Dept. of Business Administration, AU

Ph.D. Graduation/Study regulations

1. New Student Registration

2. Course Selection

3. Selection and Change of Consultants

• Requesting to find and change consultants ( Instructions.pdf )
• Regulations for Postgraduate Thesis Supervisors ( PDF )

4. Subject examination (either method is acceptable)

• Replace "Two Subject Area Written Qualification Examination" with an article published or accepted for publication in an SSCI, SCI, EI, TSSCI, or SCOPUS journal, which must include the name of the Faculty of Arts of Asian University. 
• 4-1 Apply to take the written qualification exam, participate in the subject exam, and achieve an average score of ≥70 points (out of 100) in the content area to pass (*Subject exams are held once per semester.)  ( OTD / PDF / DOCX )  
• AREE Ethics Certification Manual ( PDF format )

5. Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Defense

• 5-1 Application for Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Defense ( OTT / DOCX ) 
• 5-2 Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Evaluation Report  ( OTD / PDF  / DOCX ) 

6. Application for PhD Candidate

• Complete all course credits and pass two subject exams and thesis proposal review.
• Approved by the Academic Committee.
• 6-1 Application Form for Doctoral Candidate Qualification ( OTD / PDF  / DOCX )  

7. Application for Doctoral Examination
 (Dissertation Defense) ( The application should be submitted within 4 months of obtaining doctoral candidate status and within 2 weeks before the defense.) ）

• Academic Committee Approval
• 7-1 Application for the Doctoral Examination (Dissertation Defense) Student Information System ( Instructions ) (No paper documents required)
  • Please upload the following files to the system: ( The files must be renamed with Chinese titles)
  • 1. First draft of the paper
  • 2. Turnitin results must be signed by the consultant ( excluding conditions must have been met ). 
  • 3. AREE Ethics Certification - Manual ( PDF )
  • 5. Statement on Academic Ethics and Originality (  ODT / PDF  /  DOCX  ) (5. Statement)   
  • 4. (Uploaded by the department)  Minutes of the Industry Committee Meeting  (4. Minutes of the Meeting on the Qualification of Owners' Committee Members)

• Note: 1. Please submit your paper to your advisor and  committee members. Two weeks ago (please contact committee members directly ) 2 . Please write your paper using the correct format. ( OTT / PDF / DOCX )

• 7-2 Application Form for Thesis/Graduation Thesis Defense (to be archived by the School of Humanities) ( OTT  / PDF  / DOCX )
• 7-3 Tutor Recommendation Form ( OTT / PDF  / DOCX )  
• 7-4 List of Publications  ( ODT / PDF  / DOCX ), Example: ( PDF ) 

• Journals: 1. Acceptance letter (including manuscript) or published (excluding acceptance letter) + 2. Proof of journal indexing (e.g., SCI) International Conferences: 1. Acceptance letter + proof of oral presentation or 2. Proof of publication (excluding acceptance letter or proof of oral presentation)

• 7-5 List of Doctoral Dissertation Defense Committee Members Announced  ( OTD  / PDF  / DOCX )
• 7-6 Checklist for Zero-Credit Teaching Practice for Doctoral Students ( ODT / PDF  / DOCX )  
• 7-7 Workshop Participation Certificate ( OTD  / PDF  / DOCX ) 
• 7-8 Sample Report on Teaching Observation and Demonstration/Trial Lesson Reflection (Example Format) ( ODT / PDF  / DOCX ) 
• 7-9 Comparative Statement on Academic Ethics and Originality ( OTT / PDF / DOCX )

8. Thesis defense day

• 8-1 Thesis/Dissertation Defense Evaluation Form  (  ODT /  PDF /  DOCX )  
• 8-2  Thesis/Dissertation Defense Report (  ODT /  PDF /  DOCX  ) 
• 8-3 AACSB Scoring Criteria ( OTT  /  PDF / DOCX )  
• 8-4 Dissertation Defense Committee Approval Page  ( ODT  /  PDF  /  DOCX )
• 8-5 Auditor/Reviewer Bank Account Forms and Payment Receipts  ( OTD / PDF  / DOCX ) 

• Chair's signature review process:  Please fill out the Google form : https://forms.gle/7oSzmg7GuHKCuZUW6 and attach two PDF files (thesis defense committee approval page format and complete Turnitin test results).

9. Electronic Thesis/Graduation Thesis System (Upload)

• [Online] After the department head confirms that the format is correct, the system will send an account and password to the student's email address, and the student can then register and upload their graduation thesis. ( Upload Manual )
• [Submit Printing Form] Please submit two copies of the paper and an authorization form (signed by the student) to the library.
• Asian Watermark (Uploaded)  ( PDF / JPG )

• Please check your thesis/dissertation submission against the " Thesis/Dissertation Submission Checklist ". To reduce the rejection rate, starting from the first semester of the 2011 academic year, all theses/dissertations submitted to the library must be accompanied by a "Thesis/Dissertation Submission Checklist" signed by the graduate and the department head.

10. Complete the departure procedures

• Apply for the online graduate student departure procedures management system.