University of Stellenbosch
Higher and Adult Education
Faculty of Education
Assessing and
evaluating postgraduate theses and dissertations
The training and preparation
of future generations of academics and scholars (researchers) are of
vital importance for the development of a country. These future
generations are cultivated through a process of postgraduate study
which culminates in the writing of a thesis or dissertation. Years of
hard work and huge sacrifices in terms of energy, time and resources are
made by students and supervisors. It is therefore essential that the
final evaluation of a successful thesis or dissertation be done in such
a way that all stakeholders can be proud of what has been achieved.
Target group:
Supervisors of postgraduate
studies and examiners responsible for evaluating theses and
dissertations
Programme: (A selection of the following modules can be included in the final
programme. The content of the final programme will be determined by the
needs of the participants in the programme.)
- Perspectives on
evaluating theses and dissertations
- Problems in
evaluating postgraduate theses and dissertations
- The role of
evaluation at different stages of the supervisory process
- A review of the
literature on evaluating theses and dissertations
- A panel
discussion by experienced examiners of good practice in the
evaluation of theses and dissertations
- Benchmarking and
standardising the evaluation of theses and dissertations
- Conducting an
oral examination/defence/viva
- Writing an
examiners report (an analysis of case studies)
- Improving the
practice of evaluating postgraduate theses and dissertations
- A meta-evaluation
Centre for Higher and Adult Education
Faculty of Education
University of Stellenbosch
Private Bag X1
Matieland
7602
Tel: (021) 808 2277/78/94
Fax: (021) 808 2270
Email:
lizab@sun.ac.za,
emb2@sun.ac.za or
kapp@sun.ac.za
Enquiries regarding Student
Fees: Mr Dennis Immelman, Tel (021) 8084527
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