacka, HSS Judith
  Donoghue, NMHDoan Hoang, ITTony Moon,
  Science/UGS

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EXAMINATION www.gradschool.uts.edu.au/policies/exa
mination.html

• Selection of Potential Examiners for Research
  Degree Theses
• Overview of Thesis Examination at UTS A Guide
  for Examiners
• Presentation Submission of Theses for Higher
  Degrees
• Guidelines on the Use of Editors
• Candidate's Certificate of Authorship/Originality
• Notes for Examiner of Theses
• Process for Dealing with Examiner's Reports
• Examination Process - Moderation Procedure
• Oral Defence Procedure

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About fIRST http//www.first.edu.au/

• The website fIRST,for Improving Research
  Supervisor Training provides access to a range of
  resources that help universities and individual
  supervisors improve the quality of their
  postgraduate research programs.
• fIRST has a module on examining theses suitable
  for experienced and inexperienced thesis
  examiners
• Login as User utsedu with password uts2000nsw

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Selection of potential examinerswho to ask
when to ask

• Should you seek advice from your student? your
  colleagues?
• What should you look for in an examiner?
• Some pointers from the panel in the selection of
  examiners

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Selection of potential examinerswho to ask
when to ask

• When should you start looking for examiners?
• When should you ask?
• Some pointers from the panel on the timing of
  asking examiners

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What influences an examiners evaluation of a
thesis?

• A good reference is an article by Gerry Mullins
  Margaret Kiley, How experienced examiners assess
  research theses, available at
• www.flinders.edu.au/pgsa/downloads/mullins__kiley
  _02.pdf

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Why be an examiner?

• Professional duty
• Becoming a better supervisor
• Needing examiners for your own students
• Expanding your network
• Improving your CV
• Views from the panel