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Victoria University
The School of Management
Dissertation Guidelines
MBA, EMBA & DBA 论文指导
I. GUIDELINES IN DISSERTATION WRITING
These guidelines shall cover all processes of Dissertation writing for Graduate or Doctoral Degree Programmes.
1. Definition
A The Dissertation is a major paper required by every student to earn a graduate or doctoral degree. The Dissertation is intended to give the student an opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability to conduct independent research on a specific problem within his/her field of specialisation. Any of these researches must have the following elements.
? It is a major paper concerning a research topic of interest to the student, significant, and contributory to the pool of knowledge in the field of specialisation enrolled by the student.
? It must be an individual piece of work, which should bring out the student’s research and professional competence within his/her field of specialisation.
? It must be a practitioner‐oriented scholarly undertaking with applied dimension and not a purely theoretical piece of research. As such, it must be a product of field research rather than a purely library work.
? It must be an original work. This means that it should not duplicate the content, form, and conclusions of any previous study.
Operationally, this means that research topics must have been checked by the student to avoid duplication. This checking for duplication is undertaken as a matter of routine in the process of preparing the review of related literature.
B Criteria for Acceptability
The Dissertation aims at validating the application of student learning into a competent and professional work. To be acceptable, each must show the support of the Dissertation Supervisor by the endorsement of the Dissertation proposal.
1. Evidence of comprehensive work means that:
1.1 the Dissertation is related to and meets the purposes of the approved proposal;
1.2 field of work and research are sufficient to meet the data requirements;
1.3 facts and computations are accurate;
1.4 appropriate analytical tools and techniques of research and analysis are used; and the draft is well‐typed and well‐written as to correct grammar and textual coherence.
2. Evidence of sound organisation of material includes the following:
2.1. findings are in the text and not buried in the exhibits;
2.2. there is a thorough coverage of subject matter;
2.3. facts are distinguished from opinions;
2.4. facts are documented;
2.5. sources are reliable.
3. Evidence of analytical competency and clear thinking means that:
3.1 the text presentation is logical;
3.2 there is clearness of purpose, ideas, problems, alternatives, and constraints;
3.3 the analyses and assumptions flow from facts and are reasonable; and conclusions flow logically from analysis and recommendations.
4. Evidence of creativity means that:
4.1 the research indicates transfer of student learning to a professional piece of work;
4.2 facts are interpreted, not merely repeated;
4.3 the work is useful, current, relevant, and meaningful to many;
4.4 the work highlights other related problems and explores further areas of research;
4.5 in the orals, the student must demonstrate his/her mastery of subject matter as well as articulate his/her findings and conclusions.
C. THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS
The research process takes the student through the following steps:
1. selection of research topic;
2. selection and appointment of Dissertation Supervisor;
3. design of the research proposal;
4. approve of the research proposal by the supervisor;
5. implementation of the proposal and writing of the research;
6. submission of the written research for orals;
7. composition of the Dissertation Defence Panel;
8. schedule of pre‐oral and oral examinations;
9. final draft of Dissertation;
10. reproduction of the research manuscript and submission to the required offices/agencies.
I. Selection of the Research Topic
1. The student initiates preliminary research on a number of subjects, which he/she believes, meets the elements of a good Dissertation as the case may be. He/she determines the data requirements, the extent and sources of secondary information and the magnitude of primary data that have to be generated.
2. The source of research topic should be consistent with the curriculum of courses required of the degree programme being pursued by the student and his/her major field of specialisation.
3. The research topic must also reflect or be aligned with the objective of the Business School, the institutional mission of the University and regional and national development thrusts.
4. The students submit his/her research topic ideas to the Dissertation Supervisor for comment, revision, and approval, and then further submit to the International Office for further processing.
5. Each topic idea must be submitted on A4‐size bond paper, computerised and should contain a one‐page description of the topic which should also include the scope, depth, direction and, if there is any, similarity with any previously written research, how it will differ from it. A minimum of three topic ideas will be required for submission.
6. The Dissertation Supervisor shall examine the topic if any of them can be developed. If all the topics submitted can be pursued as Dissertation, the most original and relevant of them shall be recommended as the topic ideal to be developed by the student. The other topic ideas that are evolved but that the students may no longer need could be suggested to others for development or filed for future use. If none of the topic ideas submitted cannot be developed, the Dissertation Supervisor will formally communicate this to the student who shall undertake another research for possible development of topic ideas.
7. Upon the approval of one topic idea chosen as probable Dissertation shall be developed by the student, the student shall commence the designing of the research proposal with the assistance of his/her supervisor.
II. Selection and Appointment of the Dissertation Supervisor
1. The student is to have a Dissertation Supervisor to guide him/her in designing the research proposal, who may be selected as early as when the student submits the topic ideas.
The Dissertation Supervisor must be chosen according to the criteria listed in the following order:
1. Expertise in research area. Record of relevant publications. If the research requires multidisciplinary expertise, a co‐supervisor should be designated.
2. A faculty member can only have three (or maximum of five when necessary) active advisees per semester.
3. Student rapport with adviser must be wholesome.
The Dissertation Supervisor/s shall be duly appointed by the Registrar and Programme Director.
III. Design of the Research Proposal
1.
The research proposal is the basic research document, which spells out in details scope and responsibility of the researcher, in one sense it is a written contract between the student and the Dissertation Supervisor that specifies the job to be done and the manner in which it is to be done. It assures the student that there exists a mutual understanding between him/her and his panel in the objectives, scope, depth, direction, methods, and limitations of the proposed research.
2.
The student is expected to design his/her own proposal under the guidance of the Dissertation Supervisor. It should be as detailed as possible and should contain, at least, the following items:
2.1 A discussion of the subject matter, which will serve as a general orientation of the problem area. Hence, it should include everything the student has gathered about the topic during his initial research, plus some speculation on how the research when completed will look like.
2.2 A definition of the scope, what topics will be covered by the research, what items will be left out, what questions will be answered and in what depth. This is critical to the research supervision.
2.3 A description of present and future areas of research, what has been obtained, the extent of and need for primary and secondary courses, a list of primary and secondary courses, and what information will be sought, what information is considered critical to the successful completion of the thesis.
2.4 A timetable of activities from start to finish.
3.
The student should submit the proposal to the Victoria University Business School, as endorsed by the Dissertation Supervisor, via the International Office. The Dissertation proposal format should consist of the following:
I. Title
II. Formulation of the Research Objectives
1. Statement of the Objectives
2. Significance and Value of the Study
3. Scope and Background of Research
4. Review of Related Literature
III. Research Methodology
IV. Research Summary
V. References
IV. Defence and Approval of the Proposal
The proposal approval process includes the following steps:
1. The student shall submits his/her research proposal according to the main guidelines/frame headings provided by Victoria University, and the Dissertation Supervisor has the discretion to approve the content of the proposal, not necessary to follow exactly the detailed content in the main guide frames, to allow some variations such as modelling, change of research directions, etc. in the Dissertation to allow some flexibility.#p#分页标题#e#
2. When the Dissertation Supervisor signs the name on the research proposal form submitted by the student, it shall be honoured by Victoria University to respect the professional status of the supervisor and let the student start to write the Dissertation.
3. If the proposal is found acceptable, the student can accelerate his/her research writing activity. If not, then revisions of the research proposal may be undertaken or otherwise totally abandoned as per decision of the Dissertation Supervisor. In the latter case, the student goes through the whole process from the beginning.
4. The approved Dissertation proposal with all revisions incorporated therein shall be reproduced and duly signed by the Dissertation Supervisor. Upon meeting this requirement, copies of the approved proposal shall be provided to the Registrar and Programme Director for distribution.
V. Implementation of the Proposal and Writing of the Research Manuscript
Student writing Dissertation under supervision of the supervisor.
VI. Submission of the Written Research for Orals
1. Dissertation submitted for orals must be complete and of fine quality. No major additions will be accepted between the date of submission and the date of the orals. Incomplete researches submitted just to meet the deadline for submission shall be considered as not yet submitted. On the other hand, to be considered of fine quality, the research to be submitted for orals must not be sloppy, badly written, unedited, and disorganised.
2. To ensure that the research submitted for oral exam is complete and of fine quality, the Dissertation Supervisor shall approve and recommend to the International Office, the scheduling of the research for oral exam.
VI. Composition of the Dissertation Defence Panel
1. The Panel for Orals or the so‐called Dissertation Defence Panel shall be composed of the Registrar and Programme Director of Victoria University, a Representative of Victoria University Business School and a qualified Ph.D. of a third party. Apart from the necessary translator(s) and or note-taking secretary, nobody will be present in the room where the Oral Defence takes place. During the fifteen-minute discussion about the student’s final result, only the three appointed academics of the Defence Panel will be present.
2. The Dissertation Supervisor shall be required to sit and participate in the oral examination of the student. However, only the Defence Panel shall have the authority to decide on the passing or failing of the oral defence and to recommend rewrites, revisions, and re-examination.
3. The Defence Panel shall evaluate the oral defence on the basis of the following:
3.1 The Dissertation ‐ 50% (higher)
The Problem
The Research Paradigm
The Data
Conclusions & Recommendations
3.2 The Oral Defence ‐ 50%
Mastery of the Subject Matter
Command of the Language
Attitude ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Total ‐ 100%
VII Schedule of Oral Exam and Re-examination
1. All students are allowed only a maximum of three orals overall – the first oral and two orals. If a student fails to pass his/her pre‐oral during the school year, then his/her next and last re‐oral will have to be schedules anytime the following year.
2. The orals may be held according to the schedule arranged by the International Office.
3. For every oral or re‐oral examination, the student has to have two copies of the “Dissertation Oral Examination Sheet” filled out and signed by his/her Defence Panel. One copy must be to the Dissertation Supervisor immediately after the oral examination and the other copy kept by the student for his/her files.
4. A student who failed his first oral examination may request for a second orals provided he/she surrenders his/her previous oral examination sheet to the Dissertation Supervisor.
5. A student shall not be scheduled for oral examination unless he is cleared of any financial accountability relative to the oral examinations.
The criteria for the evaluation of the content, style, and presentation of the research shall be similar to those of the research proposal.
? Final Draft of the Dissertation
1. After the oral examination, the Defence Panel may approve the research subject to revisions. The draft is then returned to the student who incorporates the revisions required; after which the draft is resubmitted to the Dissertation Supervisor for approval. When the supervisor is satisfied with the incorporated, he/she certifies his/her approval by an enclosed letter. The student then submits the revised draft for approval to the chairperson or all the members of the Defence Panel if so required by such panel. The Defence Panel signs the approval sheets in as many copies as are required for the final copies when all requirements for revisions are satisfactorily met.
2. No student shall be permitted to participate in the graduation ceremonies unless the revised draft has been approved by all parties concerned.
? Reproduction of the Research and Submission to the Required
Offices/Agencies
It shall be the duty of the student to follow‐up the reproduction of his/her Dissertation* in seven hardbound copies. Three are intended for distribution to the following offices/agencies:
one (1) copy for the School
one (1) copy for the International Office
one (1) copy for the Writer
Please note: if the Dissertation is in Chinese, copies in English will also be provided.
After the completion of the seven hardbound copies, the student shall submit all copies except those for himself/herself to the Registrar and Programme Director of the Victoria University Office. It is understood that the approval sheets duly signed by the Dissertation Supervisor and Defence Panel are included among the first pages of the Dissertation.
OTHER RESEARCH MATTERS
Form and Style of the Dissertation
1.
The candidate must follow the Victoria University Business School Dissertation format as outlined below:
I. The Preliminaries
a. Title Page
b. Preface / Foreword
c. Approval Sheet
d. Table of Contents
e. List of Tables, if any
f. List of Figures, Illustrations, etc., if any.
II. Text of Dissertation
A. Introductory Chapter
Chapter I – The Problem and Its Setting
1. Introduction
2. Statement of the Problem
3. Significance and importance of the Study
4. Scope and Delimitations of the Study
5. Definitions of Terms
Chapter II – Review of Related Literature
Chapter III – Methodology
1. Research Methods or Techniques Used
2. Sources of Data
3. Conceptual Framework
4. Hypotheses or Basic Assumptions
5. Description of the Research Instruments, their validity and reliability
6. Statistical Treatment
B. Chapter on the Presentation and Interpretation of Data
This is the meat of the research, consisting of well‐defined chapter reporting the results of the research.
C. Concluding Chapter
1. Summary
2. Conclusions
3. Recommendations
4. Problems for further study
D. The Reference Matter
1. Appendix
2. References
Criteria for Evaluation of Research Proposals and Submitted Researches (Dissertation) for Orals
Content of the Dissertation
1. The Problem
? The subject or problem is significant, or of sufficient importance.
? The subject or problem is sufficiently delineated.
? The proposed research is likely to produce any new or useful information.
? The problem is specific.
? The problem is clearly stated.
? The proposed research is based on a hypothesis that rests on sufficient evidence, is convincing, or is sound.
? The problem is more complex than the investigator appears to realise.
? The problem has national significance.
? The problem is timely and warrants to be pursued.
? The description of the nature of the research and of its significance indicates clear research aim.
? The Research as proposed involves just about the right amount of elements that warrants research investigation.
2. The Approach
? The proposed tests, or methods, or scientific procedures are suited to the statement of the problem.
? The description of the approach would allow adequate evaluation.
? The overall design of the study has been carefully thought out.
? The statistical aspects of the approach have been given sufficient consideration.
? The approach manifests scientific imagination.
? Control factors are both adequately conceived and adequately described.
3. The Data
? The material the investigator proposed to use is relevant to the research problem and can be obtained.
? The number of cases or observations is enough; data are adequate.
? The data or documents are adequate, valid, reliable, and appropriate.
? The data are analysed carefully and presented clearly.
4. Findings and Conclusions
? The findings and conclusion have sufficient bases in the data.
? The findings and conclusion are justified by the analysis of the data.
5. Recommendations
? The recommendations follow logically from the thesis writer’s findings and conclusions.
? The thesis writer has adequate experience or training, or both, for this research.#p#分页标题#e#
? The thesis writer appears to be familiar with recent pertinent literature or methods on this research.
Style and Presentation
1. Language and Mechanics
1.1 The language used is formal, clear, and easy to understand and suited to the jargon of the research topic.
1.2 The manuscript is free form errors in grammar, spelling, and other mechanics in writing.
2. Organisation, Unity, and Coherence
2.1 Follows an acceptable logical organisation and development of ideas and topics.
2.2 Tables and figures or illustrations are explained and interpreted clearly and logically.
2.3 Avoids pitfalls on unity and coherence in discourse.
3. Style
3.1 Adopts formal scholarly style suitable to research.
3.2 Avoids redundancy and other circumlocutory manner of presentation.
ORAL DEFENCE PROCEDURES
A. Briefing of the Defence Panel
Before the student is called in to defend his/her Dissertation, the Defence Panel shall be informed of the following oral defence procedures:
1.
The time limit for the defence of the research shall be not more than 2 hours for a graduate or doctoral Dissertation. The Defence Panel must, therefore, try to ask all their questions within the period.
2.
The Defence Panel must consider the following when evaluating the oral defence:
a. contents of the Dissertation
b. style and presentation
c. students’ mastery of the research topic, findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
3.
The format or procedure to be followed during the defence is left to the discretion of the chairperson. The following however, may be suggested:
a. the student may be asked to summarise his/her Dissertation;
b. then the panel members may ask questions on the entire Dissertation;
c. then, after the general questions, the panel may want to review the Dissertation chapter by chapter;
d. finally, the panel may cover the style and presentation of the case.
4.
When there are no more questions from the Panel, the student will be asked to leave the room and wait for the chairperson’s recall. The Defence Panel will fill up the rating form and the average of ratings computed. The Panel will agree on suggestions for revision, if any. Then the student will be called.
5.
The Chairperson of the Panel will inform the results of the ratings and suggestions to the student.
B. Role of the Dissertation Supervisor
The role of the Dissertation Supervisor is to give advice, to counsel, to suggest. Definitely, he/she should not be a co‐author or a collaborator. The research is the candidate’s creation, not the Supervisor’s.
Yet, the Dissertation Supervisor is not a mere fixture, or a disinterested spectator. His knowledge of the problem area is a major reason for his selection. He/she is chosen because he/she can guide the candidate in the preparation and writing of the Dissertation. The candidate though must take the initiative in arranging for conference with the Supervisor.
The Dissertation is both matter and style. The Dissertation Supervisor not merely judges the contents but must see to it that the paper conforms to the prescribed form and style of the Dissertation.
The Dissertation Supervisor is responsible for reading the final copy of the accepted Dissertation format, grammar, and content.
C. Circulation of the Dissertation
The research is an academic requirement. It has been and can be reproduced by a course professor as a teaching device for the benefit of future classes at Victoria University Business School.
? The research is public document. Copies of each Dissertation are available for reading in the Victoria University Business School and the Library.
? As the research is public, it cannot be kept confidential. For every important and exceptional reason, however, the research may be kept confidential for a period of one year. A student etching confidentiality for his/her search will first have to make a written request, to and get the approval of the Dean.
? The student who may be hired by a firm for a study should make the employer/firm realise the nature of the research and the manner of its circulation.
D. Consulting Arrangements
A student may be paid by a third party for his/her Dissertation. The amount is a matter of negotiation between the student and his/her prospective employer. Three points should be clearly understood:
? The research is primarily an academic requirement and a public document;
? The research is not the contractor’s exclusive property;
? Acceptance by the contractor of the quality of the research does not imply acceptance by the Defence Panel.
E. Form Letter
A standard form letter has been prepared to assist students in securing information or seeking interviews from sources external to the Victoria University Business School.
As the letter indicates, these items must be supplied to fill it in:
? the name and title of the person addressed, and the company/establishment address;
? the titles of the Dissertation;
? the specific information required, and/or the names of the persons to be interviewed;
? the signatory of the letter. (Normally, the Dissertation Supervisor will sign the letter).
Please note that the letter leaves the decision of permitting access entirely to the person addressed. The letter also implies that information obtained will be accessible to others via Victoria University Business School.
F. Academic Listing
Pending the approval of the Dissertation and the confirmation of Board of Regents, the student remains a candidate as the case maybe after his name in any academic listing.
Number of Pages for Dissertations (main text)
Type of Dissertation Words
MBA and EMBA Dissertation 25 000 – 35 000
DBA Dissertation 40 000 – 55 000
论文指引 (中译本)
I. 指引范围(Scope of the Guideline)
本指引的内容是关于硕士，博士论文的筹备、编写、答辩和通过程序。
II. 论文(Thesis)
A. 定义(Definition)
论文是最终获取学位的主要评核，不论是硕士或博士课程，论文的目的是让学员在其专修的具体课题进行独立研究，这类研究必须具备以下元素：
1. 论文的课题是学员感兴趣，而又对所专修课题的知识有一定贡献。
2. 论文必须是独立的研究成果，体现学员的研究水平和专业能力。
3. 论文必须是以实用为主的学术探究，而不是纯理论的研究，所以须要最新的数据，不能只呆在图书馆作文献捡索。
4. 论文必须是原创的，不能只重复以前学术研究的内容，形式或结论。
实际运作上，学员必需搜集相关数据，以证明他所准备撰写的论文没有重复前人的研究，同时作文献检索，找寻相关资料作研究之用。
B. 论文要求(Criteria for Acceptability)
论文是要证明学员有足够能力运用所学进行高水平和专业的研究，开题报告必须先获得论文导师的赞同和支持。
1. 全面性 (Criteria for Acceptability)
1.1 论文符合并达到开题报告的目的
1.2 调研收集的数据可满足专业分析的数据处理要求
1.3 论据及计算准确
1.4 运用适当的调研分析工具和技巧
1.5 论文要打印清楚，文字、语法、内容要准确、连贯
2. 数据组织严紧，包括：
2.1 内文的研究成果比花巧的表述更重要
2.2 主题论述全面
2.3 明确区分事实和意见
2.4 事实要有所根据
2.5 资料来源要可靠
3. 清晰的思路
3.1 内容表达逻辑性强
3.2 论文目的、概念、问题、其它方案及局限须论说清晰
3.3 分析、假设依据事实合理推演，及
3.4 论文结论依据合理的分析，推荐则依据论文的结论
4. 创见
4.1 论文须反映学员把课堂的理论成功转化为专业的实证研究：
4.2 所搜集的资料是要演绎的，而不是单调的重复陈述；
4.3 论文研究对其他人而言，必须实用、适时、相关和有意义的；
4.4 论文研究必提出其它相关的问题和进一步研究的领域；
4.5 口头答辩时，学员必须显示对研究课题有充分暸解，可清楚交代研究成果和结论
C. 研究的程序和要求
学员进行研究须要经过以下步骤：
1. 选择研究课题
2. 选择及确认论文导师
3. 撰写开题报告
4. 论文导师接纳开题报告
5. 根据开题报告写出研究论文
6. 提交论文作口头答辩依据
7. 组成论文答辩委员会
8. 口头答辩前后的安排
9. 论文最后定稿
10. 复制研究原稿呈交有关办公室或部门
I. 选择研究课题
1. 学员须自行就一些符合论文要求的题目作初步研究，决定资料的要求，包括二手数据和一手数据的数量，所占比重和来源。
2. 研究课题必须符合所修读学位课程的内容和专业领域
3. 研究课题必须配合大学、地区和国家的发展大方向#p#分页标题#e#
4. 学员须呈交研究课题争取论文导师的意见、修改和同意，然后交大学作进一步处理。
5. 研究课题必须用A-4厚纸打印好，其中一页须具体交代研究课题的范围、深度、方向、有没有相类似的研究、你的研究特色在那里？需要呈交的研究课题最少三个。
6. 论文导师须检阅学员呈交的研究课题，假如多于一个可作为论文的研究课题的，就应该选择最有原创性和最关联的课题，其它落选的但还是适合作研究课题的，可以推荐给其它同学，或者存盘备用。假如没有一个呈交的研究课题适合作论文研究的，论文导师必须通知有关学员，重新呈交研究课题。
7. 研究课题获接纳为论文的研究课题后，学员就可以在论文导师的指导下撰写开题报告。
II. 选任论文导师
1. 学员必须有一位论文导师，指引其撰写开题报告，学员可以呈交研究课题时可同时选择其导师。
1.1 论文导师应该选自相关的主要学系，而且要根据以下条件：
1.1.1是有关研究课题的专家。假如研究课题是跨学科，可能需要多选任一位副导师。
1.1.2每位导师只能在同一年度内指导3位学员（特殊情况下最多5位）
1.1.3 学员和导师的关系应该是密切而全面的。
2. 论文导师最终必须由教务长和课程总监委任。
III. 撰写开题报告
1. 开题报告是作研究的最基本文件，是学员和论文导师之间合约，清楚说明要做什么和怎么样做，确保对研究课题的目标、范围、深度、方向、方法和限制有共识。
2. 学员需要在论文导师的指导下撰写其开题报告，内容越详细越好，其中包括：
2.1 就研究课展开讨论，引申出所探讨问题的意义。因此内容应包括学员初步研究所得，和对研究最终所得作一些假定。
2.2 界定范围，这次研究所应涵盖和不应涵盖的题目、那些题目应予深入探究。这些对论文指导非常重要。
2.3 概述目前和将来的研究领域及所得到成果、主要和辅助的研究方法、需要什么数据，那一些数据对研究有举足轻重的作用。
2.4 整个研究始迄的工作时间表。
3. 开题报告须先获得论文导师支持，交课程主任转研究生部。开题报告须包括：
3.1 研究题目
3.2 订定研究目标
3.2.1 目标陈述
3.2.2 研究的重要性和价值
3.2.3 研究范围和背景
3.2.4 文献检索
3.3 方法论
3.4 研究摘要
3.5 参考文献
IV. 开题报告的辩护和通过
开题报告通过的程序如下：
1. 学员根据研究生院的指引和格式要求呈交开题报告，论文导师可斟酌审阅报告，不一定完全依照研究生院的指引，如在论文的模型建构、研究方向等可作灵活处理。
2. 论文导师在开报告表上签名，表示同意，学员便可以正式开展有关的研究工作，研究生院会尊重论文导师的意见。
3. 开题报告获得通过后，学员可以全速撰写其论文；若开题报告不获通过，学员便须要修改甚至重新撰写，一切视乎论文导师的决定。
4. 获通过的开题报告需要先根据导师的意见修改好，由论文导师签署，然后根据需要复制，交教务长和课程主任分发给有关单位备案参阅。
V. 贯彻开题报告和撰写研究初稿
学员在论文导师指导下撰写论文。
VI. 呈交研究论文供答辩
1. 呈交供答辩用的论文必须完整，质量良好。在呈交日起到答辩日期间，不 允许再作大幅修改。在最后期限前呈交的不完整论文视作没有呈交。论文不可以不整洁，编写错漏太多或结构散乱。
2. 为确保呈交供答辩用的论文完整和质量良好，论文必须先得到论文导师同 意，并由导师向课程主任推荐，安排答辩时间。
VII. 论文答辩委员会的组成
1. 答辩委员会由学术委员、教务长、课程总监、研究生院代表和一位拥有认可博士衔的第三者组成。学员可以提议答辩委员会成员，经同意由大学邀请。
2. 学员的论文导师可以列席由其指导的学员的答辩大会，但只有答辩委员的成员才可以决定该学员是否通过或不通过答辩，提出修改、重写或重新答辩的决定。
3. 答辩委员会须依据以下准则评审：
3.1 论文内容 50%
研究问题
研究图表
研究数据
结论和建议的处理
3.2 答辩 50%
研究题目
表达语言
铺陈态度
总计 100%
VIII. 答辩评审的安排
1. 学员最多有三次答辩机会。第一次答辩应该在指定的学习年期内，假如失败了，第二、三次答辩可以在答辩失败后一年内任何时间进行。
2. 答辩具体安排由课程主任（总监）决定。
3. 每一次答辩学员都要填写两份“答辩评审表”，交答辩委员会签署。其中一份在答辩后须实时交给论文导师，另外一份由学员保留。
4. 学员一次答辩失败，需要先交出上一次答辩的评审表给论文导师，才可以申请新一次的答辩。
5. 学员需要先缴付所有答辩相关的费用，才可获安排答辩。
6. 论文的内容、格式和铺陈方法等评审标准与开题报告基本一样。
IX 论文定稿
1. 答辩后，论文获得通过，但可能需要修改，学员便须根据指示补充论文，再呈交论文导师。导师同意的，就会附专函表示同意。学员把获导师同意的修改稿呈交答辩会员会主席或所有成员。一切满意后，答辩委员会就可以签发多分同意书，允许论文作最后定稿。
2. 修改稿必须获得通过，学员才可以参加毕业典礼。
X 复制论文呈交名部门
1. 学员有责任复制3份精装本论文*给以下部门：
学校 1份
亚太办事处 1份
学员 1份
*论文封面是中英文对照，论文摘要必须中英文 （详见论文范例）论文内容中文
2. 三份精装论文准备好后，除一份自行保留外，其它的应交给教务长和课程主任。论文的首页应该放上论文导师和答辩委员会签署的同意书。
论文格式要求
I. 论文要求的格式
1. 学员必需跟随研究生院要求的格式，简列如下：
i. 正文前的内容
a. 论文题目
b. 序言／前言
c. 论文评审
d. 内容目录
e. 表格目录
f. 数据／图表目录等等
2. 正文内容
A. 简介篇
第一章－拟探讨的问题和背景 (Problem and its setting)
1. 引言
2. 问题陈述
3. 是项研究的重要性和意义
4. 研究范围和局限
5. 概念界定
第二章－文献检索 (Review of Related Literature)
第三章－方法论
1. 研究方法、工具
2. 数据来源
3. 概念建构
4. 假定或设想
5. 研究工具说明、其有效性和可靠性
6. 统计处理
B 数据表述和演译
这是论文的主要部份，须有独立章节清楚交代研究成果。
C. 结论篇
1. 概要
2. 推论
3. 建议
4. 须要进一步研究的课题
3. 参考事项
3.1 附录
3.2 参考文献
II. 开题报告及论文答辩的评审
A. 论文内容
1. 论文课题
1. 讲出所探讨课题／问题的重要性和意义
2. 清楚界定所探讨的课题／问题
3. 建议的研究会有新的或重要的发现
4. 问题具体
5. 问题陈述清楚
6. 研究课题所建基的假定，有足够的论证数据和说服力
7. 课题比一般认识的复杂和深入
8. 课题的影响比较广泛
9. 课题适时，也值得当前研究
10.研究性质和重要性足以反映清楚的研究目标
11.有足够的元素证明值得进行研究
2. 方法
1. 所采用的测试、方法或科学程序，可以配合拟探讨的课题／问题
2. 所采用的方法可以客观评审
3. 整个研究设计经过细心考虑
4. 涉及的统计资料有足够的估量
5. 能显示科学的联想
6. 方法控制构思严谨、描述清楚
3. 数据
1. 拟采用的资料能满足课题的需要，而且可以获取
2. 有足够的个案和资料支持研究结果
3. 数据和档案数据足够、有效、可靠和适合
4. 资料经过小心论证、分析，表达清楚
4. 研究成果和结论
1. 研究成果和结论资料充份
2. 研究成果和结论是经过合理分析的结果
5. 建议
1. 建议是学员研究成果和结论的逻辑推论#p#分页标题#e#
2. 学员有足够的经验和训练进行是项研究
3. 学员熟识研究课题相关的文献和方法
B. 格式和铺陈方法
1. 文字和结构
1.1 文字须合符正规学术要求、清晰、容易理解、适合研究课题用的专业用语
1.2 初稿的文字不应有文法、错别字和其它写作问题
2. 论文的结构、统一性和连贯性
2.1 论文组织逻辑性强、主张和题目铺陈合理
2.2 表格、数字、图表标示和说明清楚、有系统
2.3 避免散乱、没有连贯
3. 风格
3.1 依循正规的研究论文风格
3.2 避免冗长或迂回的表达
III 答辩程序
答辩委员会简介
学员在答辩前，答辩委员会应先获悉以下答辩程序
1. 答辩时间。答辩的时间限制是：
a. 硕士答辩2小时
b. 博士答辩3小时
答辩委员会必需在以上时限内完成提问
2. 评审考虑事项。答辩委员会评审时应考虑以下几点：
a. 论文内容
b. 格式和铺陈方法
c. 学员对研究题目，成果、结论和建议的认知
3. 形式
答辩的形式或程序最终由答辩委员会主席决定，以下是一些提议
a. 学员须概述其论文研究
b. 委员可能就整体论文泛泛提问
c. 委员可以逐章评论论文
d. 委员会亦可问及论文或其所引述个案的格式和铺陈方式
4. 答辩结束
委员会完成提问后，学员须先暂时离开，待答辩委员会填写评分表，计算分数，共同决定论文应予修改部份后，答辩委员会主席会邀请学员回答辩室聆听结果。
5．宣布结果
答辩委员会主席会告知学员分数、结果及委员会给学员的建议。
一般事项
A. 论文导师的角色
论文导师应给予学员忠告、辅导和提议，而不是论文的合著者或合作者。研究必须是学员的创作，绝不是导师的作品。
但论文导师也并非仅仅是一件装饰品或旁观者，他获选任为论文导师是因为对学员的研究课题有相当的认识，可协助学员预备和撰写论文，学员必需主动联络论文导师。
论文既注重内容，亦重视格式，所以论文导师除评审内容外，还须跟进学员的论文符合专业论文所要求的格式。
论文导师须检阅论文最后定稿的格式、文法和内容。
B. 论文的流通
论文研究是学术的基本要求，经复制可以是研究生课程的教学工具，对后继的研究生有莫大裨益。
论文属公众文件，副本可供大学研究生院、大学图书馆及国家图书馆使用者浏览研究。
由于论文属公众的，不能作保密处理，若学员基于某些重要或特别理由，论文可保密一年。如果需要保密，学员必需以书面向研究生院院长申请。
学员如果是由雇主聘用作是项研究的，必需通知雇主有关研究必须公开流通，不能保密。
C 顾问安排
如果学员的论文被第三者购买，涉及的金额是学员和买家之间的事，但其中有三点必须申明：
1. 论文是学术上的要求和公开的文件
2. 研究结果绝不是买主的专有财产
3. 买主接受此论文，并不表示答辩委员会同样会接受
D. 标准信件
学员可利用大学标准格式信件，以获取论文相关的信息或邀请校外人士接受访问。标准信件须学员填写的事项：
1. 被邀请者的姓名和称谓，其任职机构地址
2. 论文题目
3. 所要求的具体资料或受访者名称
4. 签署信件（一般由论文导师签署）
校外人士是否接受邀请由其自行决定，而信件会清楚说明一切研究所得数据，将来都有可能公开。
E. 学术头衔
论文尚未获大学理事会通过和确认前，学员仍然是博士生；必需待学位文凭正式发出后，学员才可在其姓名后加上DBA学术头衔。
（英文原文附A APPENDIX A及附录B APPENDIX B 只是扼要简述以上的内容， 在此不再重复）
论文的页数(正文)
论文 字数
硕士MBA and EMBA Dissertation 25 000 – 35 000
博士DBA Dissertation 40 000 – 55 000
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