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Postgraduate Handbook 2017/2018

(iii) Thesis Seminar before the submission of thesis for examination

(d) Doctoral by Coursework and Research (Mixed Mode)

(i) Proposal presentation in the beginning of research component
registration.
(ii) Candidature Defence session as required by the Faculty.

(2) Presenting Conference Papers

Candidate is highly encouraged to attend and present papers at
conferences. Attending a conference provides candidate the opportunity
to meet and confer with people in their area of research. Candidate gets to
foster relationships and build links with academicians and fellow
candidates from other institutions around the world. If candidate is
presenting a paper they will also obtain invaluable feedback that will help
them to further improve their work.

Candidate is advised to consult with their supervisor(s) on conferences
which are relevant to their field of research. Candidate can also do a web
search to find the most useful conferences relevant to their research. It is
advisable that the candidate stays focused and do not waste precious time
and resources on conferences which are not related to their area of
research.
Funding for conferences may vary across faculties and candidate is
advised to make enquiries early in their period of candidature.

(3) Publishing Your Research

(a) Master‘s candidate pursuing programmes in the field of Sciences must
show proof of acceptance for publication of at least one (1) article in
journals indexed by Thomson Reuters Web of Science (WoS)
(according to the criteria set in the publication guidelines), prior to
graduation.

(b) Master‘s candidate pursuing programmes in the field of Social Sciences
must show proof of acceptance for publication as per the following
(according to the criteria set in the publication guidelines), prior to
graduation:

(i) at least one (1) article in journals indexed by Thomson Reuters
Web of Science (WoS) or;

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