{"id":3785,"date":"2015-11-03T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T21:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?page_id=3785"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:00:41","slug":"m-cog-sc-thesis-information-research-project-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/academic-programs-2\/graduate-programs\/m-cog-sc-thesis-information-research-project-information\/","title":{"rendered":"M.Cog.Sc. Thesis Information and Research Project Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>M.Cog.Sc. Supervisory Committee Forms<\/h2>\n<h3>Research\/Project Stream<\/h3>\n<p>Students in the Research Stream have to have a Supervisory Committee.\u00a0During the 1st three terms of your program, you should be meeting with your Research Project Supervisor(s) and creating a Supervisory Committee\u00a0which will consist of your Research Project Supervisor or Co-Supervisors and a Second Reader for your Research Project.\u00a0 Your Research Project Supervisory Committee will be there to assist you with your questions as you\u00a0begin and continue throughout your Research Proposal Agreement,\u00a0research and subsequent completion.\u00a0 Once you have established your Supervisory Committee, fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/M.Cog_.Sc_.-Supervisory-Approval-Form-%E2%80%93-Research-Project.pdf\">Supervisory Committee Form<\/a> and return to the Graduate Administrator in Room 2202A prior to registering in your Research Project.<\/p>\n<h3>Thesis Stream<\/h3>\n<p>Students in the Thesis Stream have to have a Supervisory Committee.\u00a0 During the 1st three terms of your program, you should be meeting with your thesis supervisor and creating a Supervisory Committee who will be offering you support as you begin and continue throughout your Proposal Defense, Research and Thesis Defense. Once you have established your Supervisory Committee, fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/M.Cog_.Sc_.-Supervisory-Committee-Approval-Form-Thesis.pdf\">M.Cog.Sc. Supervisory Committee Approval Form<\/a> and return to the Graduate Administrator\u00a0 by October 1st in your second year.<\/p>\n<h2>M.Cog.Sc. Research Project Stream<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0Project Stream differs from the Thesis Stream as students do not have to defend\u00a0a thesis.\u00a0 Once you have decided on the Project Stream and before you complete an override to register in the Research Project, read the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/ICS-MCogSc-Research-Project-Guidelines-and-Agreement-2-1-1.pdf\">M.Cog.Sc., Research Project Information and sign\u00a0the Agreement Form (Page 2)<\/a>.\u00a0 You will also have to fill\u00a0out the Supervisory Committee Form &#8211; Research Project (see above). \u00a0 These forms will then be deposited to the Graduate Administrator&#8217;s Office in Room 2202A. \u00a0Once the forms have been approved by the Graduate Supervisor, you will be able to register in the Research Project Stream. \u00a0\u00a0The completed Research Project\u00a0is due to your Research Project Supervisor(s) and your Second Reader on the last day of the exam period\u00a0in the term that you are completing your program requirements in.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0M.Cog.Sc\u00a0Proposal Meeting &#8211; Thesis Stream<\/h2>\n<p>After you have determined who will be on your Supervisory Committee and before beginning the thesis planning process, you should review the <a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/thesis-requirements\/electronic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Thesis Submission<\/a> information and the <a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/thesis-examination-policy\/\">Graduate Studies Thesis Examination Policy<\/a>.\u00a0 Students and Thesis Supervisors should read the policy for the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/THESIS-AND-PROSPECTUS-EXAMINATIONS-IN-COGNITIVE-SCIENCE-LV-Sept-2024-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M.Cog.Sc. Prospectus\/Thesis Policy <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Thesis Stream have to present their preliminary Thesis Research at a Proposal Defence. Your proposal meeting should take place by the end of October\u00a0 in year two of your program.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have met with your supervisor (s)\u00a0and committee and determined a meeting time,\u00a0you will submit the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/M.Cog_.Sc_.-Prospectus-Defense-Approval-Form.pdf\"><em>M.Cog.Sci. Prospectus Defence Approval Form<\/em><\/a>, 3 weeks ahead of\u00a0the proposed date\u00a0to Room 2202A DT.<\/p>\n<p>This form is submitted when you have agreed on a tentative date with your supervisor(s) and committee member(s).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>M.Cog.Sc. Thesis Defense\u00a0 &#8211; Thesis Stream<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When you have decided on a potential date and time\u00a0with your Thesis Supervisor and committee, this would be the time that you would meet with the Graduate\u00a0Administrator\u00a0in Room 2202A, to go over the steps involved in planning your thesis defense.<br \/>\nWhen\u00a0 your Thesis Supervisor has located an internal\/external examiner for your defense and the date has been confirmed\u00a0 <strong>5 weeks prior<\/strong> to your defense, you will be submitting the\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/wp-content\/uploads\/M.Cog_.SC-Thesis-Defence-Examination-Approval-Form.pdf\">Thesis Defense Examination Approval Form\u00a0<\/a>to the Graduate Administrator.<br \/>\nOnce it is approved by the\u00a0Graduate Supervisor, the Graduate Administrator will release\u00a0the\u00a0authorization of the upload of your Examination Copy.<br \/>\nYou will receive an email stating that you can now upload your\u00a0examination copy through Carleton Central..\u00a0\u00a0The examination\u00a0copy of your thesis has to be\u00a0uploaded\u00a0\u00a0<strong>3\u00a0weeks<\/strong> in advance of your Thesis Examination Date.<br \/>\nYour Supervisor(s)\u00a0 and Director will sign off on your thesis electronically.<br \/>\nOnce this has been done, the Examination Copy\u00a0will be available for viewing by your committee members.<br \/>\nThe Official Thesis Notice will then be sent to your committee members.<br \/>\nIf any of the\u00a0Committee Members (including the Internal\/External ) would like hard copies of your thesis, the Graduate Administrator will notify you to bring her the required # of copies.<br \/>\nThe Graduate Administrator then distributes the copies to the members who requested\u00a0them.<br \/>\nFollowing the conclusion of your defense,\u00a0the Chair will sign off electronically that the thesis\u00a0defense\u00a0has been completed.<br \/>\nOnce any revisions (if required) \u00a0have been completed and the\u00a0Graduate Administrator has been notified, the upload for your final copy will the authorized.<br \/>\nYou will be able to upload the final thesis\u00a0and complete the\u00a0appropriate forms through Carleton Central\u00a0.\u00a0 Please review the procedures <a href=\"http:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/thesis-requirements\/electronic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.Cog.Sc. 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