Your Thesis
The goal of all higher degree research (HDR) programs is to write a thesis that demonstrates how you have made an original contribution to knowledge. While the task of writing a thesis can be daunting, there are several things you can do to stay on track and complete your thesis on time while producing your best work.
The Graduate Research School (GRS) runs two seminars that will help you prepare for your thesis submission:
Thesis Submission Seminar Outlines the submission and examination process
Using Publications in Your Thesis Seminar Examines how publications may be incorporated into your thesis, including how authorship is determined, and when to seek permission to use published work
The GRS also offers a weekly HDR writing group and a Thesis Writing Boot Camp to help you build a regular writing practice. For information on the seminars and events available, please visit this page .
Can’t make it to a Seminar or event? Watch a recording of the last session and download a copy of the slides here .
Additional Resources
UNSW Resources Thesis Submission and Examination Applying for Restricted Access iThenticate Thesis Format Guide Thesis Examination Procedure
Finding other HDR theses in your field UNSW digital thesis collection Trove – Australian print and digital theses ProQuest dissertations and theses global (UNSW sign in required for access) EThOS e-theses online service
Writing Your Thesis The Writing Center - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 Tips for writing a PhD thesis – Times Higher Education How to write 10,000 words a day – The Thesis Whisperer
Thesis Plans Free Thesis Plan templates – iThinkwell Sample Thesis Plan - The University of Edinburgh
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WELCOME TO THE TEM HELP PAGES
The Thesis Examination Management (TEM) online system provides direct access to information on research thesis submission and examination. As a student, academic or administrative staff member you can carry out administrative tasks and monitor the progress of the examination of your thesis or that of your students. These Help pages are divided into sections, each of which describes a different part of the thesis submission and examination process. Within each section there is a general description of the processes covered and a step-by-step guide for your role.
Gateways and Enquiries
In most cases you will have received an email prompting you to do a TEM-related task. This section of Help is designed to get you to the page where you carry out that task. The rest of the Help site can be accessed via the links at top and bottom of each Help page. This section also describes how to get to an enquiry screen.
On this page you can...
- Apply to have access to your final thesis copy restricted once it gets to the library. Please note that you only need to apply for restricted access if there is a need that can be supported by justification and the approval of your Supervisor and the University.
- Submit a notification of intention to submit your thesis by clicking on the 'Submit Notification' button . After submission the label on this button changes to 'View Thesis notification' and allows you to review the form you lodged.
- View a summary page which shows the current status of your thesis examination by clicking on the 'Examination Status Enquiry' button. You will then be able to see at a glance all of the events which have been recorded so far regarding the examination of your thesis, see illustration below .
Options available to you include:
- 'Examiner Status Enquiry' - View a summary page showing the current status of the examination and all events which have occurred so far.
- 'Restricted Access Application' - Record a decision regarding approval for a student's application.
- 'Supervisor's Certificate' - Record whether a student's thesis is in a form suitable for submission (this replaces the old, printed Supervisor's Certificate form).
- 'Examiner Nomination Management' - Nominate examiners for a student.
Postgraduate Co-ordinator
Student thesis management.
To find a particular student:
- 'Examination Status Enquiry' - View a summary page showing the current status of the examination and all events which have occurred so far.
- 'Examiner Status Enquiry' - View the current status of the nomination and approval of a set of examiners for a student.
- 'Examiner Nomination Management' - Approve a set of examiners for a student.
Examiner Management
Go to Examiner-related Tasks .
Faculty Executive
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COMMENTS
thesis. 5.3. Pre-submission procedures Examiners must be nominated and approved prior to thesis submission wherever possible. To expediate this, the following process applies: a. The candidate must complete the notification of intention to submit (NOITS) form at least 2 months prior to the expected thesis submission date via the method outlined on
Apr 10, 2015 · You can view your thesis submission date in the Graduate Research Information System (GRIS) once you have enrolled in your program. Application Deadlines Applications must be submitted by the application deadline for the intended study period (Term), to ensure the acceptance and enrolment processes are completed by the Term Start Dates.
All students should submit a Notification of Intention to Submit their thesis 2 months prior to their submission date. This time is required to prepare for the submission, as well as selecting and approving examiners. While a student may submit their notification later than this, doing so may delay the sending of their thesis to their examiners.
Within 2 months of my thesis submission date Ensure that your research data is secured as per your Research Data Management Plan, that your supervisor has access to the data, and that it will be retained by UNSW for the appropriate period of time
Preparation and Submission of Master by Research and Doctoral Theses for Examination Page 1 of 5 Version: 2.0 Effective 5 February 2008 to 31 March 2012 Theses for Examination
must notify the examiners of any changes to the planned submission date. If examiners are no longer available to examine the thesis after the amended date, GRS must be informed so that the reserve examiner can be contacted immediately. (c) The following information will be provided to the examiner by GRS at the time the thesis is sent:
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that the expected date of submission will be correct, it is appreciated that this is not always the case. In such cases, candidates can update the date by contacting the Thesis Examination team of the Graduate Research School, but do not need to re-submit the NOITS. There are three scenarios which require approval before submission of the thesis:
The Thesis Examination Management (TEM) online system provides direct access to information on research thesis submission and examination. As a student, academic or administrative staff member you can carry out administrative tasks and monitor the progress of the examination of your thesis or that of your students.
8 weeks prior to the due date. Waivers are not accepted by all Schools/Faculties. As of publishing date, the Schools of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Minerals & Energy Resources Engineering, and the Faculty UNSW Canberra donot accept Waivers.