Volgenau School of Engineering

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE INSTRUCTIONS

After passing the qualifying examinations and completing the required coursework, PhD IT students wishing to move forward to candidacy must organize a Doctoral Dissertation Committee by submitting this form. Students normally declare the membership of their doctoral dissertation committee when the dissertation proposal begins to take shape. The Doctoral Dissertation Committee is responsible for administering the comprehensive exam, evaluating the oral defense of the dissertation proposal, advising the student on the research and writing of the dissertation, and approving the final oral defense of the dissertation.

The doctoral supervisory committee includes the dissertation director and at least three other people;all of whom must be from the Mason graduate faculty. At least three members must be from the Volgenau School and at least two of the departments of the Volgenau School must be represented. The dissertation director and chair of a PhD in IT dissertation committee must have at least a 50% appointment in the Volgenau School. In addition, industrial representatives and faculty members from departments outside the school are permitted on the committee but not required.

This form must be submitted and approved by the Senior Associate Dean before scheduling the oral comprehensive exam and proposal defense. Changing the composition of the Dissertation Committee after it has been officially approved by the Senior Associate Dean can only be accomplished by submitting a revised version of this form along with the approval of all previous and newly identified committee members. Any such changes must be made well in advance (a minimum of one semester) of the dissertation pre-defense.

PHD in IT DISSERTATION SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE FORM

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Name (Last) / (First) / (Middle) / (G#)
Cell Phone NumberHome Phone NumberMason Email

By signing the dissertation committee form, each member is accepting the responsibility for administering the comprehensive exam, evaluating the oral defense of the dissertation proposal, for advising the student on the research and writing of the dissertation, and for approving the final oral defense.

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Doctoral Supervisory Committee Members:

Dissertation DirectorSignatureDate
Dissertation Co-Director (if applicable)SignatureDate
Committee MemberSignatureDate
Committee MemberSignatureDate
Committee MemberSignatureDate
Committee MemberSignatureDate

Tentative Dissertation Title:

New: Revised:

*Please indicate reason for revision on the back of this form.

Final Approval:

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Senior Associate DeanSignatureDate

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