EOG 040
OLLSCOIL NA hÉIREANN, GAILLIMH
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, GALWAY
Master Degree by Research
REPORT OF THE EXAMINERS
Candidate: (Print) ______________________________________________________________
Title of Thesis: (Print) ___________________________________________________________
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Oral Examination held?
Yes
No
(Note: The decision as to whether an oral examination is required should be made by the Extern and
Intern Examiners in consultation.)
Report: A short report should be prepared by the External Examiner, in consultation with the Internal
Examiner(s), and included in the space below and continued on an additional page if necessary. The
report should comment on:
1. Quality of research contained in the thesis
2. The contribution the thesis makes to knowledge and scholarship
3. The written style and overall presentation of the thesis
4. Performance of the candidate in the oral examination (if required)
5. The nature of minor corrections required (if any)
(Append pages as necessary)
RECOMMENDATION
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Award ...............
Percentage Mark, if appropriate
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Award but insist on corrections*  in content
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Reject but permit submission of a revised thesis
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Reject (with no recommendation as to re-submission)
 typographical
If the report does not conclude with a recommendation that a Master Degree by Research be awarded
to the candidate:
1.
The areas of weakness and/or under-performance must be made explicit, and
2.
Courses of action advised by the examiners before resubmission (or before an
application for resubmission can be considered) must be made clear (requirements
for extra work, scale of rewriting, rectification of deficiencies in candidates
knowledge etc.)
Date:________ Name ___________________ Signed: ___________________ (Internal Examiner)
Date:________ Name ___________________ Signed: ___________________ (External Examiner)
*Inclusion of corrections must be confirmed by the Internal