Queen's Learning Commons
Queen's University-
Understanding Expectations
- Step One
- Step Two
- Step Three
- Step Four
- Identifying Your Research Questions
- Developing a Methodology or Methodological Framework
- Reviewing the literature in your field
- Establishing a dissertation committee
- Writing a dissertation proposal
- Creating a Work Plan
- Creating a Disseration Support Network
- Conducting Research
- Conducting a comprehensive literature review
- Outlining and drafting chapters
- Taking care of visual details
- Reviewing, revising & submitting your text
- Creating defense draft & defending dissertation
- Writing the Abstract
- Finalizing Revisions
- Submitting Dissertation
- Getting Closure
Step 4: Generate and complete forms and timeline
What steps are required in the process?
Find/accept idea
Find supervisor
Thesis proposal
Submission timing
Registration of candidacy
Number of copies and places to which they are submitted
Departmental Requirements
Are progress reports required?
Is there a minimum or maximum time period between submission of the dissertation proposal and the final defence?
Is there a specific time of year at which a defence must be held?
Find/accept idea
Find supervisor
Thesis proposal
Submission timing
Registration of candidacy
Number of copies and places to which they are submitted
Departmental Requirements
Are progress reports required?
Is there a minimum or maximum time period between submission of the dissertation proposal and the final defence?
Is there a specific time of year at which a defence must be held?
What is the timeline?
The dissertation must be submitted to the committee at least two weeks before the Graduate School Requirements
Thesis proposal must be submitted to the Graduate School the semester after passing preliminary exams
The final oral examination must be taken within five years of the semester following the preliminary oral exam, or an approved extension for the time limit must be on file defence
The dissertation must be submitted to the committee at least two weeks before the Graduate School Requirements
Thesis proposal must be submitted to the Graduate School the semester after passing preliminary exams
The final oral examination must be taken within five years of the semester following the preliminary oral exam, or an approved extension for the time limit must be on file defence