Dissertaon Defense Report to the Dean of the Graduate College
Name of Candidate Degree/Program
Defense Date:
Locaon Building: Room:
Commiee Members:
Chair (Co-chair):
Co-chair (if applicable):
Member:
Member:
Member:
Member:
Others present (indicate number aending):
Faculty: Students:
Other:
Outcome: Pass
Fail
Commiee Disposion
1. Were all commiee members present and well prepared?
Addional Comments:
Addional Comments:
Addional Comments:
Addional Comments:
Addional Comments:
2. Was the examinaon conducted in a construcve, professional manner?
3. Was the student treated fairly by the commiee?
4. To what extent were the quesons rigorous and challenging? This may include, but is not limited to, quesons that address:
implicaons and impact of the study; juscaon or explanaon of a chosen approach versus other possible approaches; the
student’s results and the exisng literature base; or future research based on methodology or outcomes from the study.
Extremely Rigorous Rigorous
Somewhat Rigorous
Insuciently Rigorous
5. Did the student respond to quesoning with thoroughness, accuracy, and condence
without any prompng?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No