THINGS TO DO AFTER THESIS DEFENSE EXAM
Graduate students whose thesis is accepted with a decision of “pass” at the thesis defence exam must prepare the documents listed below and submit them to their Department in order to graduate. The Department forwards these documents to the Graduate School with a cover letter.
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Binding of the Thesis
After the thesis defence exam, the completed thesis is reviewed one last time by the Graduate School. Once it is approved for binding, the thesis must be bound in 3 copies in accordance with the Thesis Cover Template for “Master’s (Single Supervisor / Two Supervisors)” or “PhD (Single Supervisor / Two Supervisors)”. (Students with a second supervisor must have 4 copies bound.)
2
Similarity Report
After the thesis defence exam, a printout must be taken of the first page of the plagiarism detection program report showing the overall “similarity percentage” of the thesis and the date on which the report was obtained. This page is signed by the supervisor and the student. The similarity rate must be below 25%.
3
Thesis Data Entry Form
The “Thesis Data Entry Form” available on YÖK’s website at tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi must be completed and signed (2 copies).
4
Clearance Procedures
Clearance procedures (for the Library, BAP and others) are carried out online through the SDUNET platform. No printout is required. Click here for the video on how to use the online clearance process.
5
Return of the Student ID Card
The student ID card must be returned. Students who have lost their card must submit the complete page of a local newspaper published in Isparta carrying their notice of loss.
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Preparation of the CDs
2 CDs must be prepared. One CD must contain 4 folders, and these folders must contain the items listed below.
Folder 1 Turkish abstract of the thesis (in pdf format)
Folder 2 English abstract of the thesis (in pdf format)
Folder 3 The complete final bound version of the thesis (WITHOUT THE THESIS APPROVAL PAGE, THE DECLARATION PAGE AND THE CURRICULUM VITAE) must be scanned and added to the thesis as a pdf. (in pdf format)
Folder 4 The signed thesis data entry form (in pdf format)
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Labelling of the CDs
The name, surname, department and graduate program (master’s or doctorate) must be written on each CD with a permanent marker.
In accordance with the provisions of Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698, the thesis on the CD must under no circumstances contain personal data (signatures, mobile phone number, e-mail address, national ID number, place and year of birth, etc.).