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(5) Thesis Oral Defense

With the approval of the Principal Advisor, DBA students are eligible to request the Thesis Oral
Defense in accordance with the guidelines below;

Guidelines for Thesis Oral Defense
(1) Advisors, in consultation with the DBA student, will determine the date and
time of the examination. The DBA student is then required to submit the online request
by completing the GS3 request form (Please see Apendix F) for the Thesis Oral Defense
at www.reg.su.ac.th and then submit the soft copy of the completed GS3 to MSSU at
DBAMSSU@ms.su.ac.th (with a copy of the e-mail being sent to dba@hslu.ch).
(2) The SU Graduate School will process the request and send out the official appointment
letters to the examiners / committee members individually.
(3) The DBA Thesis Approval Committee consists of five members including;
• The Chair

• Principal Advisor
• Co-Advisor
• Internal Examiner
• External Examiner
(4) DBA students will receive confirmation of the date and time of the examination and
the online programme for hosting the Thesis Oral Defense by MSSU-DBA admistrative
staff.
(5) The Thesis Oral Defense will be conducted via the online conferencing program.
It usually takes approximately three hours. The Thesis Oral Defense begins with an
introduction by the Chair. This is followed by the DBA student’s oral presentation and
defense with a maximum of 30 minutes for their presentation. After the presentation,
there will be questions from the DBA Thesis Approval Committee.
(6) The DBA student will be asked to leave the meeting room while the committee
deliberates during the assessement and evaluation process.
(7) The DBA student will be invited to return when the decision is made. The Chair will
provide the DBA student feedback, the results of the Thesis Oral Defense and any
further actions required towards the revision of the Thesis.
(8) DBA students must comply with all recommendations and revisions suggested by the
committee concerning their Thesis. DBA students are required to submit the revised

Thesis to MSSU at DBAMSSU@ms.su.ac.th; with a copy of the e-mail being sent to
dba@hslu.ch within 45 days of the Thesis Oral Defense.

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