Thesis Advisor Committee and Thesis Examiners
a. Thesis Advisor Committee
Thesis advisor committee consists of academic staffs that are responsible for thesis advisory. Every student is advised by two academic staffs at minimum and three academic staffs at maximum, one of which is the chairman of the committee; the other(s) is/are member(s) of the committee. The chairman of the committee is a permanent academic staff of Universitas Brawijaya with a doctorate degree (Ph.D) who holds the academic rank of lector at minimum. The member(s) of the committee must have a doctorate degree (academic rank is not considered). Thesis advisor committee for double degree with medical specialist program can be non-permanent academic staff who holds consultant specialist (K) degree at minimum.b. The Responsibility of Thesis Advisor Committee
The committee is responsible for (a) giving advice on research topic (b) guiding the planning and the implementation of the research and the writing of journal article and thesis (c) evaluating thesis proposal seminar, research implementation, research result seminar, thesis writing and examination (d) attending thesis proposal seminar, research result seminar, thesis examination of the advisee (e) regulating the process of the research and time management of the research so that the research can be completed within the time limit provided by the program (f) the publication of the research result of the advisee.c. The Procedure of Thesis Advisor Committee Appointment
1. At the end of semester 2, the committee should have been appointed. The procedure is as follow;
2. A student proposes 2 academic staffs as thesis advisors to the head of the program; one as the chairman of the committee and the other as the member of the committee. The proposal is made at the end of semester 2.
3. Based on the proposal, the head and the secretary of the program hold a coordination meeting to appoint thesis advisors. Based on certain objective consideration, the appointed advisors may or may not be in line with the student’s proposal. The result of the meeting is consulted to the dean of FMUB for consideration and decision.4. The dean issues a decree of thesis advisor committee appointment based on the result of the meeting.
d. Changes in Thesis Advisor Committee
When, for a certain reason, there is a change in the thesis advisor committee, the concerned advisee must propose a new thesis advisor committee by completing the form for thesis advisor committee change and submitting the form to the head of the program. The head of the program consults the dean of FMUB for consideration and decision. The changing in the thesis advisor committee is made on one or more of the following reason; (1) changing in thesis title/topic (2) disagreement on key points of the research between advisor and the advisee (3) communication barrier impending the consultation process (4) study time limit (5) a breach in ethical/moral/social code or intimidation (6) the advisor cannot continue the process of advisory due to a newly held position.e. Thesis Examiners
The examiners are academic staffs who hold, at least, a doctorate degree or a specialist consultant. The examiners are responsible for the evaluation of the thesis manuscript. Every student will be evaluated by two examiners (at minimum) or three examiners (at maximum). Examiners may be a member of Universitas Brawijaya academic staff or of other universities/institution (external examiner). Every student is entitled to 1 external examiner only. The accommodation and transportation cost of external examiner is at the expense of the concerned student.f. The Responsibility of Thesis Examiner
Thesis examiners are responsible for (a) evaluating thesis proposal seminar, research result seminar, and thesis examination (b) attending thesis proposal seminar, research result seminar, and thesis examination.g. The Procedure of Forming Thesis Examiners Committee
At the end of semester 2, thesis examiners should have been appointed. The procedure is as follow;1. Based on the topic of student research (proposal), the head and the secretary of the program hold a coordination meeting to appoint the examiners.
2. The result of the meeting, made on objective considerations basis, is consulted to the dean of the Faculty of Medicine for consideration and decision.
3. The dean issues a decree of thesis advisor committee appointment based