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(3) Thesis Proposal Defense

The Thesis Proposal Defense will be conducted after the DBA student has successfully
passed the Qualifying Examination (QE). This part of the assessment process consists of an
oral presentation by the DBA student followed by questions from the DBA Thesis Proposal
Approval Committee.

Guidelines for the Thesis Proposal Defense
(1) Advisors in consultation with the DBA student will determine the date and time of the
examination taking place. Upon agreement, the Principal Advisor will inform MSSU at
least four weeks in advance.
(2) DBA students can make the request for their Thesis Proposal Defense via
www.reg.su.ac.th (Please see Appendix C). The SU Graduate School will process
the request and send out the official appointment letters to the examiner / committee
members individually.
(3) The DBA Thesis Proposal Approval Committee consists of five members including;
• The Chair
• Principal Advisor
• Co-Advisor
• Internal examiner
• External examiner
(4) The DBA Thesis Proposal Approval Committee will consider the DBA student’s
Thesis Proposal and prepare questions to be asked during the Thesis Proposal Defense.
(5) DBA students will receive confirmation of the date and time of the examination, and the
online program for hosting the Thesis Proposal Defense, by MSSU-DBA admistrative
staff.
(6) The Thesis Proposal Defense will be conducted via an online conferencing program set
by the DBA Thesis Proposal Approval Committee. It usually takes approximately two –
three hours.
(7) The Thesis Proposal Defense, begins with an introduction by the Chair. This is
followed by the student’s Oral Presentation and Defense with a maximum of 30
minutes allowed for the presentation. After the presentation, there will be questions
from the DBA Thesis Proposal Approval Committee.
(8) The DBA student is asked to leave the meeting room while the committee deliberates
during the assessement and evaluation process. This stage of the procsess will take
approximately 45 minutes.
(9) Once the decision is made, the DBA student is invited to return, and the Chair will
provide them with feedback, the results of the Thesis Proposal Defense and any
further actions required to proceed to the next phase, i.e. the Thesis.

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