Mississippi State University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Non-Thesis Oral Comprehensive Examination Evaluation Form
Procedure:
• The student's graduate committee draws up a list of 6 topics covering the student's coursework. The major professor collects the topics
from the committee members, assembles the list of topics, and provides the list of topics to the student no later than two weeks before the
scheduled Oral Comprehensive Examination.
• At the Oral Comprehensive Examination, the committee selects 3 topics from the previously provided list of 6. The student is asked questions on these 3 topics by the committee, and the student orally responds to the questions.
• The committee evaluates the student's responses by completing the Masters Non-Thesis Oral Comprehensive Examination Evaluation
form.
• The major professor submits the completed Masters Non-Thesis Oral Comprehensive Examination Evaluation form along with the Re port of Examination Results form to the Graduate Program Director at the completion of the Oral Comprehensive Examination.
General Information:
Name:
MSU ID:
Date of Oral Comprehensive Exam:
Net ID:
circle one
(1=low, 5=high)
Committee Evaluation
Speaking was coherent and understandable
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Responses were technically correct
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There was logic in the progression of ideas within each response
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Committee did not have to prompt with probing questions
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Responses demonstrated technical knowledge of sufficient depth in the specific topics covered
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Responses demonstrated technical knowledge of sufficient breadth across the discipline as a whole
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Approval:
Major Professor
Committee Member
Minor Professor (if applicable)
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Revised August 2013