The topic presentation is a short presentation to introduce all the faculty to your interest. From the feedback you receive, you can finalize your final topic and decide which professors might best fit your committee.

• You may present any topic of your choice. The topic might change after the feedback or later in the process.

• The presentation is 5 minutes long, followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.

• The presentation is free-format, but typically a PPT is expected.

• If you use slides on the cloud (Figma or Google Docs), ensure they work well before the presentation.

• The date of the presentation and the exact schedule/order of the talks will be notified shortly prior to the designated day.

Hold at least two meetings with the committee members for progress checking:

• First meeting: Introduction and discussion of the thesis content

• Second meeting: Review of the revised content

Use the following form for collecting the feedback from the committee members.

Submit the First Progress Check Report to the department office, including feedback from the committee members.

Submit the Second Progress Check Report and the thesis draft (PDF) to the department office, including feedback from the committee members.

The defense presentation is your final thesis presentation in front of your advisor committee members.

Before the defense, please submit your thesis to each committee member at least one week before the scheduled defense date (including weekends and holidays). The submission should include a version with highlighted changes made after receiving the GreenLight, as well as a clean version without highlights for readability.

 The format and procedure of the defense presentation remain the same as before.

• All defense presentations will be scheduled for the same day (pre-announced by the department office). If a student or a committee member is unable to attend on such a date, the student and their advisor should independently schedule an alternative date.

• After the presentation, the committee deliberates on the results of the presentation (pass/fail) and communicates the results to the student.

• The presentation should be about 20 minutes long and the Q&A session is typically between 15-20 minutes.

The last step of the process is to submit the final thesis and printed copies to the department office within two weeks after the defense. Details about the requirements for the final submissions can be found on page 1 of the following form (English, Korean).