AUGUST 2012

Our Mission The mission of the PhD in Management program is to educate prospective scholars to become creative and productive researchers, effective teachers and to prepare candidates primarily for careers as faculty members in institutions of higher learning throughout the world.

Table of Contents

1. PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office Responsibilities 1

2. PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Advisory Board 2

2.1 Graduate Student Advisory Council

3. PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Governance Committees

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3.1 PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Curriculum Committee 3

3.2 PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Admissions Committee 4

3.3 PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Scholarship and

Awards Committee

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3.4 Supervisory Status Committee

3.5 Graduate Student Appeals Committee

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4. Graduate Field Coordinators 5

5. Doctoral Program Advisors 6

6. Doctoral Admissions Process 6

7. Deferral of an Offer of Admission 7

8. Transfer to the PhD Program from the SBE- MSc Programs 7

9. Residency Requirement

9.1 Completion of Coursework

9.2 PhD Programs Course Chart

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10. Financial Support 12

11. Doctoral Performance Review 12

12. Doctoral Comprehensive Exam 13

12.1 Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Committee 13

13. Doctoral Dissertation 14

13.1 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal 14

13.2 Doctoral Advisory Committee 15

13.3 Eligibility for Dissertation Supervision 15

13.4 PhD Supervisor Responsibilities 16

13.5 PhD Dissertation Examining Committee 16

13.6 Procedures for Submitting the Dissertation and

Scheduling the Oral Examination

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13.7 The Dissertation Defence 17

13.8 Decisions in the Dissertation Defence 19

13.9 Submission of Approved Dissertation for Binding 20

14. Degree Program Time Guidelines/Limits 21

14.1 Extensions of Coursework 21

15. The Intellectual Development and the Educational Experience of the

Student

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15.1 Teaching Component 22

15.2 Enhancing Prospects for Successful Job Placement 23

16. Protecting Your Privacy: Implications for Teaching and Learning

Appendix A: Academic Misconduct Investigation and Adjudication Process

Appendix B: Internal Implementation Plans

Accounting

Financial Economics

Marketing

OB/HRM

O/SCM

Appendix C: Supervisory Status & Teaching Eligibility

for SBE Doctoral and Research-based Masters Programs

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GOVERNANCE AND PROGRAM INFORMATION

FOR THE PHD PROGRAM

Version: August 2012

1. PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office Responsibilities The PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office and its Director have the ultimate responsibility for the operations and management of the program and for maintaining its integrity. Some of the specific responsibilities include:

Strategic Planning and Marketing of the PhD Program - Participate in all the strategic planning activities concerning the program. - Coordinate the advertisements of the program with all the areas involved. - Communicate with relevant departments in other universities. - Review and update print and marketing materials. - Management of the PhD portion of the School’s website.

Student Recruitment and Application Process - Correspond with potential students and respond to inquiries. - Receive application materials. - Evaluate applications in conjunction with academic area faculty. - Prepare applicant files and SBE recommendations for final review by the Faculty of

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPDS). - Manage the ranking of students’ applications for SSHRC, NSERC and OGS.

Student Program Issues1 - Provide administrative program advice and support to students. - Manage the administrative process related to such things as course scheduling,

student funding, and travel expenses. - Review and summarize the academic record (courses and grades earned) for each

student. - Review, approve and submit to the Office FGPDS the completed Annual Progress

Report and other required documents.

PhD Committees and Program Structure 1 According to the current calendar regulations, academic misconduct issues must be dealt with by the Dean of the

Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

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- Manage the processes of curriculum change, development and review in conjunction with academic areas.

- Manage the setup of the Advisory Board, Curriculum, Supervisory Status and Admissions Committees.

- Manage the setup of PhD Supervision committees.

Course Staffing and Scheduling - Work with academic areas and the Associate Dean of Business: Faculty

Development and Research and the Chair, Department of Economics, to ensure appropriate staffing of PhD courses.

- Work with academic areas to establish course and exam schedules. - Assist with the electronic submission of final marks to the FGPDS. - Work with academic areas to establish the procedures for conduct of the

comprehensive exams.

Administration of Research Seminars - Work with the academic areas and students to organize the planning and booking

or events for proposal defences or other PhD-related seminars.

2. PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Advisory Board

The role of the Advisory Board is to provide guidance and opinion on strategic planning and to develop the program's reputation locally, nationally and globally as a leader in graduate business education. As a visible and influential body in the School of Business & Economics (SBE), the Advisory Board acts as a conduit to link resources and opportunities to the doctoral & research-based Masters programs.

Functions of the Advisory Board: To offer advice, guidance and counsel on issues most significant to achieving the strategic objectives of the Program. More specifically, it:

Assists in the development and ongoing review of the program’s long-term objectives.

Endorses, communicates and advocates the faculty’s interests to those entities that directly influence the program’s ability to achieve its objectives.

Participates in helping the program meet its educational objectives through the ability of its members to link into professional networks.

Helps to develop, support and promote locally, nationally and globally the program’s reputation as a leader in post-graduate management education.

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Members of the Advisory Board: The Board is comprised of faculty members who have distinguished themselves in their academic careers and who are recognized leaders in their fields. They represent the School’s strengths and diversity.2

2.1 Graduate Student Advisory Council

The Graduate Student Advisory Council was established in Fall 2011. The role of the Council will be to provide feedback and advice on matters related to the PhD, MSc and MFin programs, and represent graduate students’ interests in these matters.

Membership will be decided by self-nomination, and then by vote if necessary.

Composition: - 4 to 6 PhD students from a variety of fields and cohorts - 1 MSc/MFin student

Chair: Director, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Secretary: Senior Administrative Assistant, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs

3. PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Governance Committees

All faculty members serving on the committees are elected for three years and should have Graduate Faculty Status. The duration of the term for the elected doctoral student representative (where applicable) is one year.

3.1 PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Curriculum Committee

Composition: - PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director - 1 Business faculty member with Supervisory Status from each of these areas:

Accounting, Finance, Marketing, OB/HRM and ODS - 1 Economics faculty member with Supervisory Status - 1 Doctoral student representative

Chair: Director, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Secretary: Senior Administrative Assistant, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs

Mandate: The mandate of the PhD & Research-based Masters Curriculum Committee is to initiate, review and screen proposals for changes in educational and curriculum policies, and to make recommendations to both Business and Economics Councils on all such policy matters as they arise.

2 The 2010-2012 members of the Advisory Board are: Robert Mathieu & Bruce McConomy (Accounting), Steffen Ziss & David Johnson (Economics), Ben Amoako-Adu & Phelim Boyle (Finance), Nicole Coviello & Hugh Munro (Marketing), Greg Irving & Laurie Barclay (OB/HRM), Kevin Hendricks & Ignacio Castillo (ODS), Barry Colbert & John Banks (Policy), and Hamid Noori (Director).

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3.2 PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Admissions Committee

Composition: - PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director - 1 Business faculty member with Supervisory Status from each of these areas:

Accounting, Finance, Marketing, OB/HRM and ODS - 1 Economics faculty member with Supervisory Status Chair: PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director

Secretary: Senior Administrative Assistant, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs

Mandate: The mandate of the PhD & Research-based Masters Admissions Committee is to set policies and procedures for the admission of students into the PhD & MSc in Management Programs. The Committee will review all applications and provide the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPDS) with recommendations for admission.

3.3 PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Scholarship and Awards Committee

Composition: - TBD3 Chair: To be elected by the Committee Secretary: Senior Administrative Assistant, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs

Mandate: The mandate of this committee is to oversee the fair and equitable distribution of awards across program areas. This committee could serve as an ad-hoc committee and may not need to be formalized.

3.4 Supervisory Status Committee

Composition: - PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director - Chair of Economics - 1 Business faculty member with Supervisory Status4 from each of these areas:

Accounting, Finance, Marketing, OB/HRM, ODS and Policy - Associate Dean – Programs Chair: Associate Dean – Faculty Development & Research Secretary: Senior Administrative Assistant, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs

3 Currently, the members of the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Admissions Committee act as de facto members of this committee; in the future, the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Scholarship and Awards Committee could be activated as an independent committee.

4 See Appendix C for further details regarding supervisory status and teaching eligibility.

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Mandate: The mandate of the SBE Supervisory Status Committee is to approve self-nominated applications from faculty based on the current eligibility requirements and assess if faculty should receive supervisory status at the Masters level, PhD level, or co-supervise at the PhD level.

3.5 Graduate Student Appeals Committee

The Graduate Student Appeals Committee (GSAC) shall consist of seven members including: the Dean (or designate) of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (who will chair the committee and be non-voting except in the case of a tied vote); three graduate students (from three different faculties, elected from the graduate student body); three faculty members (from three different faculties, all with graduate faculty status, elected by Graduate Faculty Council); the manager of graduate administration (or designate) (non-voting, recorder of minutes). For additional information please refer to the GSAC Guidelines for Student Cases, which can be found in the Graduate Calendar. The Graduate Student Appeals Committee Guidelines are posted on the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies’ (FGPDS) website. The petitions document posted on the FGPDS website is aimed at assisting students in preparing an appeal for consideration by the Graduate Student Appeals Committee. Not covered under this template are the following:

Students who need permission to register after the last date for late registration will contact FGPDS directly (not via this new petitions template).

Students who are submitting a first request for extension to complete coursework must fill out the Petition for Extension to Complete Coursework form.

Students who need to withdraw from the university must complete the Request to Withdraw from Graduate Studies form.

Students who are registered full-time but expect to be absent from campus for more than 4 weeks in a given term must still complete the Request for an Extended Absence form.

4. Graduate Field Coordinators

As elected members representing their respective fields, the Graduate Field Coordinators serve as liaisons between their academic areas and the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director. They provide professional advice to doctoral students related to their field and help to assign the doctoral students to appropriate faculty for their RA/TA responsibilities during the academic year. It is possible for an Area Coordinator to also assume the role of the Graduate Field Coordinator.

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5. Doctoral Program Advisors

Every PhD student must have a program advisor (PA) who will be appointed by the student’s area at the time of his/her arrival in the program. The PA’s main responsibilities are to assist students in developing and carrying out their doctoral study plans – a detailed description of the major part of the student's study – and to monitor their progress. Note that the PA’s role is not the same as the dissertation supervisor’s role, as discussed in section 13.2.

6. Doctoral Admissions Process5

All new applicants are required to use the online application process and are required to submit their supplementary materials (such as a PDF copy of their application, which they print from the online application, their reference letters, writing sample, resume, etc.) directly to the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office. Applicants should contact the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office (sbephdmasters@wlu.ca) regarding all inquiries.

The incoming applications will be forwarded to appropriate field areas for follow ups, considerations and ranking. Subsequently, each field area will bring forward all acceptable rank ordered candidates for initial consideration by the SBE PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Admissions Committee soon after the priority deadline (currently set for January 15 of each year). The PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Admissions Committee will evaluate and submit the names of the recommended candidates (rank order) to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for offers of consideration.6 Depending on the availability of space, new applications may be considered after the priority deadline. Admission into the PhD program is judged primarily on the applicant’s ability to undertake research successfully and his/her prospects for completion of the program. To be consistent, the Admissions Committee, as much as possible, will assess universal dimensions (e.g., GPA, GRE/GMAT scores, written and oral English proficiency, letters of recommendations, etc.) as well as consider the willingness and ability of the faculty from each field area to work with the candidates.7 Applications that are competitive and meet the minimum requirements do not necessarily guarantee admission to the program.

5 For further information, see Appendix A: Internal Implementation Plan for fields involved with the PhD Program.

6 In making a recommendation regarding the admissibility of the candidate, the original documents along with the

admission summary form will be submitted to the FGPDS (and the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office will retain a copy for its files). Admission status reports will be sent to the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs electronically by the FGPDS.

7 The criteria for assessment are: a minimum GPA score of B+, a minimum TOEFL score of 89 (or alternatively a

minimum IELTS score of 7.0), and a minimum GMAT score of 650 (or alternatively a minimum GRE score of 350 on the new scale or score of 1100 if the test is taken prior to August 2011) .

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7. Deferral of an Offer of Admission

Wilfrid Laurier University recognizes that after being newly admitted, some students will encounter unique personal circumstances that represent legitimate reasons for requesting a deferral of admission. The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies grants deferrals at its discretion, only in highly exceptional cases and on a restricted basis. The student’s intended program must support the deferral request. Normally, a deferral of admission will include any automatic scholarships and teaching assistantships. However, the university reserves the right to change the value of these awards or to rescind them. Scholarships that require an application are not eligible for deferral and will require submission of a new application by the appropriate deadline. All conditions must be satisfied before a deferral will be granted. Approval of deferral requests (where the program permits) may be granted for a minimum of one term and up to a maximum of one year (three terms). Students may only defer an offer of admission once. If a student completes further studies at an accredited academic institution during the deferred period, they must supply the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies with updated transcripts. If a student cannot attend in the term specified in the deferral, s/he must submit a new application for admission. The student may request a deferral only after admission has been offered. In such cases, the student must:

1. Accept the offer of admission by the deadline stated.

2. Submit the Request for Deferral form normally at least one month before the first term of registration in the program. Include a statement outlining the need for a deferral. Keep a completed copy of the form.

3. De-enrol from all courses before the deadline to drop courses without financial penalty.

Once the deferral request form is reviewed, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will send an official decision by mail. A decision to refuse a request for a deferral may not be appealed.

8. Transfer to the PhD Program from the SBE – MSc Programs

Students admitted into the MSc in Management may decide to apply for continuation in the PhD in Management program. The application process is designed to make the potential transfer from the Masters to the PhD program straightforward and efficient. Students wishing to continue into the PhD program need to complete the regular application form during Term 2 of the Masters program. The student's application for the Masters program and the resultant student file will already contain information (e.g., GMAT scores, undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, etc.) to be examined as part of the admissions process into the PhD program.

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In addition, grades from Term 1 Masters level courses and any available performance data for Term 2 Masters courses will be examined. Specific area fields may have additional selection criteria from which decisions are made. Thus, for example, the OB/HRM field will consider a student’s progress to date on their MRP as part of the admissions process. Students who meet the performance criteria for admittance into the PhD program will be granted conditional acceptance, with the condition being successful completion and defence of the MRP (by the end of Term 3). Students will be given course credit for any Year 1 PhD courses already taken and successfully completed during the Masters program. In most cases, this will account for most Year 1 PhD courses; students transferring into the PhD program from the Masters program may immediately begin to take Year 2 PhD courses along with completing any courses not yet taken from Year 1 PhD courses. These course waivers, and the resultant ability of transferring students to take Year 2 PhD courses, will have the effect of shortening the time required to complete the PhD program by one full year. In sum, during a four year time window, students will be in a position to complete both an MSc and PhD degree.

9. Residency Requirement

The PhD Program requires students be in residence for the first two years of the program. In addition, all students receiving financial support must not spend an extended period of time away from the School unless their dissertation research calls for such an absence. This requirement continues for all years in which students receive financial support. For an extended absence (more than one month), the student must obtain prior consent from the dissertation supervisor and the Director of the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs. Such approval must be recorded on the appropriate form and submitted to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.8 In the summer of the first two years it is expected that students will fulfill the residency requirement by working on research programs supervised by faculty members.

9.1 Completion of Coursework

The PhD program requires students complete a minimum of 11 courses (minimum of 13 in Financial Economics) during the first two years of their program. Doctoral students must attain a minimum B in each course taken in fulfillment of the doctoral degree requirements. Please consult Table 9.2.

8 This form is available from the FGPDS website. There are forms and documentation associated with the PhD in

Management Program. Some of the forms are required by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for all graduate programs and are available on-line. The PhD & Research-Based Masters Programs Office has developed forms specific to the PhD in Management program.

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Course work is expected to be completed by the date specified by the instructor. When circumstances warrant an exception, the instructor may grant a student an extension to a date that would allow the instructor to submit a grade no later than the last day of the term (see current Graduate Studies Calendar for the exact date). It is incumbent upon the instructor to keep track of such extensions and to decide upon consequences of them, and inform the student should he/she not meet the extended deadline for completion of course work.

In exceptional circumstances, the instructor may grant a student an extension of the due date for course work into the next term. Typically, such an extension might be until the end of the first month of the next term (for fall term courses, this would be January 31; for winter term courses, this would be May 31st; for spring term courses, this would be September 30). When circumstances warrant, however, an instructor may, initially or subsequently, grant an extension until the end of the next term (for fall term courses, this would be the end of the winter term; for winter term courses, this would be the end of the spring term; for spring term courses, this would be the end of the fall term—see current Graduate Studies Calendar for the exact dates). When an instructor grants an extension to complete course work beyond the last day of the term, he or she must submit an interim designation of “Incomplete” in lieu of a final grade when grades for the course in question are submitted. In such instances, and also whenever any additional extension is granted, the instructor must also send a completed Petition to Complete Course Work form to the appropriate graduate officer or program director, as well as to the Graduate Studies office.

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9.2 PhD Programs

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LIST OF PhD O/SCM ELECTIVES FOR TERM 4

1. BU829- Systems Modeling and Analysis

2. BU832- Seminar in Marketing and Supply Chain Interface

3. BU839- Advanced Modeling and Analysis

4. BU845- Seminar in Facilities in Transportation

5. BU849- Advanced Empirical Research Methods

6. BU855-Seminar in Inventory and Procurement

7. BU865- Seminar in Technology Innovation and New Product Development

8. BU875- Advanced Topics in Supply Chain Management

9. BU885- Advanced Topics in Operations Management

10. PS800-Advanced Multivariate Methods

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10. Financial Support

All incoming domestic doctoral students are eligible for a financial support of $24,000 per year for four years of full-time study. This support is based on a combination of Minimum Guaranteed Funding (MGF) provided by the FGPDS and contributions from SBE, and constitutes both teaching/research assistantships of up to $15,0009 and a possible scholarship of about $9,00010. The Laurier Graduate Fellowship for Doctoral Students ($12,000) might be granted to the top doctoral applicant in place of the entrance scholarship. Note that MGF can be met using faculty research grants to employ students as research assistants. In this case, the FGPDS teaching assistantships (TAships) which are substituted may not be “banked” to be taken up later. Areas may also “top up” the MGF for their PhD students through studentships and/or scholarships.

11. Doctoral Performance Review

The School of Business & Economics and the FGPDS have set general requirements in order to maintain good academic standing for doctoral students. One of those requirements is the need for students to make satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degree. Consequently, at the end of each academic year, the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office, in consultation with the Graduate Field Coordinators, will review each student’s progress to date and make recommendations for future progress. In April of the first year of registration and once a year thereafter, a student is required to complete an Annual Progress Report detailing the achievements of the previous year and the objectives for the next year. This form must be signed by the student’s advisor/supervisor and the Graduate Field Coordinator of the respective area. The report must demonstrate satisfactory progress and must be signed with comments by the supervisor and program director. The completed report must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies by June 1 annually. In this review, students that have an overall average of B or less (in Year 1 and Year 2 of the Program) or who are not making satisfactory progress in their proposal and dissertation research as specified in their dissertation proposal (Year 3 and after) will automatically be classified as not in good academic standing and will be placed under review by the area representing their chosen field. Failure to submit a satisfactory report may result in the student being required to withdraw from the program.

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FGPDS will normally grant each student two TAships (which may include supervised teaching, marking, proctoring, or other teaching-related duties as assigned) for terms 1 and 2 of the academic year at the rate of $5,000 per assistantship (130 hrs). In Term 3, SBE will normally grant a further teaching/research assistantships of $5,000 (130 hrs). This commitment will change if the candidate receives other income during the year. Note that according to the existing rules, in any given year, students are not expected to work more than 520 hours on-campus. Note that in order to maintain accurate student funding records, the PhD & Research-Based Masters Programs Office needs to advise the OGS, in writing, of the total additional funding (by term) awarded to a student.

10 This is an “average” scholarship and could possibly vary from one candidate to the next.

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If a student is currently on inactive status (winter term), their progress report will be due when they have returned to active status. As the spring term commences in May, there will be sufficient time to meet the deadline to submit to the FGPDS by June 1. For students who have an approved leave that includes both the winter and spring terms, their reports would be due upon their return in the fall. If a student has approved inactive status for the spring term, they should complete their progress report before their leave period. If a student has withdrawn from the program with the intent to return within one year, a progress report is not required until their return. The PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office will ensure that the process is followed properly and that the doctoral students are aware of the procedures. See Appendix A for an outline of the Academic Misconduct Investigation and Adjudication Process.

12. Doctoral Comprehensive Exam11

Students must successfully pass a comprehensive examination in their field, normally held at the end of the second year of the program. These examinations are set by each Area according to their field requirements and may consist of both written and oral components based on the student’s course work and literature from the candidate’s chosen field. The comprehensive examination must be successfully completed before the PhD proposal defence is scheduled. Should a candidate be unsuccessful on a comprehensive examination, the second attempt must be made within one semester. Failure on the second attempt will result in the candidate being required to withdraw from the PhD program. The PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office will ensure that the process is followed properly and that the doctoral students are aware of the procedures.

12.1 Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Committee

In coordination with the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office, each field will form its own examination committee consisting of field faculty members who are involved with teaching in the PhD Program. The examination committee will be responsible for setting and marking the questions. A common exam normally will be held at the same time for students in the same field. All examinations related to different fields will normally be written within the earlier part of the sixth semester.

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13. Doctoral Dissertation12

All students are required to complete an original dissertation that makes a significant contribution to the existing knowledge in their field. The dissertation is the culmination of a candidate's program and must be exposed to the scholarly criticism of the members of the university community. The dissertation must meet the requirements of the FGPDS. The procedures for the oral defence of the thesis can be found here. For the detailed structure of the oral defence, please refer to the specific area section.

13.1 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

Doctoral students must successfully defend a research proposal prior to commencing a doctoral dissertation in the chosen field of specialization. The purpose of this defence is to ensure that the candidate has a viable dissertation proposal and the background to complete it successfully. This is an oral examination on a written proposal whose structure will be determined by each Area. While no specific date is required to complete this phase, doctoral students are encouraged to defend their dissertation proposal approximately two terms after they successfully pass their comprehensive examination.13

The Dissertation Proposal Approval form must be filled out by the student and signed by the Graduate Officer, verifying that all committee members have Graduate Faculty Status and are eligible to serve on the committee. Post-proposal defence, the form is then signed by all committee members verifying proposal approval. The completed form, as well as an electronic copy of the dissertation proposal, must be forwarded to the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office after the student’s proposal is approved by their committee. The PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office will forward the necessary documents to the FGPDS for their records.

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For further information, see Appendix A: Internal Implementation Plan for fields involved with the PhD Program.

13 A good dissertation proposal should cover the following points (not in any specific order):

The purpose of the research.

The importance and relevance of the proposed topic.

The potential contribution(s) to the development of knowledge from the proposed research.

Main concepts, theoretical frameworks and/or areas of research to be discussed.

Types of conclusions to be reached based on the analysis.

Critical understanding of concepts or theories.

Integration of not-yet-connected bodies of literature.

Identification of research gaps.

Determination of methodological direction for future research.

The paper’s contribution to the student’s dissertation work.

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13.2 Doctoral Advisory Committee

Doctoral students are required to recruit a dissertation supervisor and to collectively assemble a Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC) consisting of the supervisor and at least two other members of the graduate faculty, both from SBE. If there is a fourth member, normally this member will be from outside of SBE. All members of the DAC must be Graduate Faculty; any exceptions require the permission or approval by the committee chair. The members of the DAC must be approved by the PhD & Research-based Master Programs Director, as well as the Dean of Graduate Studies.14 The dissertation proposal must be presented and approved by the DAC. The Dissertation Proposal Approval form15 must be completed and submitted to the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. A copy will be added to the student’s file. The functions of the DAC include: (1) assisting the candidate in planning his/her course of study and recommending that course of study to the program committee; (2) conducting annual reviews of the candidate's progress and reporting regularly on that progress to the program committee; (3) conducting the candidate's proposal defence; (4) supervising the candidate's dissertation; and (5) recommending members to serve on the candidate's final oral examination committee in accordance with the regulations of the FGPDS. Notwithstanding the responsibilities of the dissertation supervisor and the DAC, the candidate is responsible for ensuring that program requirements and deadlines are met.

13.3 Eligibility for Dissertation Supervision

In addition to having minimum requirements for the membership in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, a dissertation supervisor must hold “supervisory status – PhD program.” which the qualified faculty would receive16 based on a satisfactory record of scholarly performance over the prior five-year period, as measured along the following four dimensions:

Publication in scholarly peer-reviewed research journals.

Holding research funds from NSERC/SSHRC or other funding agencies.

Editorship or reviewer activity for academic journals.

Teaching or supervision of PhD students.

Faculty who do not meet the five-year criteria but who have either a long history of research expertise or who are tenure track and actively researching may be nominated for “co-

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This form is available on the FGPDS website. 15

This form is available on the FGPDS website. 16

An SBE “Supervisory Status Committee” is responsible to determine the status of the faculty based on the four dimensions stated in this section. Information on the composition of this committee is available at the PhD & Research-Based Masters Program office.

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supervisory status – PhD programs”. If approved, they are eligible to "co-supervise" as long as the other supervisor involved meets the five-year window requirement. A member holding “supervisory status – PhD program” also automatically holds “supervisory status – Masters programs”.

13.4 PhD Supervisor Responsibilities

Each doctoral student is supervised by a specific member(s) who normally will be a full-time member of the faculty. However, unforeseen circumstances may require a change in supervisor prior to the completion of the student's program requirements. If this occurs, PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office will assist the student in obtaining an alternative arrangement.17 An Annual Progress Report must be completed by the PhD candidates and then submitted to his/her respective supervisor for assessment. The report must then be submitted to the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office for review by the Director of PhD programs.

13.5 PhD Dissertation Examining Committee

At least nine weeks prior to the oral defence, the examining committee will be established.

Each dissertation examining committee shall consist of four to six voting members18 (the quorum is four voting members) that must include: (a) at least one member but not more than three members, of the candidate’s supervising committee, (b) at least one but no more than two members of SBE/WLU faculty who have not been closely involved in the supervision of the dissertation, (c) one external examiner (from another university) with no previous formal links to the student, the supervisor or SBE, and (d) a non-voting chair appointed by FGPDS. The examination committee may also include the candidate’s supervisor as a non-voting member. Proposed exceptions to this structure must be approved by PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office. The external examiner will be appointed by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies from a list of at least three scholars who are recognized authorities (who meet the requirements for “arm’s-length”) on the subject of the dissertation. The list of potential examiners plus their CVs will be submitted on the appropriate nomination form by the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office after consultation with the supervisor and the other internal members of the examining committee. The nominations, as well as up to three proposed dates/times for the oral defence, must be submitted at least nine weeks in advance of the proposed date(s) for the oral examination. Two copies of the dissertation must be

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If a faculty member who is serving as a dissertation supervisor or as a member of a dissertation committee finds that he/she will be on leave for an extended period of time, the student and the faculty member should meet with the PhD & Research-Based Masters Programs Director to decide who will be responsible for the student during the period of absence. Normally the faculty member will be replaced.

18 All must be members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

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received in the Office of Graduate Studies a minimum of seven weeks prior to the proposed defence date.

13.6 Procedures for Submitting the Dissertation and Scheduling the Oral Examination

The Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies appoints an external examiner who agrees to read the dissertation, to submit a written evaluation at least ten working days prior to the proposed examination date(s), and to attend the oral examination. The written report should indicate the external examiner’s preliminary vote (per decision categories) based on a reading of the dissertation. Failure to receive this report by mail, email or fax will result in the postponement of the oral examination. Once an external examiner has agreed to serve, the date, time and location of the examination is established.

Candidates must distribute one copy of the dissertation to each of the internal members of the Committee and submit two copies, along with the signed Dissertation Defence Form, to the FGPDS Office at least seven weeks in advance of the scheduled examination date. In some cases it might be possible to schedule the defence in a shorter period of time. The FGPDS Office forwards one copy to the external examiner, and places the other copy on display for examination by any member of the University. The FGPDS Office announces the submission of the dissertation, the membership of the Examining Committee, and the date and location of the oral defence. Major criticism of the dissertation by members of the University community, other than those on the examining committee, must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies no later than one week prior to the oral examination.

13.7 The Dissertation Defence19

The defence, normally two to three hours duration, is an oral examination conducted by an impartial chairperson (the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, or delegate). Any member of the University is entitled to attend, but the chairperson has the authority to exclude persons whose conduct disturbs the examination procedures. Non-members of the University may attend but must receive the permission of the candidate, the supervisor and the chairperson of the oral examination.

Any member of the examining committee who cannot attend the defence must submit a written report, with questions, to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at least one week before the defence. The Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies appoints a delegate to represent the absent member.

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Full regulations and procedures governing the doctoral dissertation can be found on the FGPDS website.

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The delegate has full participation and voting rights. In the case of the unexpected last minute absence of an examining committee member, the procedures outlined in the Policy on the Last Minute Absence of a Chairperson or Committee Member is invoked. Should the external examiner not arrive for the oral examination, the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies appoints a replacement to read and represent the content of the written report. This delegate has full participation and voting rights.

The chairperson and members of the committee meet, in-camera, prior to the commencement of the examination to clarify the procedures for the conduct of the examination, and to discuss any other matters pertaining to the examination.

The examination begins with the candidate presenting a 15 to 20 minute summary of the dissertation, using whatever aids are required to make an effective presentation. The external examiner begins the question period, followed by members of the committee, proceeding from the cognate member to the supervisor. Normally, there are two or three rounds of questions. The chairperson indicates at the end of the second round of questions whether there have been any questions submitted by members of the University. If so, they are read to the candidate by the chairperson prior to the start of the third round of questions.

Once the members of the examining committee indicate that they have no further questions, the chairperson may invite questions from non-committee members. The chairperson, in consultation with the supervisor and members of the examining committee, if necessary, will determine whether a question is appropriate or relevant.

The chairperson adjourns the formal examination by asking the candidate and all visitors to leave when it is deemed that no further questioning is necessary. The Dean of SBE, the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (if not serving as chairperson) and the Director of the PhD & Research-based Masters programs are permitted to attend the in-camera deliberations of the examining committee. However, they have no vote and may not participate in the discussions except by invitation.

The chairperson begins the in-camera deliberations by reading to the committee the comments of the external examiner, as well as any other written comments from members of the University community. The dissertation supervisor does not have access to the written comments before the defence. Following this reading, the chairperson reviews and explains the decisions available to the examining committee. If the external examiner is absent, the deliberations commence after having read his or her full report. When the external examiner is present, he or she should begin the discussion and proposes a decision category. The decision is based both on the quality of the dissertation and on the candidate’s ability to defend the dissertation. The chairperson, who must not participate in the decision-making process, serves as an impartial non-voting facilitator.

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13.8 Decisions in the Dissertation Defence

The decision of the examining committee is based both on the dissertation and on the candidate's ability to defend it. Five decisions are open to the examining committee:

Accepted - The dissertation is accepted. Acceptance may be conditional on typographical and/or minor editorial corrections to be made to the satisfaction of the supervisor. A decision of "accepted" can be rendered only if there is no more than one dissenting vote.

Accepted with Minor Modifications – The dissertation requires minor changes in substance or minor editorial changes which are to be made to the satisfaction of the members of the examining committee designated by the committee. The examining committee’s report must include a brief outline of the nature of the changes required and must indicate the time by which the changes are to be completed. Normally, such changes should be completed within four weeks of the date of the examination.

Accepted with Major Modifications - The dissertation is accepted subject to substantive changes in its content or major editorial changes which are to be made to the satisfaction of specified members of the examining board designated by the committee. The examining committee's report must include a brief outline of the nature of the changes required and must indicate the time by which the changes should be completed. A decision of "accepted with modifications" can be rendered only if there is no more than one dissenting vote.

Decision deferred - The dissertation requires modifications of a substantial nature which make the acceptability of the dissertation questionable. The examining committee's report must contain a brief outline of the modifications expected and should indicate the time by which the changes are to be completed. The revised dissertation must be submitted for re-examination. Normally the re-examination will follow the same procedures as for the initial submission and the same examining committee will serve. A decision to defer is open only once for each candidate.

Rejected - The dissertation and/or defence are not acceptable. The examining committee shall report the reasons for rejection. A candidate whose doctoral dissertation has been rejected is required to withdraw from the PhD program.

If the examining committee is not prepared to reach a decision at the time of the dissertation defence, it is the responsibility of the chairperson to determine what additional information is required by the committee to reach a decision, to arrange to obtain this information for the committee, and to call another meeting of the committee as soon as the required information is available.

If all but one member of the committee agrees on a decision, the decision shall be that of the majority. Where two dissenting votes are cast, discussion must continue to arrive at a decision

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in which there is no more than one dissenting vote. When a decision is reached, all members of the examining committee must sign the “PhD Dissertation Examination Report”.

At the conclusion of the in-camera deliberations, the chairperson informs the candidate of the decision and of any modifications that must be completed by a proposed date. The candidate may accept this deadline, or present reasons why an extension beyond the proposed date is needed. The chairperson must submit a written report on the conduct of the examination, noting any problems in the process or procedures that may require policy revisions, or that may be relevant should the candidate appeal a decision. The criteria for nominating a candidate for a Medal of Academic Excellence are:

Normally, a minimum overall grade point average of 10.5 in course work.

Normally, a minimum of A- in any course.

The majority of the Dissertation Examination Committee members, which must include the external examiner, consider the dissertation to be outstanding.

13.9 Submission of Approved Dissertation for Binding

When the dissertation has been accepted by the supervisor, the candidate must submit four copies of the unbound dissertation to the FGPDS Office for approval and forwarding to the University Library. Of these four copies, one unbound copy is sent for inclusion in the Canadian Thesis on Microfiche Service at the National Library. The three remaining copies of the dissertation are bound by the Library and distributed as follows: one for the candidate, one for the candidate’s department, and one for the dissertation supervisor. The copy returned by the National Library after microfiching is bound and becomes the Wilfrid Laurier University Library copy. The FGPDS Office (or University Library) will forward an abstract of the dissertation (maximum 350 words) to the publishers of Dissertation Abstracts International. The abstract, which must be prepared by the PhD candidate, and approved by the FGPDS, is published in Dissertation Abstracts International, and is available in microfilm form through the National Library of Canada. The publisher’s fee for this service is collected from the author of the dissertation. The candidate gives the University the right to reproduce the dissertation in whole or in part in any form. The candidate, however, retains the right to publish the dissertation. All copies made under the authority of the University’s “Partial Copyright Licence” shall bear a statement to the effect that the copy in question “is being made available in this form by authority of the copyright owner solely for the purposes of private study and research and may not be copied or reproduced except as permitted by the copyright laws without written authority from the copyright owner”. The four copies of the Partial Copyright Licence, which the candidate signs, are bound with the dissertation. The title page of the dissertation must include the Universal Copyright Notice.

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14. Degree Program Time Guidelines/Limits

Typically, the program will be completed within 4 years (12 terms) of full-time registration. In order to qualify as full-time, graduate students must:

Be pursuing studies as a full-time occupation.

Identify themselves as full-time graduate students.

Be designated by the university as full-time graduate students.

Be geographically available and visit the campus regularly. Without forfeiting full-time status, graduate students, while still under supervision, may be absent from their university (e.g., visiting libraries, doing field work, attending a graduate course at another institution, etc.) provided that, if any such period of absence exceeds four weeks in any one term, written evidence shall be available in the Graduate Studies Office to the effect that the absence has the approval of the chairperson of the department and the Dean of Graduate Studies. This form constitutes acceptable written evidence.

Not be regularly employed by the University for more than an average of 10 hours per week.

Students must maintain continuous registration every term in which any degree requirements, including course requirements, dissertation/thesis/research paper and oral defence, are completed. No oral defence will be scheduled or held without registration being completed prior to the proposed date of the defence. Candidates who fail to maintain continuous registration will be required to withdraw from the program unless they have been granted inactive status.

14.1 Extensions of Coursework Under Calendar regulations, an instructor of a course (with a defined start and end date) may consider a request for an extension to complete required coursework, beyond the end of the term in which the course was taken. Note that the maximum extension available is one academic term. Students must initiate the request and submit the Petition for Extension to Complete Coursework form to their instructor, who must approve the request. The PhD Program Director must also sign the form, and then it must be submitted to FGPDS. Any requests for extension to complete coursework beyond one term must come to the Graduate Student Appeals Committee. Students who require an extension to their degree program time limits must petition to the Graduate Student Appeals Committee (petition form is available on the FGPDS website). If the petition is not approved or if a student fails to submit a petition, he or she will be withdrawn from the program and will have to apply for readmission.

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15. The Intellectual Development and the Educational Experience of the Student

In addition to the courses, dissertation and comprehensive requirements, each field encourages students to attend regular research seminars in which students’ intellectual and professional development is fostered through participation in colloquia. The faculty and supervisors also encourage students to present the results of their research at conferences to ensure participation in the wider community of academics.

15.1 Teaching Component

The PhD program encourages the doctoral students to enhance their teaching skills in addition to Teaching Assistantship that they receive during the program. Accordingly, the program attempts to offer one CAS-exempt teaching position to each student in his/her respective area during the program, based on the availability of teaching positions, and normally after the comprehensive exam is successfully completed.20 The program will offer the undergraduate stipend teaching to the PhD students in place of the TAship for the term teaching is assigned. The FGPDS must approve such appointments to ensure that the rules and regulations governing the current Collective Agreement are met. This is considered as an opportunity to acquire valuable teaching training and experience, apart from providing an additional source of financial support. To qualify for such a position, the doctoral students are strongly encouraged to complete a non-credit course entitled: Foundations in University Teaching prior to or concurrently with their first teaching opportunity. Doctoral students taking this course will receive a notation on their transcript. Note that students could also be appointed by their respective areas to teach a regular CAS appointment. In this case, all the rules and conditions for a CAS appointment will be applied.

Teaching while in the doctoral program should be considered a privilege and not a right. Thus, while efforts will be made to accommodate students’ needs, not all requests can be granted. Moreover, students may not receive approval to teach if it compromises or potentially undermines their ability to successfully complete the doctoral program.

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15.2 Enhancing Prospects for Successful Job Placement

To enhance prospects for successful job placement, doctoral students that will be entering the job market are required to present their job market paper in a seminar organized by the doctoral candidate’s area prior to going on the market, and will be provided additional resources and mentoring in the process.

16. Protecting Your Privacy: Implications for Teaching and Learning

The Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) applies to all universities in Ontario. The purpose of FIPPA is to allow public access to university information and to protect personal information. Ten Things to Know about the Privacy of Information 1. All information on privacy (including this list) is found on Laurier’s Privacy Office website.

Click on the privacy tab on the bottom of any Laurier web page to access it. 2. If the safety of any person is clearly in jeopardy, Laurier’s Privacy Office can release that

person’s information (contact your supervisor, Laurier’s Ombudsperson or Information & Privacy Officer for more information).

3. It is acceptable to use (post, pass around, etc.) names in class if necessary, but advise

students and offer alternatives if possible. You might include this statement in your syllabus:

“Students’ names may be divulged in the classroom to other members of the class. Students who are concerned about such disclosures should contact the course instructor to identify whether there are any possible alternatives to such disclosures.”

4. Posting student names, numbers, grades, or any other personal information in publicly

accessible areas, such as on office doors, is not acceptable. Use My Learning Space as an alternative. For more information on My Learning Space, visit www.mylearningspace.ca

5. Any completed student work, such as assignments, examinations, essays or lab reports,

should be considered records containing personal information. Hence, handing back assignments requires reasonable supervision. Only the owner should see or receive the record.

6. Protect students’ personal information when transporting assignments, essays,

examinations, grade sheets, petition files and so on. For example, encrypt electronic files on mobile devices or lock up hard copies in the trunk of your car.

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7. Students’ personal information, once collected, must be retained for one year. This practice is applicable to tests, examinations and other submissions not returned to the student.

8. Parents or others should not be given information about students aged 16 years or older.

Assume all Laurier students are older than 16. 9. Your teaching materials, such as lecture notes, overheads, and examination questions, and

your unpublished research materials, such as data, notes, and drafts, are not accessible through Ontario’s freedom of information law.

10. Personal information about you that is related to your official capacities at Laurier is not

protected under Ontario’s privacy law. Assume any record you make while at Laurier, other than those mentioned in 9 above, is accessible by the public.

August 2012

For more information In doubt about privacy? Have questions? Contact Shereen Rowe, University Secretary & General Counsel – University Information & Privacy Officer, ext. 2037, srowe@wlu.ca, or visit the website at www.wlu.ca/privacy.php. Learn about Laurier University Policy 10.1 on Information Availability and Privacy Protection at www.wlu.ca – Governance & Policies. Learn more about the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) at: www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90f31_e.htm.

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APPENDIX A

Academic Misconduct Investigation and Adjudication Process

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APPENDIX B

Internal Implementation Plans: Procedural Aspects of the PhD Program

as Applied to Different Fields

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Accounting The purpose of this document is to outline some of the key structures and processes of the PhD program in Management (Accounting) Field. The information contained herein is consistent with the explicit goal of a PhD program recognized for research excellence. The policies and procedures are consistent with University and Graduate Studies regulations. This document has been vetted by the PhD program Director and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This document is a supplement to the larger Governance document for the PhD program and was specifically written for the PhD graduate program in the Accounting field. The contents of this document are subject to revision by the Accounting faculty. Any changes will be subject to the approval of the PhD Director and any relevant committees.

Doctoral Student Selection Process

Applicants to the PhD Program in Management will first have their files reviewed by the PhD Programs Office to ensure the files are complete and meet the minimum requirements (e.g., minimum grade point average) necessary for further consideration. Files that meet the minimum requirements will be sent to the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator for further consideration. The PhD Admissions Committee in the Accounting Area will examine the files and decide upon: (a) applicant acceptability based on application criteria, and (b) applicant fit with the Accounting Area. If an applicant is considered by the Accounting Area’s PhD Admissions Committee to be acceptable and a good fit, the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator will be assigned as their Initial Advisor.

A list of desired applicants with the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator named as interim advisor will be given to the SBE PhD Office for confirmation by the PhD Program Director. The Director will then proceed to follow the necessary steps/procedures through the Admissions Committee for formulating a list of suggested candidates to be recommended to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for admission to the program. Since there may be fewer offers than students requested by the area group, the list provided by the area group will present the students in rank order – such that the highest ranked student is considered first, second ranked considered second, and so on.

The primary application deadline is January 15 of each calendar year. The selection processes will follow the procedures set out by the PhD Program Office and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

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PhD Timeline and Course Work

The PhD program can be completed within 4 years (12 terms) of full-time registration. Students must adhere to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies guidelines and policies for continuing registration. Normally, the timeline for the PhD program is as follows:

Years 1 and 2 of the program are devoted to completing course work and working on research projects that will enhance the student’s skills.

- Students should consult with their interim advisor (i.e. the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator) to ascertain the course requirements and electives that are available to them in a given a year.

At the end of Year 2 (normally in June or July), comprehensive exams are completed.

Optional: Students are permitted to teach after successfully completing their comprehensive exams (see section entitled “Teaching Component”).

Typically, the dissertation proposal should be defended within 2 terms of completing comprehensive exams.

The final dissertation defence is typically completed in 4 or 5 years.

Throughout the program, students are expected to be contributing members to the overall program and culture of the area group. This includes being engaged members of the university community and being geographically available (e.g., attending seminar series, available for meetings, enhancing the culture of our community). Students are expected to focus on their graduate studies as their full-time occupation. Note that according to the existing rules, in any given year, students are not expected to work more than 520 hours on-campus. Extended absences and extensions to the degree program time limits must receive approval from the student’s interim advisor or supervisor and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Comprehensive Exams (Comps)

Objectives of Comps: The purpose of the Comprehensive Exam is to: (a) determine the student’s broad area of knowledge in the Accounting field, and (b) examine whether the student is ready to conduct research within the Accounting field. Students must pass their comprehensive exams in order to continue in the program.

Comprehensive Exam Committee: The comprehensive exam committee will consist of Accounting Area faculty members that teach in the PhD program. The Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator will serve as the chair of this committee.

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Comprehensive Exam Reading List: Students are responsible for all course content from all required Accounting courses, electives, research methods and statistics courses. Students are also responsible for having a command of the last three years of Accounting-relevant material from the following journals: Journal of Accounting and Economics; Journal of Accounting Research; Contemporary Accounting Research; Accounting, Organizations and Society; Review of Accounting Studies; Journal of Management Accounting Research; Behavioral Research in Accounting and The Accounting Review. Note – the Comps journal list may be modified at the discretion of the Accounting Area PhD Committee.

Exam Components: The exam will consist of two components:

1. Closed-Book Exam #1

Students must complete questions demonstrating knowledge from Financial Accounting and Research Methodologies/Statistics. Students will be given approximately 5 hours to answer the questions. 2. Closed-Book Exam #2

Students must complete questions demonstrating knowledge from Managerial Accounting, Tax, Auditing, and related Research Methodologies/Statistics. Students will be given approximately 5 hours to answer the questions.

The two exams will typically be completed over the course of three days (e.g., Exam #1 on Tuesday and Exam #2 on Thursday). Any questions or clarifications during the exam period should be directed only to the chair of the comprehensive exam committee (or another accounting professor designated by the chair, if the chair is unavailable on the date of the exam).

Comprehensive Exam Evaluation Procedures: The committee will assign students a mark of excellent/pass/fail for: (a) each question on the first exam, and (b) for the overall second exam. In order to pass the overall comprehensive exam, students must pass: (a) all questions in the first exam, and (b) the second examination. (Note: The coverage of examinations 1 and 2 is based on the assumption of a student completing the Empirical Financial Accounting stream. For a student completing the Behavioural Management Accounting stream Exam 1 would focus on Management Accounting and exam 2 would include Financial Accounting).

If a student fails one or both of the components, the student will be given the opportunity to take one additional comprehensive exam for each component failed (that is, Exam #1 or Exam #2, or both - if both components are failed, with new questions). In accordance with regulations from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the second attempt must be made within one semester.

As per regulations from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, failure on the second attempt will result in the candidate being required to withdraw from the PhD program. Regardless of the outcome, the final decision will be given by the student’s interim supervisor

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(or dissertation supervisor, if that person has been determined) and/or the chair of the comprehensive exam committee. Students will receive a final grade of complete or incomplete for their Comprehensive Exam (BU891). Exam Dates: The comprehensive exam period will be the same for all students eligible to take the exam and will normally occur in June or July.

Exam Expectations and Academic Misconduct: The comprehensive exam is an independent effort. Students may not receive help from any other individuals, including other students or faculty members. Students may not use (e.g., cut and paste) any materials that have been prepared as part of previous work for the degree (e.g., components of term papers, thought papers, etc). Incidents of academic misconduct are taken extremely seriously and will be dealt with accordingly.

Academic Misconduct Academic misconduct is an act by a student, or by students working on a team project, which may result in a false evaluation of the student(s), or which represents an attempt to unfairly gain an academic advantage, where the student either knew or ought reasonably to have known that it was misconduct. Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant for a finding of academic misconduct. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following acts which are presented as examples or a guide since not every possible circumstance can be anticipated:

1. Plagiarism, which is the unacknowledged presentation, in whole or in part, of the work of others as one's own, whether in written, oral or other form, in an examination, report, assignment, thesis or dissertation.

2. Cheating, which involves the using, giving, receiving, or the attempt to use, give or receive unauthorized information during an examination in oral, written or other form; or, copying an essay, examination or report, or allowing someone else to copy one's essay, examination or report.

3. Submitting the same piece of work, or a significant part thereof, for the same course or for more than one course without the permission of the instructors involved in each course; or, submitting an essay or other work which has been submitted elsewhere, previously or at the same time, without the written permission of all academic units or institutions involved in the submissions.

4. Impersonating another person in an examination or test. 5. Buying or otherwise obtaining term papers or assignments for submission of another

person's work as one's own for evaluation. 6. Falsifying, misrepresenting or forging an academic record or supporting document.

(Graduate Academic Calendar, 2009)

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Teaching Component

Along with developing their research skills while in the programme, students are also expected to develop and/or enhance their teaching skills. In addition to the Teaching Assistantships that are provided, the Accounting Area requires it’s PhD students to take the course Foundations in University Teaching after completing their comprehensive exams and prior to or concurrently with their first teaching opportunity. Note that there can be a waiting list for entry into this course and students who plan to take the course should inquire about space in the course well in advance of the semester in which they would like to take it. (Note: for a student with extensive teaching experience, a waiver of the requirement to take this course can be applied for by the student and granted at the discretion of the Accounting Area Admissions Committee). Note that students wishing to teach must receive approval from their supervisor and Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator. They must also consult with the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator about potential teaching opportunities. CAS-exempt teaching appointments must also be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and operate in accordance with the restrictions from the collective agreement. A CAS-exempt teaching position is one which may be filled by a doctoral candidate without the need to advertise the position. Teaching while in the doctoral programme should be considered a privilege and not a right. Thus, while efforts will be made to accommodate students’ needs, not all requests can be granted. Moreover, students may not receive approval to teach if it compromises or potentially undermines their ability to successfully complete the doctoral programme. In order to maintain full-time status in the PhD programme, students must not be employed by the university for more than an average of 10 hours per week, which includes teaching and any associated preparation.

Dissertation Proposal and Document Instructions

In addition to the procedures outlined below, the student and dissertation supervisor are responsible for ensuring that all guidelines from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies are met. These guidelines can be found in the Grad Calendar.

Creation/Composition of the Dissertation Committees (Advisory & Examination)

Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC)

At the proposal stage, a Dissertation Advisory Committee must be created. Students are required to recruit a supervisor who will agree to serve as their advisor through the dissertation process. Students should consult with their supervisor to identify appropriate committee members and how these committee members will be approached.

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The composition of this committee must adhere to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies guidelines. Typically, this committee will include: (a) the dissertation supervisor who will normally be a full-time member of the Accounting faculty, and (b) at least two other faculty members, typically from Accounting. The third member may be from outside of the academic unit/program of the student. If there is a fourth member of the committee, this person will typically be from outside of the academic unit/program of the student. The supervisor and all internal members of the committee must hold a current appointment with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

The dissertation supervisor must complete the required documentation (which can be found at: https://www.wlu.ca/forms_detail.php?grp_id=36&frm_id=1222) and ensure that the advisory committee is approved.

All members of the DAC must: (a) review and approve the dissertation proposal, and (b) review a complete draft of the dissertation and verify that it is ready to go forward for the final defence.

Dissertation Examination Committee (DEC)

This committee is created to evaluate the final dissertation. The composition of this committee must adhere to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies guidelines. Typically, this committee will include: all the members of the DAC, an internal/external examiner (if one has not been included in the DAC) and an external examiner who is “arm’s length” from the candidate. The external examiner will be appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies from a list of at least three scholars. These external scholars will normally not be on faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University and will be identified based on their international reputation and expertise in the subject of the dissertation. The list of potential examiners will be submitted (on the appropriate nomination form) by the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator, after consultation with the supervisor and the other internal members of the examining committee. The nominations must be submitted at least 9-10 weeks in advance of the proposed date(s) for the oral examination. See the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Guidelines for the full selection procedures, general regulations, and required approval forms.

Dissertation Proposal and Proposal Defence

The purpose of the Dissertation Proposal (including the proposal defence) is to assure the student and dissertation advisory committee that the proposed research is ready to be executed. It also clarifies expectations for the dissertation document as well as brings consensus to issues of concern regarding the research process. It is expected that the dissertation proposal will be defended within approximately 2 semesters following the successful completion of comprehensive exams. The dissertation proposal must be successfully defended before commencing the formal dissertation.

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The objectives of the dissertation proposal are for the student to: (a) demonstrate sufficient knowledge to complete the proposed research, (b) confirm that the proposed research has been sufficiently developed, adheres to the expectations of the supervisor and dissertation advisory committee, and has the potential to make an significant contribution to the field, as well as (c) ensure that the proposed research has an actionable and realistic plan for completion.

In order to successfully complete the proposal defence, students must ensure that they fulfill all of these objectives. Thus, at a minimum, students must demonstrate that they have conducted an appropriate literature review, developed suitable methodology(ies) to examine their research questions, identified appropriate analysis techniques and data sources, and established the potential theoretical and practical contributions and implications of their research. They should also have an appropriate timeline/plan for completing the research.

Dissertation Proposal Document

Given that the expectations for the proposal (e.g., length, format of proposal) vary to some degree depending on the research questions being examined and the way that the research will be conducted (e.g., one versus multiple studies), students should clarify the expectations for their dissertation proposal with their supervisor as well as the Dissertation Advisory Committee prior to the proposal defence. The student may receive informal and developmental feedback from committee members as the proposal is being developed. Prior to scheduling the proposal defence, the student and his/her supervisor should ensure that the committee members believe that the proposal is sufficiently developed to be defended. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his/her committee’s expectations for the proposal defence are met prior to submitting their final version of the proposal and scheduling the proposal defence.

When the final version of the proposal is ready for the defence, the dissertation supervisor will aid the student in scheduling a Proposal Defence date. Students must provide a copy of their dissertation proposal to all members of the Dissertation Advisory Committee at least 2 weeks in advance of the Proposal Defence.

Dissertation Proposal Defence

The Proposal Defence will be chaired by the student’s dissertation supervisor. The defence will proceed as follows.

1. The chair of the defence will begin the meeting by clarifying any procedures and/or details that will facilitate the smooth running of the defence. The dissertation chair may ask the candidate and members of the audience to leave in order to establish the procedures that will be used for the defence (e.g., the order of questioning and any other procedures that will be used). Once the procedures have been established, the chair will invite the candidate and other attendees back into the room and inform them of any relevant details.

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2. The chair will then invite the candidate to present a 20-30 minute oral summary of the proposal.

3. Following the presentation, the defence chair will begin the question period with the procedures established at the beginning the defence. When the committee is finished its questioning, the defence chair may allow the audience to ask questions. The defence chair has the authority to ask the audience to leave the room at any time during the proposal defence and has discretion on whether questions from the audience are allowed.

Any member of the university community is entitled to attend the defence. Non-members of the university community may attend but must receive the permission from the candidate and his/her dissertation supervisor. The chair of the defence has the authority to exclude persons whose conduct disturbs the defence procedures.

Upon the completion of the question period, the chair will ask the candidate and audience to leave the room. The Dissertation Advisory Committee will meet in camera to evaluate the proposal.

The proposed research will receive one of four evaluation options. All members of the committee must agree on the option selected before the decision is communicated to the student. If the committee cannot agree, a letter will be written by the supervisor to the PhD Program Director indicating a hung jury. The Director, in consultation with the supervisor and committee members, will formulate the final decision. Here are the possible outcomes assuming no hung-jury occurs:

1. Complete the research as proposed. 2. Make some minor revisions to the hypotheses, procedure, and/or method and then

complete the research (the supervisor alone is expected to ensure that the changes are made).

3. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes, submit it to the committee members for feedback and approval; if acceptable, then complete the research.

4. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes. Present the new document to the committee, and engage in a second closed proposal meeting including only the student and committee.

If options 3 or 4 are selected, the committee will set a time limit as to when the additional work must be carried out. This time limit will be agreed upon immediately following the decision.

The final committee decision will be given to the student immediately following the in-camera meeting by the student’s supervisor. The overall length of the defence should not exceed three hours.

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Dissertation Document

The dissertation is an original piece of research that makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the student’s chosen field. It is expected that this research will be of publishable quality. Multiple studies are not specifically required but primary data collection is required. Thus, except in rare circumstances (which require the prior of approval of the entire Dissertation Advisory Committee), a meta-analysis will not be considered sufficient to complete the dissertation requirements (although it may be included as a component of the dissertation).

The final dissertation document must adhere to one of two formats: (1) Traditional or (2) Manuscript. Students should consult with their supervisors to determine the appropriate format for their dissertation. Note that, regardless of the chosen format, publication or acceptance for publication of research results before the dissertation defence in no way supersedes the committee’s judgment of the work at the dissertation defence.

Traditional

This format will typically be used when the dissertation involves one large piece of research. The dissertation should be ordered as follows:

Title Page Abstract (not more than 350 words) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures and Illustrations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review Chapter 3 to n: Body of Thesis Chapter n + 1: Summary and Conclusions References Appendices

Manuscript

This format will typically be used when the dissertation involves multiple studies. The dissertation should be ordered as follows:

Title Page Abstract (not more than 350 words) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures and Illustrations

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Chapter 1: General Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review (optional) Chapter 3 to n: Manuscripts Chapter n + 1: General Discussion, Summary and Conclusions References Appendices

NOTE: In the Manuscript Approach to the dissertation, all manuscripts must be demonstrably the student’s own work. The number of expected manuscript publications and submissions will be determined by the student’s PhD Committee, in consultation with the Accounting Graduate Field Coordinator.

Dissertation Formatting

Regardless of the chosen format, all dissertations should be formatted according to the guidelines provided by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. These can be found at:

http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/section.php?cal=3&s=396&ss=1723&y=46 http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/section.php?cal=3&s=396&sp=1408&ss=1723&y=46

Dissertation Defence

When the final dissertation is ready to be defended, candidates should adhere to all of the regulations for dissertation submission from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This includes ensuring that the dissertation is formatted properly and that all required forms and approvals have been submitted. The oral examination will follow the procedures outlined by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Key Dissertation Deadlines Students are responsible for identifying and completing all requirements from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. When the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies receives all required forms, they will announce the submission of the dissertation, the membership of the Dissertation Examination Committee, and the date/location of the oral defence. Major criticisms of the dissertation by members of the university community, other than those on the examining committee, must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Graduate Studies no later than one week prior to the oral examination. The supervisor and at least two additional members of the Dissertation Examination Committee must sign off on the dissertation prior to sending it out to the external examiner.

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These are a sample of important milestones that should be met:

Deadline Task

Minimum 9-10 weeks in advance of proposed defence date.

Student completes and has committee members sign the first parts of the PhD Dissertation Defence Form (includes nomination of external examiners, internal/external examiner, and proposed defence dates).

Minimum 7 weeks in advance of the proposed defence date.

The final section of the PhD Dissertation Defence form is completed and CV from the external examiner is attached. PhD Dissertation Defence form and 2 copies of the dissertation are submitted to the Office of the Dean of Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Ensure that all DAC members and internal/external examiner have received copies of the dissertation.

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Financial Economics

The purpose of this document is to outline some procedural aspects of the PhD program in the Financial Economics field. The aim is to ensure that these procedures are consistent with the overall goal of operating a high quality PhD program recognized for research excellence. The policies and procedures are consistent with University and the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies regulations. This document has been vetted by the PhD & Research-based Masters Program Director and the Faculty of Graduate Studies. This document is a supplement to the larger Governance document for the PhD program, and was specifically written for the PhD graduate program in the Financial Economics field. The contents of this document are subject to revision by the Finance Area faculty over time as the program evolves. Any significant changes will be subject to the approval of the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director and appropriate committees.

Admission Process

Applicants to the PhD Program in Management will first have their files reviewed by the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office to ensure the files are complete, and that the files meet the acceptable entrance requirements (e.g., minimum GPA) necessary for further consideration.

Those files surviving this first screening process will be sent to the Finance Area for further consideration. The PhD sub-committee for the area group – the Finance Area PhD sub-committee – will examine the files and decide upon: (a) applicant’s acceptability, and (b) who will serve as the interim research advisor to each student who enters the program. Within the first 12 months of admittance to the program, students will be assigned an interim research advisor. The interim research advisor will often serve as the permanent supervisor. However, students may choose a different interim advisor from the one initially assigned. The procedures for making these decisions will be developed by the finance area’s PhD sub-committee.

A list of desired applicants with interim research advisors will be given to the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office for confirmation by the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Director. The Director will then proceed to follow the necessary steps/procedures through the Admissions Committee for formulating a list of suggested candidates to be recommended to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies for admission to the program. Because there may be fewer offers than students requested by the area group, the list provided by the area group will present the students in rank order – such that the highest ranked student is considered first, second ranked considered second and so on.

Comprehensive Examination

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During the spring term of the student’s second year in the program, following the completion of all required coursework, the student will be required to take a comprehensive exam. This exam will normally be held in August. The spring term typically ends in early August so the exam is to be taken no later than the official ending date of the spring term. The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to: (a) determine whether the student has the necessary broad knowledge of the Finance field, and (b) test if the student is adequately prepared to conduct high quality research in their area of specialty within the Finance field.

The exam will consist of two parts. Each part is prepared by the Comprehensive Examination (CE) committee which will be responsible for the examination content and its administration. The committee will include professors who have taught the student the senior level doctoral courses and seminars.

On or before April 15th, the CE committee will decide the reading list for the comprehensive exam and provide this information in writing or electronically to the student. The CE committee is responsible for preparing the exam and announcing the schedule during the spring term of Year 2, ensuring that the student gets relevant information in a timely manner. The CE committee will evaluate the student’s examination performance.

The comprehensive examination will be in two parts. Each part will be four hours long and be closed book. The material covered in these exams will be drawn from the senior PhD courses especially the seminar courses, and from other sources specifically identified by the CE committee. Details of this material will be provided to the student at least four months prior to the examination date.

The CE committee will assign a pass or fail grade to each paper. Following the evaluation of the papers by the CE committee as a whole, the committee will meet in camera and recommend an overall pass or fail decision for each paper. The results of the examination will be announced to the student within two weeks of the end of the comprehensive exam.

If the candidate passes both parts of the comprehensive exam, the candidate will proceed to the dissertation stage of the program. If either of the passes is borderline, the candidate may be required to carry out additional study as specified by the Comprehensive Examination (CE) committee before proceeding to the dissertation stage. If the candidate fails one or both parts of the exam, the CE committee will decide on appropriate action depending on the student’s performance. The student may be asked to rewrite one or both parts of the comprehensive exam. This new examination will occur no later than the immediately following fall academic term. The content of the second exam (exams) will be broadly based on the material on which the student received a failing grade at the first attempt. In accordance with the University’s Graduate Studies regulations, any student who fails the second examination will be required to withdraw from the program. This decision will be given by the student’s advisor (in private) immediately following the in-camera evaluation meeting.

Dissertation

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Upon successfully completing the comprehensive examination, the student will proceed to the dissertation phase of the doctoral program. The student will select a research topic and a suitably qualified Faculty member who is knowledgeable in the selected research area who will become the student’s research supervisor. The student will work with the supervisor to prepare the dissertation research proposal. However another finance area faculty member will also become involved at an early stage to provide general guidance and advice on the research proposal. Normally the research proposal will be presented and defended within one year after the successful completion of the Comprehensive Examination. The administrative arrangements for this process will be carried out by the student’s PhD Dissertation Committee which for the purposes of the document will also be known as the PhD Committee. This committee will be responsible for examining the dissertation proposal in terms of its quality and originality and will be responsible for approving the proposed research.

Dissertation Advisory Committee Composition

The DAC will normally be chaired by the student's research supervisor. The composition of the DAC will include the supervisor, and at least two other members from the Finance area who are qualified to provide guidance on the research and monitor its quality. In some cases it may be appropriate to include a committee member from some other discipline who will provide relevant expertise to the committee.

The Research Proposal and the Proposal Defence

The student will prepare a Research Proposal which will include an outline of the proposed research and will include sufficient detail for the DAC to assess whether the research proposed is of an adequate standard and to assure the Committee that the student has the background, tools and expertise to carry out the proposed research successfully. The student has the responsibility for preparing the Research Proposal in consultation with the research supervisor. There is no set length for this document: the length of the document will vary depending on the topic. The key determining features of the Research Proposal will be the quality of the proposed research and its likelihood of success.

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The Research Proposal will contain the relevant details of the research. Typically, the Proposal will include: (a) a literature review, (b) a detailed discussion of future research and how the proposal fits into a program of research, and (c) preliminary results of the research where appropriate. The key determining feature of the dissertation will be the quality of the research and the clarity of the exposition. It is the student’s responsibility to provide a complete copy of the Research Proposal to all the members of the DAC at least two (2) weeks in advance of the Proposal Seminar. The student is encouraged to obtain informal feedback on the proposal from the members of the student’s DAC prior to the Research Proposal Meeting.

The Proposal Defence

The Proposal Defence will normally be chaired by the student’s research supervisor. The meeting will be open to members of faculty and other graduate students. The Proposal Defence will start with a thirty minute presentation of the proposed research by the student. The Chair will ensure that this segment of the presentation is not to be interrupted. After the opening presentation the members of the Dissertation Advisory Committee will ask the students questions concerning the proposed research. The purpose of these questions is to ascertain the quality of the Research Proposal and the student’s ability to successfully carry out the proposed research. After the DAC has finished all its questions other members of the audience will be free to ask questions and make comments. A designated member of the DACwill summarize the key comments provided by the DAC and others during the Proposal Defence and make this summary available to the DAC.

Immediately following the Proposal Defence, the Dissertation Advisory Committee will meet in-camera without the student present for as long as is necessary to reach a consensus. All members of the DAC must agree on the option selected. The research proposal will receive one of the following four evaluations.

1. Complete the research as proposed with possibly very minor changes

2. Make some minor revisions as requested by the DAC and proceed to complete the research. The student’s research supervisor, either alone or in conjunction with one other committee member, will ensure that the changes are made.

3. Make major changes to the Research Proposal, as requested by the DAC, and submit it to the committee members for feedback. If the changes are acceptable, then complete the research.

4. Make very major changes to the Research Proposal as requested by the DAC. Present a new document to the committee, and present this new proposal in a second proposal meeting.

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If options three or four are selected, the committee will set a maximum time limit within which the additional work must be carried out. This time limit will be agreed upon immediately following the decision. The final committee decision will be given to the student immediately following the in-camera meeting by the student’s supervisor. If the second proposal is deemed unacceptable the student will be requested to withdraw from the program.

Dissertation Examination and Oral Defence

The process of examining the final dissertation is administered by the Dissertation Examining Committee. In general, members of the Dissertation Advisory Committee will form the core of the Dissertation Examining Committee which will include additional members as required by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The Dissertation Examining Committee should include a member from outside the Department of Business. The Dissertation Examination Committee must include an external examiner with no previous formal linkage with the student, the supervisor or the academic unit. The supervisor and all internal members must hold a current appointment to the FGPDS. The committee, in consultation with the supervisor and the candidate, where appropriate, will appoint the external members of the committee. The external examiner will be appointed by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies from a list of at least three scholars who are recognized authorities on the subject of the research topic of the dissertation. These external scholars will normally currently reside in Canada or the United States. The list of potential examiners will be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies after consultation with the supervisor and the other internal members of the examining committee. The nominations must be submitted at least eight weeks in advance of the proposed date(s) for the oral examination.

Candidates must distribute one copy of the dissertation to each of the internal members of the committee and submit two copies, along with the signed Dissertation Submission Form, to the FGPDS Office at least seven weeks in advance of the scheduled examination date. In some cases it might be possible to schedule the defence in a shorter period of time. These copies must be submitted in the format required by the current dissertation format guidelines. The FGPDS Office will forward one copy to the external examiner, and place the other copy on display for examination by any member of the university. The FGPDS Office will announce the submission of the dissertation, the membership of the examining committee, and the date and location of the oral defence. Major criticisms of the dissertation by members of the university community, other than those on the examining committee, must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies no later than one week prior to the oral examination. The supervisor and at least two additional members of the Dissertation Examination Committee members must sign off on the dissertation prior to sending it out to the external examiner.

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The format of the oral defence will be as follows. First the student will deliver a 30 minute presentation that summarizes the research and presents the main contributions. This will be followed by rounds of questions from the members of the Dissertation Examination Committee. Once the Committee members have finished asking their questions, other members of the audience may ask questions. When this process has finished, the committee will meet in-camera to discuss and evaluate the quality of the research and the student’s performance in the oral defence. The committee will follow the University’s PhD program adjudication procedures during this process.

Marketing The purpose of this document is to outline some of the key structures and processes of the PhD program in Management (Marketing) Field. The information contained herein is consistent with the explicit goal of a PhD program recognized for research excellence. The policies and procedures are consistent with University and Graduate Studies regulations. This document has been vetted by the PhD program Director and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This document is a supplement to the larger Governance document for the PhD program and was specifically written for the PhD graduate program in the Marketing field. The contents of this document are subject to revision by the Marketing faculty. Any changes will be subject to the approval of the PhD Director and any relevant committees.

Doctoral Student Selection Process

Applicants to the PhD Program in Management will first have their files reviewed by the PhD Programs Office to ensure the files are complete and meet the minimum requirements (e.g., minimum grade point average) necessary for further consideration. Files that meet the minimum requirements will be sent to the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator for further consideration. The PhD Committee in the Marketing Area (comprised of all Marketing faculty members with supervisory status) will examine the files and decide upon: (a) applicant acceptability based on application criteria, and (b) applicant fit with the Marketing Area. If an applicant is considered by the Marketing Area’s PhD Committee to be acceptable and a good fit, the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator will be assigned as their Initial Advisor.

Note – establishing the role of initial advisor recognizes that the thesis topic (along with supervisor and committee members) is unlikely to be determined until Year 2 of the program. At that time, the student’s dissertation supervisor and committee members will be identified and forwarded to the PhD office. A list of desired applicants with the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator named as interim advisor will be given to the SBE PhD Office for confirmation by the PhD Program Director. The Director will then proceed to follow the necessary steps/procedures through the Admissions Committee for formulating a list of suggested candidates to be recommended to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for admission to the program. Since there may be fewer offers than students requested by the area

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group, the list provided by the area group will present the students in rank order – such that the highest ranked student is considered first, second ranked considered second, and so on.

The primary application deadline is January 15 of each calendar year. The selection processes will follow the procedures set out by the PhD Program Office and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

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PhD Timeline and Course Work

The PhD program can be completed within four (4) years (12 terms) of full-time registration. Students must adhere to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies guidelines and policies for continuing registration. Normally, the timeline for the PhD program is as follows:

Years 1 and 2 of the program are devoted to completing course work and working on research projects that will enhance the student’s skills.

- Students should consult with their interim advisor (i.e. the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator) to ascertain the course requirements and electives that are available to them in a given a year.

At the end of Year 2 (no later than early July), comprehensive exams are completed.

Optional: Students are permitted to teach after successfully completing their comprehensive exams (see section entitled “Teaching Component”).

Typically, the dissertation proposal should be defended within 2 terms of completing comprehensive exams.

The final dissertation defence is typically completed by the end of Year 4.

Throughout the program, students are expected to be contributing members to the overall program and culture of the area group. This includes being engaged members of the university community and being geographically available (e.g., attending seminar series and brown bags, available for meetings, enhancing the culture of our community). Students are expected to focus on their graduate studies as their full-time occupation. Note that according to the existing rules, in any given year, students are not expected to work more than 520 hours on-campus. Extended absences and extensions to the degree program time limits must receive approval from the student’s interim advisor or supervisor and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Comprehensive Exams (Comps)

Objectives of Comps: The purpose of the Comprehensive Exam is to: (a) determine the student’s broad area of knowledge in the Marketing field, and (b) examine whether the student is ready to conduct research within the Marketing field. Students must pass their comprehensive exams in order to continue in the program.

Comprehensive Exam Committee: The comprehensive exam committee will consist of Marketing Area faculty members with supervisory status in the graduate program. The Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator will serve as the chair of this committee.

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Comprehensive Exam Reading List: Students are responsible for all course content from all required Marketing courses, electives, research methods and statistics courses. Students are also responsible for having a command of the last three years of Marketing-relevant material from the following journals: Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. Note – the Comps journal list may be modified at the discretion of the Marketing Area PhD Committee.

Exam Components: The exam will consist of two components: (1) a take-home exam, and (2) an oral exam.

3. Written Take-Home Exam

The student must complete the take-home exam within 76 hours. The student is instructed that he/she must not ask anyone for help of any form, either directly or indirectly. While the comprehensive exam is common to all students in the cohort, there could be at least one question specific to the intended topic of research of individual students. This will be determined by the Marketing Area Comprehensive Exam Committee. 4. Oral Examination

Upon completion of the first component of the comprehensive exam (i.e., the take-home exam), students will be required to complete an oral examination. The oral examination is intended to allow the comprehensive exam committee members to clarify, question, and further test the knowledge of the student with respect to the questions that were asked in the first component. Students can expect that they will have to justify, elaborate, and refine their responses to the first component during the oral examination. The oral examination will occur within three weeks of the completion of the written component. Students will be informed of the date/time of the oral component after they have completed the written component. Students who do not make themselves available for the oral examination will fail this component.

Comprehensive Exam Evaluation Procedures: The committee will assign students a mark of excellent/pass/fail for: (a) each question on the first component, and (b) for the overall oral component. In order to pass the overall comprehensive exam, students must pass: (a) all questions in the take-home component, and (b) the oral component.

If a student fails one or both of the components, the student will be given the opportunity to take one additional comprehensive exam (with new questions). In accordance with regulations from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the second attempt must be made within one semester.

As per regulations from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, failure on the second attempt will result in the candidate being required to withdraw from the PhD program. Regardless of the outcome, the final decision will be given by the student’s interim supervisor

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(or dissertation supervisor, if that person has been determined) and/or the chair of the comprehensive exam committee. Students will receive a final grade of complete or incomplete for their Comprehensive Exam (BU891). Exam Dates: The comprehensive exam period will be the same for all students eligible to take the exam and will no later than early July.

Exam Expectations and Academic Misconduct: The comprehensive exam is an independent effort. Students may not receive help from any other individuals, including other students or faculty members. Students may not use (e.g., cut and paste) any materials that have been prepared as part of previous work for the degree (e.g., components of term papers, thought papers, etc). Incidents of academic misconduct are taken extremely seriously and will be dealt with accordingly.

Academic Misconduct Academic misconduct is an act by a student, or by students working on a team project, which may result in a false evaluation of the student(s), or which represents an attempt to unfairly gain an academic advantage, where the student either knew or ought reasonably to have known that it was misconduct. Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant for a finding of academic misconduct. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following acts which are presented as examples or a guide since not every possible circumstance can be anticipated:

7. Plagiarism, which is the unacknowledged presentation, in whole or in part, of the work of others as one's own, whether in written, oral or other form, in an examination, report, assignment, thesis or dissertation.

8. Cheating, which involves the using, giving, receiving, or the attempt to use, give or receive unauthorized information during an examination in oral, written or other form; or, copying an essay, examination or report, or allowing someone else to copy one's essay, examination or report.

9. Submitting the same piece of work, or a significant part thereof, for the same course or for more than one course without the permission of the instructors involved in each course; or, submitting an essay or other work which has been submitted elsewhere, previously or at the same time, without the written permission of all academic units or institutions involved in the submissions.

10. Impersonating another person in an examination or test. 11. Buying or otherwise obtaining term papers or assignments for submission of another

person's work as one's own for evaluation. 12. Falsifying, misrepresenting or forging an academic record or supporting document.

(Graduate Academic Calendar, 2009)

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Teaching Component

Along with developing their research skills while in the programme, students are also expected to develop and/or enhance their teaching skills. In addition to the Teaching Assistantships that are provided, the Marketing Area requires it’s PhD students to take the course Foundations in University Teaching after completing their comprehensive exams and prior to or concurrently with their first teaching opportunity. Note that there can be a waiting list for entry into this course and students who plan to take the course should inquire about space in the course well in advance of the semester in which they would like to take it. Note that students wishing to teach must receive approval from their supervisor and Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator. They must also consult with the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator about potential teaching opportunities. CAS-exempt teaching appointments must also be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and operate in accordance with the restrictions from the collective agreement. A CAS-exempt teaching position is one which may be filled by a doctoral candidate without the need to advertise the position. Teaching while in the doctoral programme should be considered a privilege and not a right. Thus, while efforts will be made to accommodate students’ needs, not all requests can be granted. Moreover, students may not receive approval to teach if it compromises or potentially undermines their ability to successfully complete the doctoral programme. In order to maintain full-time status in the PhD programme, students must not be employed by the university for more than an average of 10 hours per week, which includes teaching and any associated preparation.

Dissertation Proposal and Document Instructions

In addition to the procedures outlined below, the student and dissertation supervisor are responsible for ensuring that all guidelines from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies are met. These guidelines can be found in the Grad Calendar.

Creation/Composition of the Dissertation Committees (Advisory & Examination)

Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC)

At the proposal stage, a Dissertation Advisory Committee must be created. Students are required to recruit a supervisor who will agree to serve as their advisor through the dissertation process. Students should consult with their supervisor to identify appropriate committee members and how these committee members will be approached.

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The composition of this committee must adhere to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies guidelines. Typically, this committee will include: (a) the dissertation supervisor who will normally be a full-time member of the Marketing faculty, and (b) at least two other faculty members, typically from Marketing. The third member may be from outside of the academic unit/program of the student. If there is a fourth member of the committee, this person will typically be from outside of the academic unit/program of the student. The supervisor and all internal members of the committee must hold a current appointment with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

The dissertation supervisor must complete the required documentation (which can be found at: https://www.wlu.ca/forms_detail.php?grp_id=36&frm_id=1222) and ensure that the advisory committee is approved.

All members of the DAC must: (a) review and approve the dissertation proposal, and (b) review a complete draft of the dissertation and verify that it is ready to go forward for the final defence.

Dissertation Examination Committee (DEC)

This committee is created to evaluate the final dissertation. The composition of this committee must adhere to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies guidelines. Typically, this committee will include: all the members of the DAC, an internal/external examiner (if one has not been included in the DAC) and an external examiner who is “arm’s length” from the candidate. The external examiner will be appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies from a list of at least three scholars. These external scholars will normally not be on faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University and will be identified based on their international reputation and expertise in the subject of the dissertation. The list of potential examiners will be submitted (on the appropriate nomination form) by the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator, after consultation with the supervisor and the other internal members of the examining committee. The nominations must be submitted at least 9-10 weeks in advance of the proposed date(s) for the oral examination. See the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Guidelines for the full selection procedures, general regulations, and required approval forms.

Dissertation Proposal and Proposal Defence

The purpose of the Dissertation Proposal (including the proposal defence) is to assure the student and dissertation advisory committee that the proposed research is ready to be executed. It also clarifies expectations for the dissertation document as well as brings consensus to issues of concern regarding the research process. It is expected that the dissertation proposal will be defended within approximately two (2) semesters following the successful completion of comprehensive exams. The dissertation proposal must be successfully defended before commencing the formal dissertation.

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The objectives of the dissertation proposal are for the student to: (a) demonstrate sufficient knowledge to complete the proposed research, (b) confirm that the proposed research has been sufficiently developed, adheres to the expectations of the supervisor and dissertation advisory committee, and has the potential to make an significant contribution to the field, as well as (c) ensure that the proposed research has an actionable and realistic plan for completion.

In order to successfully complete the proposal defence, students must ensure that they fulfill all of these objectives. Thus, at a minimum, students must demonstrate that they have conducted an appropriate literature review, developed suitable methodology(ies) to examine their research questions, identified appropriate analysis techniques, and established the potential theoretical and practical contributions and implications of their research. They should also have an appropriate timeline/plan for completing the research.

Dissertation Proposal Document

Given that the expectations for the proposal (e.g., length, format of proposal) vary to some degree depending on the research questions being examined and the way that the research will be conducted (e.g., one versus multiple studies), students should clarify the expectations for their dissertation proposal with their supervisor as well as the Dissertation Advisory Committee prior to the proposal defence. The student may receive informal and developmental feedback from committee members as the proposal is being developed. Prior to scheduling the proposal defence, the student and his/her supervisor should ensure that the committee members believe that the proposal is sufficiently developed to be defended. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his/her committee’s expectations for the proposal defence are met prior to submitting their final version of the proposal and scheduling the proposal defence.

When the final version of the proposal is ready for the defence, the dissertation supervisor will aid the student in scheduling a Proposal Defence date. Students must provide a copy of their dissertation proposal to all members of the Dissertation Advisory Committee at least 2 weeks in advance of the Proposal Defence.

Dissertation Proposal Defence

The Proposal Defence will be chaired by the student’s dissertation supervisor. The defence will proceed as follows.

4. The chair of the defence will begin the meeting by clarifying any procedures and/or details that will facilitate the smooth running of the defence. The dissertation chair may ask the candidate and members of the audience to leave in order to establish the procedures that will be used for the defence (e.g., the order of questioning and any other procedures that will be used). Once the procedures have been established, the chair will invite the candidate and other attendees back into the room and inform them of any relevant details.

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5. The chair will then invite the candidate to present a 20-30 minute oral summary of the proposal.

6. Following the presentation, the defence chair will begin the question period with the procedures established at the beginning the defence. When the committee is finished its questioning, the defence chair may allow the audience to ask questions. The defence chair has the authority to ask the audience to leave the room at any time during the proposal defence and has discretion on whether questions from the audience are allowed.

Any member of the university community is entitled to attend the defence. Non-members of the university community may attend but must receive the permission from the candidate and his/her dissertation supervisor. The chair of the defence has the authority to exclude persons whose conduct disturbs the defence procedures.

Upon the completion of the question period, the chair will ask the candidate and audience to leave the room. The Dissertation Advisory Committee will meet in camera to evaluate the proposal.

The proposed research will receive one of four evaluation options. All members of the committee must agree on the option selected before the decision is communicated to the student. If the committee cannot agree, a letter will be written by the supervisor to the PhD Program Director indicating a hung jury. The Director, in consultation with the supervisor and committee members, will formulate the final decision. Here are the possible outcomes assuming no hung-jury occurs:

5. Complete the research as proposed. 6. Make some minor revisions to the hypotheses, procedure, and/or method and then

complete the research (the supervisor alone is expected to ensure that the changes are made).

7. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes, submit it to the committee members for feedback and approval; if acceptable, then complete the research.

8. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes. Present the new document to the committee, and engage in a second closed proposal meeting including only the student and committee.

If options 3 or 4 are selected, the committee will set a time limit as to when the additional work must be carried out. This time limit will be agreed upon immediately following the decision.

The final committee decision will be given to the student immediately following the in-camera meeting by the student’s supervisor. The overall length of the defence should not exceed three hours.

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Dissertation Document

The dissertation is an original piece of research that makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the student’s chosen field. It is expected that this research will be of publishable quality. Multiple studies are not specifically required but primary data collection is required. Thus, except in rare circumstances (which require the prior of approval of the entire Dissertation Advisory Committee), a meta-analysis or the use of archival data will not be considered sufficient to complete the dissertation requirements (although it may be included as a component of the dissertation).

The final dissertation document must adhere to one of two formats: (1) Traditional or (2) Manuscript. Students should consult with their supervisors to determine the appropriate format for their dissertation. Note that, regardless of the chosen format, publication or acceptance for publication of research results before the dissertation defence in no way supersedes the committee’s judgment of the work at the dissertation defence.

Traditional

This format will typically be used when the dissertation involves one large piece of research. The dissertation should be ordered as follows:

Title Page Abstract (not more than 350 words) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures and Illustrations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review Chapter 3 to n: Body of Thesis Chapter n + 1: Summary and Conclusions References Appendices

Manuscript

This format will typically be used when the dissertation involves multiple studies. The dissertation should be ordered as follows:

Title Page Abstract (not more than 350 words) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables

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List of Figures and Illustrations Chapter 1: General Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review (optional) Chapter 3 to n: Manuscripts Chapter n + 1: General Discussion, Summary and Conclusions References Appendices

NOTE: In the Manuscript Approach to the dissertation, all manuscripts must be demonstrably the student’s own work. The number of expected manuscript publications and submissions will be determined by the student’s PhD Committee, in consultation with the Marketing Graduate Field Coordinator.

Dissertation Formatting

Regardless of the chosen format, all dissertations should be formatted according to the guidelines provided by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. These can be found at:

http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/section.php?cal=3&s=396&ss=1723&y=46 http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/section.php?cal=3&s=396&sp=1408&ss=1723&y=46

Dissertation Defence

When the final dissertation is ready to be defended, candidates should adhere to all of the regulations for dissertation submission from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This includes ensuring that the dissertation is formatted properly and that all required forms and approvals have been submitted. The oral examination will follow the procedures outlined by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Key Dissertation Deadlines Students are responsible for identifying and completing all requirements from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. When the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies receives all required forms, they will announce the submission of the dissertation, the membership of the Dissertation Examination Committee, and the date/location of the oral defence. Major criticisms of the dissertation by members of the university community, other than those on the examining committee, must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Graduate Studies no later than one week prior to the oral examination. The supervisor and at least two additional members of the Dissertation Examination Committee must sign off on the dissertation prior to sending it out to the external examiner.

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These are a sample of important milestones that should be met:

Deadline Task

Minimum 9-10 weeks in advance of proposed defence date.

Student completes and has committee members sign the first parts of the PhD Dissertation Defence Form (includes nomination of external examiners, internal/external examiner, and proposed defence dates).

Minimum 7 weeks in advance of the proposed defence date.

The final section of the PhD Dissertation Defence form is completed and CV from the external examiner is attached. PhD Dissertation Defence form and 2 copies of the dissertation are submitted to the Office of the Dean of Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Ensure that all DAC members and internal/external examiner have received copies of the dissertation.

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Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management

The purpose of this document is to outline some of the key structures and processes of the PhD program in Management, Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management (OB/HRM) Field. The information contained herein is consistent with the explicit goal of a PhD program recognized for research excellence. The policies and procedures are consistent with University and Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies regulations. This document has been vetted by the PhD Program Director and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPDS). This document is a supplement to the larger Governance document for the PhD program and was specifically written for the PhD graduate program in the OB/HRM field. The contents of this document are subject to revision by the OB/HRM faculty. Any changes will be subject to the approval of the PhD Director and any relevant committees.

Doctoral Student Selection Process

Applicants to the PhD Program in Management will first have their files reviewed by the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office to ensure the files are complete and meet the minimum requirements (e.g., minimum grade point average) necessary for further consideration. Files that meet the minimum requirements will be sent to the OB/HRM area group for further consideration. The PhD sub-committee will examine the files and decide upon: (a) applicant acceptability, and (b) which faculty member will serve as each student’s supervisor. Note that a student may decide to change supervisors after admittance to the program. However, this decision needs to be made (and agreed upon) in consultation with his/her current supervisor as well as the proposed new supervisor. A list of desired applicants with proposed supervisors will be given to the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office for confirmation by the PhD Program Director. The Director will then proceed to follow the necessary steps/procedures through the Admissions Committee for formulating a list of suggested candidates to be recommended to the FGPDS for admission to the program. Since there may be fewer offers than students requested by the area group, the list provided by the area group will present the students in rank order – such that the highest ranked student is considered first, second ranked considered second, and so on. The primary application deadline is January 15 of each calendar year. The selection processes will follow the procedures set out by the PhD & Research-based Masters Programs Office and the FGPDS.

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PhD Timeline & Course Work

The PhD program can be completed within 4 years (12 terms) of full-time registration. Students must adhere to the FGPDS guidelines and policies for continuing registration. Normally, the timeline for the PhD program is as follows:

Years 1 and 2 of the program are devoted to completing course work and working on research projects that will enhance the student’s skills.

- Students should consult with their supervisors and the OB/HRM Graduate Field Coordinator to ascertain the course requirements and electives that are available to them in a given a year.

At the end of Year 2 (normally in June), comprehensive exams are completed.

Optional: Students are permitted to teach after successfully completing their comprehensive exams (see section entitled “Teaching Component”).

Typically, the dissertation proposal should be defended within two terms of completing comprehensive exams.

The final dissertation defence is typically completed by the end of Year 4.

Throughout the program, students are expected to be contributing members to the overall program and culture of the area group. This includes being engaged members of the university community and being geographically available (e.g., attending seminar series and brown bags, available for meetings, enhancing the culture of our community). Students are expected to be focusing on their graduate studies as their full-time occupation. Accordingly, students may not work on campus more than an average of 10 hours a week. Extended absences and extensions to the degree program time limits must receive approval from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Comprehensive Examination

Objectives of Comps: The purpose of the Comprehensive Exam is to: (a) determine the student’s broad area of knowledge in the OB/HRM field, and (b) examine whether the student is ready to conduct research within the OB/HRM field. You must pass comprehensive exams in order to continue in the program.

Comprehensive Exam Committee: The comprehensive exam committee will consist of all faculty members with supervisory status in the graduate program. The OB/HRM Graduate Field Coordinator will serve as the chair of this committee.

Comprehensive Exam Reading List: Students are responsible for course content from all OB/HRM required courses, electives, research methods, and statistics courses. Students are also responsible for having a command of the last three years of OB/HRM-relevant material from the following journals: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management

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Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

Exam Components: The exam will consist of two components: (1) a written open-book, closed-door exam, and (2) an oral component.

1. Written Open-Book, Closed-Door Exam

Students must complete 4 questions demonstrating knowledge from Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources, and Research Methodologies/Statistics. This component is open book, however, the exam is an individual effort and students may not consult with others (see section below on exam expectations). Students will be given approximately 3-4 hours to answer each question. This component will be completed over the course of two days (i.e., students will be provided with and must complete 2 questions each day of the exam period). Any questions or clarifications during the exam period should be directed only to the chair of the comprehensive exam committee. 2. Oral Examination

Upon completion of the first component of the comprehensive exam (i.e., the open-book, closed-door exam), students will be required to complete an oral examination. The oral examination is intended to allow the comprehensive exam committee members to clarify, question, and further test the knowledge of the student with respect to the questions that were asked in the first component. Students can expect that they will have to justify, elaborate, and refine their responses to the first component during the oral examination. The oral examination will occur within 3 weeks of the completion of the written component. Students will be informed of the date/time of the oral component after they have completed the written component. Students who do not make themselves available for the oral examination will fail this component.

Comprehensive Exam Evaluation Procedures: The committee will assign students a mark of pass/marginal pass/fail for: (a) each question on the first component, and (b) for the overall oral component. Students must pass: (a) all questions in the open-book exam, and (b) the oral examination in order to pass the overall exam.

If a student fails one or both of the components, the student will be given the opportunity to take one additional comprehensive exam (with new questions). In accordance with regulations from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the second attempt must be made within one semester.

The new exam will consist of the questions that were failed on the first attempt and an oral examination associated with these questions. As per regulations from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, failure on the second attempt will result in the candidate being

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required to withdraw from the PhD program. Regardless of the outcome, the final decision will be given by the student’s advisor and/or the chair of the comprehensive exam committee. Students will receive a final grade of complete or incomplete for their Comprehensive Exam (BU891). Exam Dates: The comprehensive exam period will be the same for all students eligible to take the exam and will occur in June.

Exam Expectations and Academic Misconduct: The comprehensive exam is an independent effort. Students may not receive help from any other individuals, including other students or faculty members. Students may not use (e.g., cut and paste) any materials that have been prepared as part of previous work (e.g., components of term papers, thought papers, etc). Incidents of academic misconduct are taken extremely seriously and will be dealt with accordingly. Academic Misconduct Academic misconduct is an act by a student, or by students working on a team project, which may result in a false evaluation of the student(s), or which represents an attempt to unfairly gain an academic advantage, where the student either knew or ought reasonably to have known that it was misconduct. Whether or not a student intended to commit academic misconduct is not relevant for a finding of academic misconduct. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following acts which are presented as examples or a guide since not every possible circumstance can be anticipated:

1. Plagiarism, which is the unacknowledged presentation, in whole or in part, of the work of others as one's own, whether in written, oral or other form, in an examination, report, assignment, thesis or dissertation.

2. Cheating, which involves the using, giving, receiving, or the attempt to use, give or receive unauthorized information during an examination in oral, written or other form; or, copying an essay, examination or report, or allowing someone else to copy one's essay, examination or report.

3. Submitting the same piece of work, or a significant part thereof, for the same course or for more than one course without the permission of the instructors involved in each course; or, submitting an essay or other work which has been submitted elsewhere, previously or at the same time, without the written permission of all academic units or institutions involved in the submissions.

4. Impersonating another person in an examination or test. 5. Buying or otherwise obtaining term papers or assignments for submission of another

person's work as one's own for evaluation. 6. Falsifying, misrepresenting or forging an academic record or supporting document.

(Graduate Academic Calendar, 2009)

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Teaching Component

Along with developing their research skills while in the program, students are also encouraged to enhance their teaching skills. In addition to the Teaching Assistantships that are provided, students are encouraged to take the course Foundations in University Teaching after completing their comprehensive exams and prior to or concurrently with their first teaching opportunity. Note that there can be a waiting list for entry into this course and students interested in taking the course should inquire about space in the course well in advance of the semester in which they would like to take it. Note that students wishing to teach must receive approval from their supervisor and must also consult with the OB/HRM Area Coordinator about potential teaching opportunities. CAS-exempt teaching appointments (i.e., special teaching positions which are filled by a doctoral candidate without the need to advertise the position) must also be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and operate in accordance with the restrictions from the collective agreement. Teaching while in the doctoral program should be considered a privilege and not a right. Thus, while efforts will be made to accommodate students’ needs, not all requests can be granted. Moreover, students may not receive approval to teach if it compromises or potentially undermines their ability to successfully complete the doctoral program. In order to maintain full-time status in the PhD program, students must not be employed by the university for more than an average of 10 hours per week, which includes teaching and any associated preparation.

Dissertation Proposal and Document Instructions for OB/HRM PhD Program

In addition to the procedures outlined below, the student and dissertation supervisor are responsible for ensuring that all guidelines from the FGPDS are met. These guidelines can be found in the Grad Calendar.

Creation/Composition of the Dissertation Committees (Advisory & Examination)

Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC)

At the proposal stage, a Dissertation Advisory Committee must be created. Students are required to recruit a supervisor who will agree to serve as their advisor through the dissertation process. Students should consult with their supervisors to identify appropriate committee members and how these committee members will be approached.

The composition of this committee must adhere to the FGPDS guidelines. Typically, this committee will include: (a) the dissertation supervisor who will normally be a full-time member

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of the OB/HRM faculty and (b) at least two other faculty members, typically from OB/HRM. If there is a fourth member of the committee, this person will typically be from outside of the academic unit/program of the student. The supervisor and all internal members of the committee must hold a current appointment with the FGPDS.

The dissertation supervisor must complete the required documentation (which can be found at: https://www.wlu.ca/forms_detail.php?grp_id=36&frm_id=1222) and ensure that the advisory committee is approved.

All members of the DAC must (a) review and approve the dissertation proposal and (b) review a complete draft of the dissertation and verify that it is ready to go forward for the final defence.

Dissertation Examination Committee (DEC)

This committee is created to evaluate the final dissertation. The composition of this committee must adhere to the FGPDS guidelines. Typically, this committee will include: all the members of the DAC, an internal/external examiner (if one has not been included in the DAC) and an external examiner who is “arm’s length” from the candidate. The external examiner will be appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies from a list of at least three scholars who are recognized authorities on the subject of the dissertation. These external scholars will normally reside in Canada or the United States. The list of potential examiners will be submitted (on the appropriate nomination form) by the academic unit, after consultation with the supervisor and the other internal members of the examining committee. The nominations must be submitted at least 9-10 weeks in advance of the proposed date(s) for the oral examination. See the FGPDS Guidelines for the full selection procedures, general regulations, and required approval forms.

Dissertation Proposal and Proposal Defence

The purpose of the Dissertation Proposal (including the proposal defence) is to assure the student and dissertation advisory committee that the proposed research is ready to be executed. It also clarifies expectations for the dissertation document as well as brings consensus to issues of concern regarding the research process. It is expected that the dissertation proposal will be defended within approximately two semesters following the successful completion of comprehensive exams. The dissertation proposal must be successfully defended before commencing the formal dissertation.

The objectives of the dissertation proposal are for the student to: (a) demonstrate sufficient knowledge to complete the proposed research, (b) confirm that the proposed research has been sufficiently developed, adheres to the expectations of the supervisor and dissertation advisory committee, and has the potential to make an appropriate contribution to the field, as well as (c) ensure that the proposed research has an actionable and realistic plan for completion.

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In order to successfully complete the proposal defence, students must ensure that they fulfill all of these objectives. Thus, at a minimum, students must demonstrate that they have conducted an appropriate literature review, developed suitable methodology(ies) to test their research questions, identified appropriate analysis techniques, and established the potential theoretical and practical implications of their research. They should also have an appropriate timeline/plan for completing the research.

Dissertation Proposal Document

Given that the expectations for the proposal (e.g., length, format of proposal) vary to some degree depending on the research questions being examined and the way that the research will be conducted (e.g., one versus multiple studies), students should clarify the expectations for their dissertation proposal with their supervisor as well as the Dissertation Advisory Committee prior to the proposal defence. The student may receive informal and developmental feedback from committee members as the proposal is being developed. Prior to scheduling the proposal defence, the student and his/her supervisor should ensure that the committee members believe that the proposal is sufficiently developed to be defended. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his/her committee’s expectations for the proposal defence are met prior to submitting their final version of the proposal and scheduling the proposal defence.

When the final version of the proposal is ready for the defence, the dissertation supervisor will aid the student in scheduling a Proposal Defence date. Students must provide a copy of their dissertation proposal to all members of the Dissertation Advisory Committee at least two weeks in advance of the Proposal Defence.

Dissertation Proposal Defence

The Proposal Defence will be chaired by the student’s dissertation supervisor. The defence will proceed as follows.

1. The chair of the defence will begin the meeting by clarifying any procedures and/or details that will facilitate the smooth running of the defence. The dissertation chair may ask the candidate and members of the audience to leave in order to establish the procedures that will be used for the defence (e.g., the order of questioning and any other procedures that will be used). Once the procedures have been established, the chair will invite the candidate and other attendees back into the room and inform them of any relevant details.

2. The chair will then invite the candidate to present a 20-30 minute oral summary of the proposal.

3. Following the presentation, the defence chair will begin the question period with the procedures established at the beginning the defence. When the committee is finished its questioning, the defence chair may allow the audience to ask questions. The defence chair has the authority to ask the audience to leave the room at any time

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during the proposal defence and has discretion on whether questions from the audience are allowed.

Typically the proposal defence is limited to the supervisory committee and OB/HRM faculty members. Other members of the university community must receive permission from the candidate and his/her dissertation supervisor in order to attend the defence. The chair of the defence has the authority to exclude persons whose conduct disturbs the defence procedures.

Upon the completion of the question period, the chair will ask the candidate and audience to leave the room. The Dissertation Advisory Committee will meet in camera to evaluate the proposal.

The proposed research will receive one of four evaluation options. All members of the committee must agree on the option selected before the decision is communicated to the student. If the committee cannot agree, a letter will be written by the supervisor to the PhD Program Director indicating a hung jury. The Director, in consultation with the supervisor and committee members, will formulate the final decision. Here are the possible outcomes assuming no hung-jury occurs:

1. Complete the research as proposed. 2. Make some minor revisions to the hypotheses, procedure, and/or method and then

complete the research (the supervisor alone is expected to ensure that the changes are made).

3. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes, submit it to the committee members for feedback and approval; if acceptable, then complete the research.

4. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes. Present the new document to the committee, and engage in a second closed proposal meeting including only the student and committee.

If options 3 or 4 are selected, the committee will set a time limit as to when the additional work must be carried out. This time limit will be agreed upon immediately following the decision.

The final committee decision will be given to the student immediately following the in-camera meeting by the student’s supervisor. The overall length of the defence should not exceed three hours.

Dissertation Document

The dissertation is an original piece of research that makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the student’s chosen field. It is expected that this research will be of publishable quality. Multiple studies are not specifically required but primary data collection is required. Thus, except in rare circumstances (which require the prior of approval of the entire Dissertation Advisory Committee), a meta-analysis or the use of archival data will not be

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considered sufficient to complete the dissertation requirements (although it may be included as a component of the dissertation).

The final dissertation document must adhere to one of two formats: (1) Traditional or (2) Manuscript. Students should consult with their supervisors to determine the appropriate format for their dissertation. Note that, regardless of the chosen format, publication or acceptance for publication of research results before the dissertation defence in no way supersedes the committee’s judgment of the work at the dissertation defence.

Traditional

This format will typically be used when the dissertation involves one large piece of research. The dissertation should be ordered as follows:

Title Page Abstract (not more than 350 words) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures and Illustrations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review Chapter 3 to n: Body of Dissertation Chapter n + 1: Summary and Conclusions References Appendices

Manuscript

This format will typically be used when the dissertation involves multiple studies. The dissertation should be ordered as follows:

Title Page Abstract (not more than 350 words) Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures and Illustrations Chapter 1: General Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review (optional) Chapter 3 to n: Manuscripts Chapter n + 1: General Discussion, Summary, and Conclusions References Appendices

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Dissertation Formatting

Regardless of the chosen format, all dissertations should be formatted according to the guidelines provided by the FGPDS. These can be found at:

http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/section.php?cal=3&s=396&ss=1723&y=46 http://www.wlu.ca/calendars/section.php?cal=3&s=396&sp=1408&ss=1723&y=46

Dissertation Defence

When the final dissertation is ready to be defended, candidates should adhere to all of the regulations for dissertation submission from the FGPDS. This includes ensuring that the dissertation is formatted properly and that all required forms and approvals have been submitted. The oral examination will follow the procedures outlined by the FGPDS.

Key Dissertation Deadlines Students are responsible for identifying and completing all requirements from the FGPDS. When the FGPDS receives all required forms, they will announce the submission of the dissertation, the membership of the Dissertation Examination Committee, and the date/location of the oral defence. Major criticisms of the dissertation by members of the university community, other than those on the examining committee, must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Graduate Studies no later than one week prior to the oral examination. The supervisor and at least two additional members of the Dissertation Examination Committee must sign off on the dissertation prior to sending it out to the external examiner. These are a sample of important milestones that should be met.

Deadline Task

Minimum 9-10 weeks in advance of proposed defence date.

Student completes and has committee members sign the first parts of the PhD Dissertation Defence Form (includes nomination of external examiners, internal/external examiner, and proposed defence dates).

Minimum 7 weeks in advance of the proposed defence date.

The final section of the PhD Dissertation Defence form is completed and CV from the external examiner is attached. PhD Dissertation Defence form and 2 copies of the dissertation are submitted to the Office of the Dean of Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Ensure that all DAC members and internal/external examiner have received copies of the dissertation.

Operations & Supply Chain Management Field

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The purpose of this document is to outline some of the key structures and processes of the PhD program in Management, Operations & Supply Chain Management (OSCM) Field. The information contained herein is consistent with the explicit goal of establishing a PhD program recognized for research excellence. The policies and procedures are consistent with University and Graduate Studies regulations. This document has been vetted by (fill in names here when document is approved). This document is a supplement to the larger Governance document for the PhD program, and was specifically written for the PhD graduate program in the OSCM field. The contents of this document are subject to revision by the OSCM faculty over time as the program develops. Any changes will be subject to the approval of the PhD Director and any relevant committees.

Doctoral Student Selection Process

Applicants to the PhD. Program in Management will first have their files reviewed by the PhD Programs Office to ensure the files are complete, and that the files meet the minimum requirements (e.g., minimum GPA) necessary for further consideration.

Those files “surviving” this first evaluative process will be sent to the Operations & Decision Sciences (ODS) area group for further consideration. The PhD sub-committee for the area group – the ODS Internal PhD Board – will examine the files, and decide upon: (a) applicant acceptability, and (b) who will serve as interim advisor (the interim advisor will likely serve as the permanent supervisor, however; students may choose another supervisor within the first 12 months of admittance to the program). The procedures for making these decisions will be developed by the area group PhD sub-committee.

A list of desired applicants with interim advisors will be given to the PhD Office for confirmation by the PhD Program Director. The Director will then proceed to follow the necessary steps/procedures through the Admissions Committee for formulating a list of suggested candidates to be recommended to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for admissions to the program. Because there may be fewer offers than students requested by the area group, the list provided by the area group will present the students in rank order – such that the highest ranked student is considered first, second ranked considered second and so on.

Comprehensive Examination

During the spring term of Year 2, following completion of all coursework, the student will be required to take a comprehensive exam (normally no later than mid-July). The purpose of the Comprehensive Exam (CE) is to: (a) determine the student’s broad area of knowledge in the O/SCM field, and (b) examine whether the student is ready to conduct research in their area of specialty within the O/SCM field.

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The exam will consist of two main components, with both components authored by a five-member CE committee consisting of the student’s research advisor, who will chair the CE committee, and four instructors who have taught the student. In selecting the instructors for the committee, the CE committee chair will normally use the following general guideline:

Two instructors that teach the foundation tools and methodology courses (both ODS and non-ODS tools/methodology courses).

One instructor with interests in the primary scientific inquiry method(s) relating to the focus of the student’s current research and/or likely dissertation research. That instructor will typically be selected from among those teaching methodology-focused seminars.

One instructor with interests in the primary problem domain(s) – e.g., green supply chain – relating to the focus of the student’s current research and/or likely dissertation research. That instructor will typically be selected from among those teaching domain-focused seminars.

By April 15th, the CE committee will decide the reading list the student will use to prepare for the exam and convey that decision to the student. The CE committee’s primary roles involve developing the exam, ensuring that the student gets relevant information in a timely manner, and evaluating the student’s examination performance.

The exam will consist of two components: (a) a take-home exam, and (b) an oral exam. The student must complete the take-home exam within 48 hours, and the student will be instructed that he/she must not ask anyone for help of any form either directly or indirectly. Within two weeks following the written exam, and after grading by the CE, the oral exam will take place. The oral exam will focus on the questions covered in the written exam.

For each question, the student will receive a pass/fail grade from the committee member submitting that question. Following the evaluation by each CE committee member, the committee will meet in camera and render either an overall pass or fail decision.

If the judgment is fail on one or more questions, the committee will specify a timeline for the student to take one additional exam, normally, no later than the immediately following academic term. The content of the second exam will be based on the question(s) for which the student received a failing grade at the first attempt. As per Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies regulations, a second exam failure will necessitate withdrawal from the program. Regardless of the outcome, the final decision will be given by the student’s advisor (in private) immediately following the in-camera evaluation meeting.

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Doctoral Committees There are two committees involved in the dissertation process, the Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC), and the Dissertation Examination Committee. The purpose of the Dissertation Advisory Committee is to examine the dissertation proposal and approve the research comprising the doctoral work. The Dissertation Examination Committee is concerned with evaluation of the completed final dissertation document and evaluation of student performance during the dissertation defence meeting. Both committees have terms of reference clearly spelled out by the FGPDS.

Dissertation Advisory Committee Composition The committee will be chaired by the student's supervisor. Composition of the Dissertation Advisory Committee will include the supervisor, and two faculty members, normally from the student’s area. Normally, if there is a fourth member, two faculty members will be from the O/SCM area and the fourth member will be from outside SBE.

Dissertation Research Proposal Defence (DRPD) and Dissertation Document The purpose of the Proposal Defence is to assure the student and dissertation committee members (including the supervisor) that the proposed research is ready to be executed. It clarifies our expectations of students in terms of the final document, as well to bring consensus to issues of concern regarding the research process. The Research Proposal Document (RPD) will include everything up to the Method section (including literature review, hypotheses, etc.) of the dissertation. Additionally, an "analyses to be carried out" section and a section on the "theoretical and practical implications" of the dissertation work will be included. These latter two sections may be removed or otherwise modified in the final document. The proposal document should be written in the past tense; thus, the student does not need to go back upon study completion and change tenses throughout. The document should also include any relevant tables, figures and references. The typical length of the document will be 30 – 40 double-spaced, typed pages. However, the particularities of the research project will ultimately dictate document length. Finally, it must be noted that the overall length of the final dissertation document will likely exceed the length of any one potentially publishable manuscript emanating from the dissertation work. This is because the dissertation should include: (a) a comprehensive literature review, (b) a detailed and comprehensive discussion of future research and how the dissertation fits into a program of research, and (c) appendices including all measures used. Although there is no definitive length, there is a general expectation that the dissertation document may range from 75 typed, double-spaced manuscript pages to over 300 pages.

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Length, however, will be study specific, and the supervisor will provide the student with on-going and informal guidance should document length become an issue.

It is expected that the dissertation will be written in a traditional format that typically contains the following sections: (a) Introduction, (b) Literature Review and Hypotheses, (c) Method, (d) Results, and (e) Discussion. This is a generic format so it is open to modification, based on guidance from the student’s supervisor concerning standards that are appropriate for the particular dissertation’s topic(s) and method(s) of scientific inquiry. Should the supervisor determine that there is some publication potential, students will be required to draft a pared down version of the dissertation for the purposes of conference and/or publication submission. This requirement will ensure students do not just complete the research; rather, that they take an active role in disseminating the research as well. The pared down manuscript(s) will be submitted to the supervisor normally about two weeks following completion of the dissertation defence.

A copy of the RPD will be given to all members of the DAC at least two weeks in advance of the Proposal Seminar. The student is free to ask all committee members for informal feedback prior to the Dissertation Research Proposal Meeting.

DRPD Process The Proposal Defence will proceed by first having the student give a 20-30 minute presentation of the proposed research to the Dissertation Advisory Committee and to the public at large. The remaining time will be used to ask the student questions concerning the document and their proposed research. The Proposal Defence will be chaired by the student’s dissertation supervisor. The meeting will be held in public with other interested faculty and students invited to attend. The supervisor will ensure that the DRP is prepared and take notes on the questions and comments provided during the DRPD. Immediately following completion of the Proposal Defence, the DAC will meet in-camera without the student present for approximately 10-20 minutes. The proposed research will receive one of four evaluation options. All members of the committee must agree on the option selected before indicating the decision to the student. This meeting will be chaired by the student’s supervisor. Once the votes are compiled and the outcome revealed, a discussion will follow to arrive at a consensus opinion. If the committee cannot agree, a letter will be written by the supervisor to the PhD Program Director, indicating a hung jury. The Director, in consultation with the supervisor and committee members, will formulate the final decision. Here are the possible outcomes assuming no hung-jury occurs:

1. Complete the research as proposed.

2. Make some minor revisions to the hypotheses, procedure, and/or method and then complete the research (supervisor alone is expected to assure that the changes are made).

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3. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes to the RPD, submit it to the committee members for feedback; if acceptable, then complete the research.

4. Make major theoretical and/or methodological changes to the RPD. Present the new document to the committee, and engage in a second closed proposal meeting including only the student and committee.

If options three or four are selected, the committee will set a time limit as to when the additional work must be carried out. This time limit will be agreed upon immediately following the decision. The final committee decision will be given to the student immediately following the in-camera meeting by the student’s supervisor. The overall length of the DRPD (including in-camera committee deliberations) should not generally exceed two hours.

Dissertation Examination Committee and Defence Meeting Each Dissertation Examination Committee must consist of the Doctoral Advisory Committee (i.e., a supervisor, who normally will be a full-time member of the faculty; and two other faculty, normally from the student’s area group). In addition, one Business faculty member should be included from an area group other than the student’s, and one faculty member should be included from outside the student’s academic unit (i.e., faculty outside of Business, from Laurier or another institution). Last, the committee must include an external examiner with no previous formal linkages with the student, the supervisor or the academic unit. The supervisor and all internal members must hold a current appointment to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The committee, in consultation with the candidate and the supervisor, will appoint the external members of the committee. The external examiner will be appointed by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies from a list of at least three scholars who are recognized authorities on the subject of the dissertation. These external scholars will normally currently reside in Canada or the United States. The list of potential examiners will be submitted (on the appropriate nomination form) by the academic unit, after consultation with the supervisor and the other internal members of the examining committee. The nominations must be submitted at least eight weeks in advance of the proposed date(s) for the oral examination. Candidates must distribute one copy of the dissertation to each of the internal members of the committee and submit two (2) copies, along with the signed Dissertation Submission Form, to the FGPDS Office at least seven weeks in advance of the scheduled examination date. In some cases it might be possible to schedule the defence in a shorter period of time. These copies must be submitted in the format required by the current dissertation format guidelines. The FGPDS Office will forward one copy to the external examiner, and place the other copy on display for examination by any member of the university. The FGPDS Office will announce the

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submission of the dissertation, the membership of the examining committee, and the date and location of the oral defence. Major criticisms of the dissertation by members of the university community, other than those on the examining committee, must be submitted in writing to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies no later than one week prior to the oral examination. The supervisor and at least two additional members of the Dissertation Examination Committee members must sign off on the dissertation prior to sending it out to the external examiner. The meeting will proceed by first having the student give a 20-30 minute presentation, followed by rounds of questions. Once the question period has concluded, the committee will meet in camera to discuss and evaluate the dissertation and performance in the oral defence. The committee will follow PhD program adjudication procedures.

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APPENDIX C

Supervisory Status & Teaching Eligibility for SBE Doctoral and Research-based Masters Programs

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Amended April 14, 2011

Supervisory Status & Teaching Eligibility

for SBE Doctoral & Research-based Masters Programs

Preamble

The senate has recently approved the new minimum requirements (NMR) for the membership in the faculty of graduate study (FGPDS). Departments/Faculty involved with research-based Masters and/or doctoral program(s) may choose the NMR as a base to develop their own requirements. We have chosen this option to review faculty members in SBE. The Nomination Process

1. This is a self-nominating process and individual faculty members are encouraged to submit their names to the Associate Dean: FD&R for consideration.

2. A “Selection Committee” will be responsible to determine the status of the faculty using the

criteria in 3A and 3B below. The Selection Committee will consist of the following members:

a. The two Associate Deans and the Chair of the Economics Dept.

b. Director of the PhD/Research-based Masters Programs.

c. One elected representative from each of the six areas (elected by the faculty members in the Area holding Provisional, Candidacy or Tenured appointments).

The committee will be chaired by the Associate Dean: FD&R (a non-voting member). Five voting members must be present for quorum.

3. Eligibility

A. For Research-based Masters Programs:

To teach the research-based Master-level courses, the member needs FGPDS status OR a special status granted by FGPDS.

To serve on a research-based Masters thesis committee, the member needs “supervisory status – research-based Masters programs” OR a special status granted by FGPDS.

To supervise a research-based Masters thesis, the member needs “supervisory status – research-based Masters programs”.

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To obtain “supervisory status – research-based Masters programs” the members must have FGPDS status and a satisfactory record of scholarly performance over the prior five-year period. The following four dimensions will be considered when evaluating a member for “supervisory status – Masters programs”:

Publication in scholarly peer-reviewed research journals.

Holding of research fund from NSERC/SSHRC or other funding agencies.

Editorship or reviewer activity for academic journals.

Teaching or supervision of Masters and/or PhD students.

Faculty who do not meet the five-year criteria but who have either a long history of research expertise or who are tenure track and actively researching may be nominated for “co-supervisory status – research-based Masters programs”. If approved, they are eligible to "co-supervise" as long as the other supervisor involved holds supervisory status – research-based Masters programs.

B. For PhD in Management Program:

o To teach the PhD level courses, the member needs FGPDS status OR a special status granted by FGPDS.

o To serve on a PhD thesis committee, the member needs “supervisory status – PhD programs”.

o To supervise a doctoral dissertation, the member needs “supervisory status – PhD programs”.

To obtain “supervisory status – PhD programs” the members must have FGPDS status and an excellent record of scholarly performance over the prior five-year period. The following four dimensions will be considered when evaluating a member for “supervisory status – PhD in Management program”:

Publication in scholarly peer-reviewed research journals.

Holding of research fund from NSERC/SSHRC or other funding agencies.

Editorship or reviewer activity for academic journals.

Teaching or supervision of PhD students.

Faculty who do not meet the five-year criteria but who have either a long history of research expertise or who are tenure track and actively researching may be nominated for “co-supervisory status – PhD program”. If approved, they are eligible to "co-supervise" as long as the other supervisor involved holds supervisory status – PhD program.

A member holding “supervisory status – PhD program” will also automatically hold “supervisory status – Masters programs”.

C. Membership of PhD/Research-based Masters Programs Governance Committees:

i. To serve on the Governance (i.e. Admissions, Curriculum, etc.) Committees, the member must hold “supervisory status – research-based Masters programs”.