COMP 6907 – PhD Comprehensive Examination Specification

This form is to be completed by the thesis supervisor and submitted at least three weeks before the examination date. Written exams are to be held between 9am – 4pm.

The participating members included below must match the members included on the student’s approved Comprehensive Committee. Participating members are responsible for the production and grading of the student’s comprehensive exam in their respective topic, and participation in the Oral Examination.

Please note: the chair of a comprehensive oral cannot be an assistant professor. It needs to be an OCICS member at the rank of associate or full professor. The chair of a comprehensive oral cannot be a supervisor or co-supervisor.

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Candidate's name(Required)

First Last

The Thesis Supervisor is responsible for CHOOSING and CONFIRMING the following committee members:

Supervisor name

First Last

Supervisor email

One additional OCICS member from SCS(Required)

First name Last name Email

One OCICS member from Ottawa U(Required)

First name Last name Email

Please note: The chair of a comprehensive oral cannot be an assistant professor. It needs to be an OCICS member at the rank of associate or full professor.

The chair of a comprehensive oral cannot be a supervisor or co-supervisor.

Chair of defence(Required)

First name Last name Email

Comprehensive Fields

Indicate the fields being examined and by which members (usually one major and two minors). The Examiners listed below must reflect the same three members listed above (Supervisor, one OCICS member from Ottawa U, and one OCICS member from Carleton).

Please provide your preferred Date and Time for the exam and we will do our best to accommodate that. In case we can’t secure a space for that particular time and date, we will contact you with other options available.

Exam 1(Required)

Major Topic Examiner’s Name Examiner’s Email Preferred Date & Time

Exam 1 – open/closed exam?(Required)

Open book

Closed book

Exam 2(Required)

Minor Topic Examiner’s Name Examiner’s Email Preferred Date & Time

Exam 2 – open/closed exam?(Required)

Open book

Closed book

Exam 3(Required)

Minor Topic Examiner’s Name Examiner’s Email Preferred Date & Time

Exam 3 – open/closed exam?(Required)

Open book

Closed book

Written Comprehensive

The written exams should be given to the Graduate Advisor at least two weeks before the day of the exam. Instructions should be clear as to time allowed per set of questions, whether an open book is permitted, and it should comply with the previous agreements. It will be ideal if the member can provide contact details to the Graduate Advisor in case the student has questions during the exam.

All exams will be in-person and invigilated by Graduate Advisors. The dates and hours of the written exams will be determined by Graduate Advisors based on the date for Oral Exam and after negotiating with the student.

Oral Comprehensive

The Thesis Supervisor is responsible for confirming that all members are available for this date/time.

The oral examination is a usually held within a week of the written examinations.

Date(Required)

Start Time(Required)

Duration (hours)(Required)

Oral Comprehensive location(Required)

In-person

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