[Type the document title] Version 1.2, April 2010 This checklist must be updated once per year by the student’s PhD committee at the student’s Annual Review.
The students Oral Qualifying exam, and PhD Defense should serve as an annual review meeting.
Students Name:_______________________ UKID:________________ Entry Date:_____________
___ I. MS Degree:
Institution:________________________________________ Date Awarded:________________
Thesis Title:___________________________________________________________________
Course Credits Allocated by DGS from MS: _________
___ II. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: (Minimum of 4 “core” members. All must be members of the graduate
faculty. 3 members must be full members of the graduate faculty. One member must be from outside
the ECE Dept. The committee must first be formed by the end of the second semester.)
Committee Member
Email
Committee Member
Email
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
___ III. COURSES: (All course work should be approved by the student’s Advisory Committee)
a. Core Courses (Must complete 3 of the 5 core courses with a grade of B or higher)
EE 611:
Semester _____
Grade _____
EE 621:
Semester _____
Grade _____
EE 640:
Semester _____
Grade _____
EE 661:
Semester _____
Grade _____
EE 685:
Semester _____
Grade _____
Total Credits from core courses: _______
Note any repeats or withdrawals from core courses: _________________________________
ENG 204:
Semester _____
Grade _____
b. Advanced or Specialty Courses: (Exclude EE 783 not contributing to pre-qualifying credit)
Course
Semester
Grade
Credits
Course
Semester Grade
Credits
Total Credit Hours Completed
___________
Page 1 GPA ___________
[Type the document title] Version 1.2, April 2010 ___ IV. Written Qualifying Exam:
(See Rubrics for quantitative scoring)
Written Qualifying Exam Grade (Chair):______
Written QE Grade (Member 3):______
Written QE Grade (Member 5):______
Written QE Grade (Member 2):_________
Written QE Grade (Member 4):_________
Written QE Grade (Member 6):_________
Average Grade of Written QE: _______
___ V. Oral Qualifying Exam:
Date of Oral Exam:_________________
Research Topic (Title): ________________________________________________________
(See Rubrics for quantitative scoring)
Quality of Written Research Proposal: _____ Quality of Presentation: _______
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Chair Signature:________________________________ Date:___________________
VI. Annual Reviews:
(See Rubrics for quantitative scoring)
a. Annual Review #1
Date of Annual Review:_____________
Quality of Written Research Summary: ______ Quality of Presentation: ____________
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Page 2 [Type the document title] Version 1.2, April 2010 b. Annual Review #2
Date of Annual Review:_____________
Quality of Written Research Summary: ______ Quality of Presentation: ____________
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
c. Annual Review #3
Date of Annual Review:_____________
Quality of Written Research Summary: ______ Quality of Presentation: ____________
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
d. Annual Review #4
Date of Annual Review:_____________
Quality of Written Research Summary: ______ Quality of Presentation: ____________
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
e. Annual Review #5
Date of Annual Review:_____________
Quality of Written Research Summary: ______ Quality of Presentation: ____________
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Page 3 [Type the document title] Version 1.2, April 2010 VII. Publications and Patents
(List publications in the format: AuthorLastName, first, “Title of Publication,” Journal Name, vol. #,
pp. 1 – 4, Month, Year.)
Refereed Journal Articles:
[1] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[2] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[3] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[4] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[5] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[6] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Refereed Conference Publications:
[1] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[2] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[3] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[4] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[5] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[6] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Other Publications (including Patents):
[1] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[2] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[3] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[4] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[5] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
[6] ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Page 4 [Type the document title] Version 1.2, April 2010 VIII. Awards
Award: _______________________________________________________
Awarding Institution:____________________________________________
Date:__________________________________________
Award: _______________________________________________________
Awarding Institution:____________________________________________
Date:__________________________________________
Award: _______________________________________________________
Awarding Institution:____________________________________________
Date:__________________________________________
Award: _______________________________________________________
Awarding Institution:____________________________________________
Date:__________________________________________
___ IX. Final Defense:
(See Rubrics for quantitative scoring)
Defense Date:_____________
External Committee Member:___________________
Quality of Written Research Summary: ______ Quality of Presentation: ____________
Quality of the Research: ______
Ability to Field Technical Questions: ______
Ability to Perform Independent Research: ____ Level of Scholarship of Research: ________
Overall Quality of Dissertation:__________
Committee Comments: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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