HDR25 – Recommendation of Examiners

Principal supervisors need to contact and specify at least 2 experts to examine a thesis.

GUIDE TO COMPLETING THIS FORM

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Workflows:

Workflows have been enabled with this form to facilitate authorisations and signatures as follows:

Principal Supervisor to complete form, then submit the form to the Faculty/ School Administration
Faculty / School Administration will review, then submit the form to the delegate for endorsement
Delegate to endorse, then submit to Dean of Graduate Studies or Delegatefor endorsement
Dean of Graduate Studies or Delegate to endorse, then submit to research office ( HDR Exams) for processing

For queries about the process, or difficulties using the form, please contact the HDR Examination Coordinator by phone at +61 8 8946 or by email at HDRexams@cdu.edu.au

Who can examine a thesis

Principal supervisors must ensure that

all examiners have attained a degree that is at least equivalent to the candidate they are examining—or, in rare circumstances, have published work that evidently fulfils this criterion
all examiners have attained a track record of research or scholarship in a field that overlaps with the thesis
all examiners are active in research or scholarship at this time
for PhD candidates, at least one of the examiners lives outside Australia—unless the principal researcher can argue that only Australian academics would be interested in this thesis
all examiners have formally accepted the invitation to examine
none of the examiners could be biased by a conflict of interest.

For example, examiners might be biased by a conflict of interest if they had

worked at CDU during the time the thesis was completed
published with the supervisor in the last five years
developed a close relationship or friendship with the candidate or supervisors

Section 1: Details of the Candidate

Name of Candidate *

Student Number *

Course *

Doctor of PhilosophyMasters by Research

Faculty or School name *

Principal Supervisor Name *

Principal Supervisor email address *

Section 2: Examiners

Please enter the details of the proposed examiners in the following boxes.

In addition, you must attach a CV of each examiner—or at least a list of academic positions and relevant publications.

Note: If you have published with the examiner in the last 5 years, if they worked at CDU during the student's candidature or have a close relationship with the supervisor or student, or if there are other conflicts of interest, they will NOT be approved as an examiner.

Details of Examiner 1

Name *

Phone number *

Email address *

Highest qualification *

Doctor of PhilosophyMasters by Research

Current position *

Current employer *

Reason this examiner was chosen *You may refer to how the expertise of this examiner overlaps with the contents of this thesis as well as experience of this person

Does this examiner have a close relationship or friendship with any member of the supervisory team or with the student? If yes, provide details. *

Has any of the supervisory team of the student published with this examiner? If yes, provide details of when and what *

Did this examiner work at CDU during the student's candidature? If yes, provide details *

Do you beleive the examiner may be biased by an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest? If yes, provide details. *

Please upload examiner CV which includes academic positions, relevant publications, and experience in HDR thesis examination and supervision

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Or list the academic positions. relevant publications and experience in HDR thesis examination and supervision

Details of Examiner 2

Name *

Phone number *

Email address *

Highest qualification *

Doctor of PhilosophyMasters by Research

Current position *

Current employer *

Reason this examiner was chosen *You may refer to how the expertise of this examiner overlaps with the contents of this thesis as well as experience of this person

Does this examiner have a close relationship or friendship with any member of the supervisory team or with the student? If yes, provide details. *

Has any of the supervisory team of the student published with this examiner? If yes, provide details of when and what *

Did this examiner work at CDU during the student's candidature? If yes, provide details *

Do you beleive the examiner may be biased by an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest? If yes, provide details. *

Please upload examiner CV

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Or list the academic positions and relevant publications.

Details of Reserve - Optional

Name

Phone number

Email address

Highest qualification

Doctor of PhilosophyMasters by Research

Current employer

Reason this examiner was chosenYou may refer to how the expertise of this examiner overlaps with the contents of this thesis as well as experience of this person

Has any of the supervisory team of the student published with this examiner? If yes, provide details of when and what *

Does this examiner have a close relationship or friendship with any member of the supervisory team or with the student? If yes, provide details. *

Did this examiner work at CDU during the student's candidature? If yes, provide details *

Do you beleive the examiner may be biased by an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest? If yes, provide details. *

Please upload examiner CV

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Or list the academic positions and relevant publications.

Section 3: Declaration by principal supervisor

All the examiners have formally accepted the invitation to examine *

YesNo

The candidate has been informed that they can contact HDRExams@cdu.edu.au to indicate people who may be inappropriate examiners

Principal Supervisor Signature *

Clear

Date Principal signed *

Please select the Faculty / School administration office email address, then press submit.

The Faculty / School administration office will then submit to the delegate for endorsement.

Faculty / School Administration Office *

Section 4: Faculty / School Administration

Faculty School Administration Name *

Any additional comments here

Delegate email *

Section 5: Faculty / School Delegate Endorsement

Examiners supported? *

YesNo

Comments?

Faculty / School Delegate name *

Faculty / School Delegate signature *

Clear

Date Signed *

Please select DGS or Delegates email from the drop-down box below, then press submit.

Professor Steven Greenland - Dean of Graduate Studies
Professor Steve Rogers - Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research and Innovation (please only select if the DGS is on the supervisory panel)

DGS or Delegate email *

Section 6: Dean of Graduate Studies or Delegate Endorsement

Agree / Do not agree? *

AgreeDo not Agree

Please advise the reasons and recommendations to be sent to the Supervisor and ADR *

Delegate Name *

Dean of Graduate Studies or Delegate Signature *

Clear

Date signed *

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