Doctor of Engineering Practice
Course Resolutions
1 Course codes
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HB002 |
Doctor of Engineering Practice |
2 Definitions
(a)
Committee - means the Committee for Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies;
(d)
school - means the school in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies in which the candidate is proceeding;
(e)
embedded program - is a program of study in the graduate certificate/graduate diploma/master's degree by coursework sequence which allows unit of study credit points to count in more than one of the awards;
(g)
unit of study or unit - is the smallest stand-alone component of a candidate's course that is recordable on a candidate's transcript;
3 Admission to candidature
(i) hold, or have fulfilled the requirements for the award of, the degree of Bachelor of Engineering of the University of Sydney with First or Second Class Honours; or
(ii) hold, or have fulfilled the requirements for the award of, a Master's degree of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Sydney that has been completed by research; or
(iii) hold, or have fulfilled the requirements for the award of, a master's degree of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Sydney that has been completed by coursework with at least a Credit grade average; or
(iv) hold qualifications from another faculty of the University of Sydney or from another tertiary institution considered by the Dean to be the equivalent of those prescribed in sections 3(1)(a)(i)-3(1)(a)(iii) above;
(i) an outline of the proposed course of advanced study and research, including the general area of the proposed thesis;
(ii) evidence of at least three years' recent, full-time experience In Engineering or Project Management as the Dean shall consider appropriate for postgraduate study at this level; and
(iii) such evidence of adequate training and ability to pursue the proposed program of study as the Dean may require.
(2)
An applicant for admission to either part-time candidature or candidature by distance education/flexible learning shall, in addition to the above, also submit with the application a written undertaking that he or she:
(a)
will have sufficient time available to complete the requirements for the degree in accordance with these Resolutions; and
(b)
will be able to attend at the University at such times and on such occasions for purposes of consultation and participation in schoolal activities as may be required by the head of the relevant school or the Dean.
4 Probationary acceptance
(1)
A candidate shall be accepted on a probationary basis or a period not exceeding two semesters, and, upon completion of this probationary period. the Dean
(2)
In the case of a candidate accepted on a probationary basis, the candidature shall be deemed to have commenced from the date of such acceptance.
5 Availability
(b)
availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. In considering an applicant for admission to candidature, the Dean may take account of the quota and will select in preference applicants who are most meritorious in terms of the eligibility for admission criteria.
6 Degree requirements
(1)
In order to complete the requirements for the degree, a candidate shall complete a total of 144 credit points comprising the following advanced coursework and research:
7 Units of study
(1)
The postgraduate units of study approved by the Committee are those offered for the coursework masters degrees in the Faculty.
(2)
The Dean may permit a candidate to include within the required 48 credit points of units of study up to a maximum of 24 credit points for postgraduate units of' study offered by another faculty the University or by another tertiary institution, subject to the approval of that other body.
(3)
Notwithstanding any permission to include units of study offered by another faculty in accordance with section 2 above or any credit granted for previous study in accordance with section 11(1)(b) below, a candidate must complete at least 24 credit points of units of study offered for the coursework master's degrees in the Faculty.
8 Seminar program and supervised research
(1)
In the doctoral seminar program a candidate must present three research colloquia to his or her peers in the form of a thesis proposal and two 'work in progress' seminars, one of which might be analogous to an oral defence of the nearly-completed thesis.
(2)
A candidate must carry out, under supervision, a research project in a field of study approved by the Dean.
(3)
The research project will normally comprise the investigation a specific aspect or specific aspects of either the candidate's own and/or others' professional practice.
(4)
While normally only one research project is undertaken, the Dean may permit a candidate to undertake research in a series of different projects that must be related and form a by coherent body of research.
9 The thesis
(1)
On completing the course of advanced study and research, a candidate shall present a thesis embodying the work undertaken in the research project, that shall be a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned.
(3)
The thesis shall normally be approximately 60,000 words (that is, about 200 pages) and shall in no circumstances be longer than 80,000 words.
(5)
A candidate may also submit in support of the candidature any publication of which the candidate is the sole or joint author.
(a)
In such a case the candidate must produce evidence to identify satisfactorily the sections of the work for candidate is responsible.
(6)
A candidate may not present as the thesis any work that has been presented for a degree or diploma at this or another University, but the candidate will not be precluded from incorporating such in the thesis, provided that, in presenting the thesis, the candidate indicates the part of the work which has been so incorporated.
(8)
A candidate shall submit to the relevant school four copies of which the thesis and four copies of a summary of about 300 words in length.
(9)
The copies of the thesis submitted for examination will be either printed copies or, where prior approval has been obtained from the relevant head of school, in the form of CDs, as provided in the Resolutions of the Academic Board relating to the form of the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
(10)
The thesis shall be accompanied by a certificate from supervisor stating whether, in the supervisor's opinion, the form of presentation of the thesis is satisfactory.
(11)
When the degree has been awarded, a hard copy of the thesis printed on archival paper and incorporating any required emendations and revisions shall be lodged in the University Library, except as provided in section 21 below.
10 Length of candidature
(c)
Where a candidate is granted credit for previous studies in accordance with section 11 below, the candidate's minimum and maximum length of candidature may be adjusted accordingly.
(d)
Where a candidate is granted a period of suspension of candidature, this period will not count as part of the time-limits prescribed above in section 10(2)(a) and (b) above.
(e)
Where a candidate is granted permission to change from full to part-time candidature, or the reverse, the minimum and maximum lengths of candidature will be amended pro-rate.
11 Credit transfer
(a)
A candidate who, at the date of admission to candidature, has completed postgraduate coursework (whether a degree for that work has been awarded or not) may apply for credit of transfer towards the degree.
(b)
On the recommendation of the relevant head of school, the Dean may grant a candidate credit for previous studies provided that:
(i) the coursework for which credit is sought is deemed the Dean to have been completed with a high level of competency and to be relevant to the candidate's total program of study; and
(ii) no more than 24 credit points shall normally be so credited results of the unless the units of study for which credit is sought were completed in an embedded program at this University, in which case there shall be no restriction on the amount of credit that may be granted.
(a)
A candidate who, at the date of admission to candidature, has completed not less than one semester as a candidate and for a degree of master in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies or in another faculty in the University of Sydney, may be permitted by the Dean to is, transfer credit for the whole or any part of that candidature towards the DEngPrac degree, provided that:
(i) the period of candidature for the degree of master for which credit is sought shall have been in a program of full-time or part-time advanced study and research under a supervisor appointed by the faculty and directly related to the candidate's proposed course of advanced study and research for the DEngPrac degree; and
(b)
A candidate who, at the date of admission to candidature, has completed not less than one semester as a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Sydney may be permitted by the Dean to transfer credit for the whole or any part of that candidature towards the DEngPrac degree, provided that:
(i) the period of candidature for the PhD degree for credit is sought shall have been in a program directly related to the candidate's proposed course of advanced study and research for the DEngPrac degree; and
(c)
A candidate who, at the date of admission, has completed not less than one semester as a candidate for a higher degree in another university or institution may be credited for the whole or any part of that period of candidature towards the DEngPrac degree, provided that:
(i) the period of candidature for the higher degree for which credit is sought shall have been in a program of full-time or part-time advanced study and research under a supervisor appointed by the other university or institution concerned and is directly related to the candidate's proposed course of advanced study and research for the DEngPrac degree;
(ii) the candidate shall have abandoned candidature for the higher degree of the other university or institution concerned for which credit is sought; and
12 Control of candidature
0.
Where a candidate is employed by an institution other than the University, the Dean may require a statement from that employer acknowledging that the candidature will be under the control of the University.
13 Location of candidature
(1)
Subject to the approval of the supervisor, relevant head of school and the Dean, a candidate shall pursue the program of advanced study and research:
(c)
within industrial laboratories or research institutions or other institutions considered by the Dean to provide adequate facilities for that candidature; or
(2)
A candidate shall be regarded as engaging in work within the University if he or she is undertaking approved distance and/or off-campus study, this being a mode of study in which the student would not be in regular physical attendance on a designated campus of the University.
(3)
A candidate must, however, be able to attend the University at such times and on such occasions for the purposes of consultation and participation in prescribed academic and educational activities, as may be required by the relevant head of school.
(4)
Except in respect of a candidate undertaking approved distance and/or off-campus study, a candidate pursuing candidature outside Australia must also complete a cumulative minimum period of two semesters of candidature within the University.
14 Supervision
(a)
The Dean, on the recommendation of the relevant head of school, shall appoint a suitably qualified supervisor for each candidate to take primary responsibility for the conduct of the candidature.
(b)
The Dean, on the recommendation of the relevant head of school, shall normally appoint one or more associate supervisors for each candidate to assist in the supervision of that candidature.
(iii) a person upon whom the Senate has conferred an academic title or a clinical academic title; or
(iv) such other member of the staff of the University as may be considered appropriate in a particular case by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board.
15 Progress
(a)
At the end of each year of candidature, each candidate shall complete and submit an annual progress report form to provide evidence of progress to the satisfaction of the supervisor, the relevant head of school and the Dean.
(b)
The supervisor shall comment on the candidate's report, and the form will then be referred back to the candidate who shall sign the report to indicate that he or she has sighted the supervisor's comments.
(c)
The form shall then be referred to the head of the relevant school, who, on the basis of the evidence provided, shall recommend the conditions of candidature to apply for the following year.
(d)
The head may require the candidate to provide further evidence of progress at the end of one semester or such other period as the head considers appropriate.
(a)
In addition to the requirement for the submission of an annual progress report, at the end of the first year of candidature each candidate's progress will be reviewed at an interview to be organised by the relevant school.
(i) The review shall include an assessment of the research project including the resources being made available, the candidate's progress (including seminar performance) and the supervisory arrangements.
(ii) If both the supervisor and the relevant head of school participate in the review, another member of staff - usually the school postgraduate coordinator - shall normally also participate in the review.
(iii) There shall also be a segment where the candidate has the opportunity to discuss in confidence his or her progress in the absence of the supervisor.
(v) Where difficulties have been identified, the report will include an agreed course of action which may include discontinuation of candidature.
(a)
If a candidate fails to submit evidence of progress or if the relevant head of school considers that the evidence submitted does not indicate satisfactory progress, the Dean may, on the head's recommendation:
(i) call upon the candidate to show good cause why that candidature should not be terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the degree; and
(ii) where, in the opinion of the Dean, the candidate does not show good cause, the Dean may terminate that candidature or may impose conditions on the continuation of that candidature.
(iii) For the purposes of these Resolutions, good cause means circumstances beyond the reasonable control of a candidate, which may include serious ill-health or misadventure, but does not include demands of employers, pressure of employment or time devoted to non-University activities, unless these are relevant to serious ill-health or misadventure.
(iv) In all cases the onus is on the candidate to provide the University with satisfactory evidence to establish good cause.
16 Discontinuation of enrolment
(1)
A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment in the degree or in a unit of study must apply to the relevant head of school and will be presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the date of that application, unless evidence is produced showing:
(2)
A candidate who discontinues enrolment in a unit of study shall have that discontinuation recorded as Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued not to count as failure (DNF) where that discontinuation occurs within the timeframes specified by the University or where the candidate meets other conditions as specified by the relevant head of school.
(3)
A candidate who discontinues candidature for the degree shall have that discontinuation recorded as Withdrawn (W) or Not enrolled or Not continuing where that discontinuation occurs:
(4)
A candidate who discontinues candidature and who seeks to re-enrol as a candidate for the degree must apply for re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by the Committee.
17 Suspension of candidature
(1)
A candidate must be enrolled in each semester m which he or she is actively completing the requirements for the degree.
(3)
The candidature of a candidate who has not re-enrolled and who has not obtained approval from the Dean for suspension will be deemed to have lapsed.
(a)
A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by the Committee.
(b)
if re-admitted to candidature, the candidate shall complete the degree requirements under such conditions as determined by the Dean.
(4)
A candidate who enrols after suspending candidature shall complete the requirements for the degree under such conditions as determined by the Dean.
18 Examination
0.
Except as prescribed in these resolutions, the examination procedures shall be in accordance with the policies and procedures prescribed by the Academic Board for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
19 Appointment of Examiners
(1)
On receiving the thesis and having considered the certificate of the supervisor, the Dean shall consult with the relevant head of school and, if the Dean sees fit, appoint examiners.
(d)
each examiner shall hold a professional doctorate or PhD level qualification and/or be a member of staff at a recognised university at the level of professor or associate professor.
(4)
The Dean shall report the names of the examiners appointed to the PhD Award Subcommittee of the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board, which may appoint one or more additional examiners.
(5)
In any case where the Dean, having received the thesis and having considered the report of the supervisor, resolves not to appoint examiners, the Dean shall report the circumstances to the PhD Award Subcommittee of the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board.
20 Determination of the result of the candidature
(1)
The Head of Department will refer the results of the coursework and the examiners' reports on the thesis, together with a recommendation concerning the award of the degree, to the Faculty Board.
(2)
The Head's recommendation for the thesis shall then be treated as for a PhD (section 3 of the Resolutions for PhD), in that the award of the degree can be made if the Head recommends typographical corrections or minor emendations.
(3)
If the Head recommends that changes asked for by the examiners not be carried out, or there is disagreement among the examiners, then the Faculty shall forward a report (along with the Head's report and the student's comments on the examiner's reports) to the PhD Award Subcommittee of the Academic Board's Graduate Studies Committee, which shall determine the result of the candidature.
21 Public availability of thesis
(1)
It is the policy of the Senate that a candidate for a higher degree should not normally be permitted to undertake a program of advanced study and research which is likely to result in the lodgement of a thesis that cannot be available for use immediately, to be read, photocopied or microfilmed, except as provided in sections 21(3) and 21(4) below.
(2)
An applicant for admission to candidature for a higher degree shall be required to acknowledge awareness of this policy when applying for such admission.
(a)
If, at any time between application for admission to candidature and the lodgement of the thesis, it shall appear to the supervisor and to the relevant head of school that successful prosecution of the candidature will require the use of confidential material which the candidate would not be at liberty fully to disclose in the thesis, the matter shall be reported as soon as practicable to the Dean.
(b)
The Dean may, if the Dean thinks fit, recommend to the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board that the candidate be granted:
(i) permission to include in an appendix to the thesis such material as is essential to the thesis but which, for a limited period, may not be available for general inspection; and
(ii) exemption, in respect of such an appendix, from the requirement to give the undertaking specified in section 21(2) above.
(c)
Subject to the provisions in section 21(4) below, if the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board resolves to grant such permission and exemption, the University Librarian shall restrict access, for a period to be specified by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board, to any appendix referred to in section 21(3)(b) above.
(i) This period of restriction shall not exceed five years unless there are exceptional reasons for an extension of the period.
(d)
The University Librarian may grant access to an appendix to a thesis to which access has been restricted in accordance with section 21(3)(c) above, to a scholar who:
(ii) has the written consent of either the author of the thesis; or the head of the relevant school in a case where the author cannot be contacted, notwithstanding that all reasonable steps have been taken to contact the author.
(e)
Notwithstanding any other provision of these resolutions, the examiners of a thesis, including any Faculty committee or any committee of the Academic Board which is directly concerned with the examination of such thesis, shall have access to the thesis and any appendix to the thesis for the purposes of any examination or re-examination.
(a)
The Senate recognises that there are certain circumstances where deferment of the public availability of the thesis is appropriate.
(b)
In a case where a candidate or potential candidate is to be associated with a project in collaboration with industry that has potential for concern over exploitation of intellectual property, the Dean, if satisfied that the circumstances warrant it, may recommend to the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board that:
(i) the candidate or prospective candidate be granted exemption from the requirement to give the undertaking specified in section 21(2) above; and
(ii) authorisation be given to delay lodgement of the thesis in the Library for a period that, except in exceptional circumstances, shall not exceed 18 months from the date of the award of the degree.
(c)
The Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board may approve such applications on behalf of the Graduate Studies Committee, where the Chair is satisfied that they are appropriate.
(d)
If, at any time between application for admission to candidate and the lodgement of the thesis, it shall appear to the candidate, supervisor and to the relevant head of school that there are reasons to believe that the candidate's interests would be at risk if the thesis were Immediately made available, the candidate may apply in writing for deferment of the availability of that thesis in the University Library for a specific period of time.
(e)
Any such application should set out clearly the reasons for the request and include supporting evidence, as appropriate.
(5)
The Dean, if satisfied that such a deferment is necessary to protect the interests of the candidate, may:
(a)
give authorisation for the thesis not to be lodged in the Library for a period not exceeding six months from the date of award of the degree; and may also
(b)
recommend to the Graduate Studies Committee of the Academic Board that a longer period of deferment, or an extension of the original deferment, be approved provided that, except in exceptional circumstances, the total period shall not exceed 18 months.