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THESIS/DISSERTATION MANUAL

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THESIS &

DISSERTATION MANUALInstructions for the Preparation of Thesis and Dissertations

International University of Sarajevo January 2016

First published 2010 by International University of SarajevoParomlinska 66, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

© 2010 International University of Sarajevo and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Revised Edition 2016 by International University of SarajevoHrasnička cesta 15, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

© 2016 International University of Sarajevo

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Spacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Pagination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Electronic Thesis/Dissertation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Style And Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Organization Of Thesis/Dissertation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Cover Page And Title Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Approval Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Copyright And Plagiarism Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Plagiarism Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Dedication And Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

List Of Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Table Of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Abstract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

List Of Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

List Of Figures And Illustrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter Headings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Justification And Alignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Footnotes, Endnotes And In-Text Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Quotations And Citations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Vita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Sample Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9


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INTRODUCTIONThe thesis/dissertation completed at IUS should ensure that students have conducted outstanding research in their respective fields. Master thesis and doctoral dissertations as public research works are certainly reflection of the quality of our students, academicians and the University as a whole. IUS has a responsibility to ensure research quality and compliance with certain standards in terms of research, format and style. Therefore, present manual is designed to help and guide undergraduate, masters and doctoral students throughout the process of planning, researching and writing their thesis/dissertations. This manual provides general requirements of a thesis/dissertation in terms of its format, documentation and style (this manual does not include academic, administrative and legal requirements of masters and doctoral studies as they are defined by studying rules and regulations). Thesis/Dissertation Manual will ensure that thesis/dissertations completed at our University meet high standards in terms of scientific research, format and style. It is important to mention that it is mandatory for all supervisors and students to follow strictly this manual as to ensure that their work is acceptable as a scholarly publication of the Faculty. Students are required to follow present manual beginning from Spring Semester, 2015/2016.

LANGUAGEThe language of a thesis/dissertation is British English. When using foreign terms ialicise them and provide an English translation in round brackets following it. The text is characterized by excellent grammar, vocabulary use, and correct spelling.

PAPERAll copies of the thesis/dissertation must be printed on durable high quality acid-free A4 size white paper of at least 80 gram (with a watermark) and measuring 21.0 cm by 29.7 cm to assure durability, permanency and opacity. Only one-side of paper must be written not only in the hard-bonded copies but also in the copy submitted to the library.

FONTThe student must use Times New Roman the 12-point font size for the body of the text. However, the 10-point font size should be used for items like captions, figures, tables, charts, footnotes, endnotes and long quotations. The font type and font size must be consistent throughout the thesis/dissertation. For major chapter titles and section headings the font size for capital letters should be 16-point.

SPACINGThe student should use double-spacing or the text must be set at 2.0. The main text and main headings and subheadings must be divided from the main text by single space. The tables, long quotations, footnotes, endnotes, bibliographies, and captions must be single-spaced.

LENGTHMinimum 10,000 words and a maximum of 15, 000 words of text for the bachelor’s thesis. In an exceptional cases student supervisor is permitted to determine and approve the length of a bachelor thesis. Graduate students should consider the following universal criterion for the completion of their thesis/dissertations: MA thesis 30,000 words and PhD dissertation 60,000 words. Yet the length of a graduate theses/dissertation will be determined in agreement with the thesis supervisor.


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MARGINSThe margins must be set as follows: • LEFT 4 cm • TOP 2.5 cm• RIGHT 2.5 cm • BOTTOM 3.0 cm.

PAGINATIONInsert numerical page numbers centred at the bottom of a page in the same font and point size. For the preliminary pages, use small Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.). The Title page and the Approval page do not have numbers, even though they are counted as pages i and ii, respectively. Actual page numbering begins with “iii” on the Plagiarism page. The Arabic numerals are used, beginning with “1” on the first page of the text and continue throughout the rest of the thesis/dissertation.

BINDINGStudents must ensure that the format of the thesis/dissertation adheres to the format and style as in this manual. The color of the cover must be as follows: • Bachelor White• Master’s Black • Ph.D Dark Blue

PRINTINGStudents must use MSWord word processor to write their thesis/dissertation. A laser printer should only be used to print the final version of the thesis/dissertation. The ink used must be black, with the exception of any colored illustrations which are an integral part of the thesis/dissertation. All printed copies of thesis/dissertation must be error-free, typed/printed only on one side of the page, properly collated and in proper binding.

ELECTRONIC THESIS/DISSERTATION Students are required to submit their thesis/dissertations electronically to the Library Digital Archives. Electronic submissions of thesis.dissertations has been mandatory since Spring Semester 2015/2016.

STYLE AND DOCUMENTATIONBecause stylistic conventions vary greatly from one discipline to another, you should consult with your supervisor and regarding recommended style manuals. The recommended style manuals are given below:• Publication Manual of American Psychological Association. 6th Ed. Washington, 2010.• The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th Ed. Chicago, 2010.• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th Ed. New York, 1996.

ORGANIZATION OF THESIS/DISSERTATIONDepending on the area of the study and program requirements, usually, but not necessarily, the thesis/dissertation will consist of the sections listed below. In agreement with the supervisor the student will decide whether a particular section should be a part of a thesis/dissertation. The thesis/dissertation should be organized in the following order:


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• cover page• title page (cover)• approval page• plagiarism page• dedication and acknowledgments• abbreviations• table of contents• abstract• body of the text [introduction, methods, results, discussion and conclusion]• references/bibliography• appendices [if any]• glossary [optional]• index [optional]• vita

COVER PAGE AND TITLE PAGEThe title must be single-spaced of between 18 and 24 point font size, in all capital letters, and should begin at 3.5 cm from the top of the page. If necessary, long titles can be written in multiple lines avoiding unnecessary line breakages. The title should summarize the main idea of the paper in 10-12 words. All information must cantered and in the following order: title, name of a student, name of the university and year of submission.

APPROVAL PAGEThe Approval Page lists the names of the members of the thesis/dissertation committee. This page includes the approval signed by the thesis/dissertation Supervisor, Co-supervisor (if any), Program Coordinator, Dean, and Examiners (if any). The signatures must be original: a photocopy of the approval page is not acceptable. The name of each committee member should be typed under the appropriate signature. If signatures are missing the thesis/dissertation will not be accepted.

COPYRIGHT AND PLAGIARISM PAGEThis page includes the statement signed by the author about copyright and plagiarism. A copyright page includes the following: a copyright notice, full name of author and date of publication on file.

PLAGIARISM POLICYUsing or copying the work from someone else and presenting it as being your own work, without proper acknowledgment is plagiarism; therefore plagiarism is the act of cheating by copying. Any student who uses material, ideas, texts, theories, data, artistic works, tables and figures from another sources, without giving the credit to that writer, has committed the act of plagiarism. It is mandatory on students to give clear credit for quotations, paraphrases or essential identical expressions of material taken from books, articles, encyclopedias, online sources and other reference works in their thesis and dissertations. The University reserves the right to check thesis and dissertation for plagiarism and if plagiarism checker shows that a particular thesis and/or dissertation contains plagiarized parts a disciplinary action will be taken against the student of that work.


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DEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTSAs optional the dedication must be brief and centred on the page. Acknowledgment page is compulsory and it is written to acknowledge the persons who have made a real effort to help the author in the preparation of the manuscript. Any kind of help can be acknowledged too.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSList of abbreviations should be placed under a separate heading and on a separate page. Abbreviations include words or phrases which are repeatedly used in the text (e.g., app. appendix; ch. chapter; n.d. no date).

TABLE OF CONTENTSThe heading TABLE OF CONTENTS must appear at the top of the first page. The heading must be bold, centered and without punctuation. The table of contents must list the title of each chapter and its parts and sections, references, appendices and vita (if applicable). The wording used for all entries in the table of contents must match exactly with what is used in the text. Each entry may have leader dots which connect it to its corresponding page number.

ABSTRACTThe word ABSTRACT must be centered on the page. Write abstract section as a single paragraph in block format. The purpose of this section is to provide a brief and comprehensive summary of the study. Abstract should include a brief description of the problem being investigated, the methods used, the results, and their implications. It should be accurate (do not include information here that is not in the body of the manuscript), concise (maximum 350 words) and specific (begin this section with the most important information and limit it to the four or five most important concepts, findings, or implications of the study). Maximum five keywords must be written at the end of the abstract.

LIST OF TABLES A LIST OF TABLES should be placed on a separate page, following the TABLE OF CONTENTS. The word “table” represents tabulated numerical data in thesis/dissertation. Tables are numbered consecutively as they appear in the text.

LIST OF FIGURES AND ILLUSTRATIONSA LIST OF FIGURES should be shown on a separate page, following the LIST OF TABLES. The word “figure” designates illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, photographs, drawings and diagrams. Figures are numbered consecutively as they appear in the text.

CHAPTER HEADINGSChapter headings must be bold and centered as for example CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW; CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…. Chapter headings must be single-spaced in 14 points size. New chapters must start on new page.

JUSTIFICATION AND ALIGNMENTThe text must be fully justified from both sides. The long quotation, which is in single-space, must be indented from both sides. The subtitles should be left-aligned and the text body justified. All materials must be centred between the text margins rather than between the paper edges. After the manuscript is bound, the centred material will appear to be centred on the page. In


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paragraphs, two types of formatting can be used. If spacing between paragraphs is used, then there is no need for indentation. If indentation is used, then no spacing must be used between paragraphs

FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES AND IN-TEXT NOTES Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of each page. Footnoting practices differ widely among publications in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Therefore supervisor must endorse the format and therefore using or footnotes, endnotes or in-text notes. The most common mode of presentation for footnotes is to single-space within, and double-space between, each listing. If placed at the bottom of each page, footnotes must be separated from the text by a complete horizontal line one space above the first line of the footnote. Arabic numerals, asterisks or small letters should be used for footnotes.

QUOTATIONS AND CITATIONSShort direct citations of three lines or less should be incorporated into the texts enclosed in double quotations marks. Quotations which exceed three lines should be set off from the text in single spacing and indented at least four spaces from the left and right margins, with no quotation marks at the beginning and end. Such quotations should be single-spaced with 10 points font.

REFERENCES The heading REFERENCES must appear at the top of the first page. The heading must be bold, centered and without punctuation. Begin the list of sources four spaces below the heading; single space within each entry and double space between entries. The References section should include sources included directly in the text of the thesis/dissertations. Enlisted sources must comply with specific format and style of the thesis/dissertation (APA, MLA or CMS).

APPENDICESAppendices (singular: appendix) can include texts, lists, maps, charts, graphs and other materials which are either too long to be inserted into the main text (chapters) of the thesis, or which are interesting, but not centrally important, to the discussion in the main text. Appendices are placed at the very end of the work (after the Bibliography) in a logical order (usually the order in which they are referred to in the main text). They are numbered consecutively and the number is placed like a title at the top of the first page of the appendix: Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc.

VITAThe section should be headed VITA. A VITA is required for master thesis and doctoral dissertations. It is a professional biography of the candidate which includes date and place of birth, educational institutions attended (after high school), degrees and honours won, titles of publications, and teaching and professional experience. It should be short, concise, and written in the third person.


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SAMPLE PAGES COVER PAGE TITLE PAGEAPPROVAL PAGEDECLARATION PAGECOPYRIGHT PAGELIST OF ABBREVIATIONSTABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLESLIST OF FIGURESABSTRACTCHAPTER HEADINGSREFERENCESVITAMASTERS FORMSDOCTORAL FORMS

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I certify that I have supervised and read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to acceptance standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in...............................................................................

I certify that I have supervised and read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to acceptance standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in...............................................................................

This dissertation was submitted to the Department of.............................................................. and is accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts..........................................................................

This dissertation was submitted to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and is accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts....................................................................................................

APPROVAL PAGE

...............................................................Supervisor

...............................................................Examiner

...............................................................Program Coordinator

...............................................................Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

...............................................................Co-Supervisor

I certify that I have supervised and read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to acceptance standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Master in ................................................................................................


This dissertation was submitted to the Department of.............................................................. and is accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in ................................................................................................


This dissertation was submitted to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and is accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in ................................................................................................

APPROVAL PAGE

...............................................................Supervisor

...............................................................Examiner


...............................................................Graduate Coordinator


...............................................................Co-Supervisor

I certify that I have supervised and read this study and that in my opinion it conforms to acceptance standards of scholarly presentation and is fully adequate, in scope and quality, as a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in ................................................................


This dissertation was submitted to the Department of.............................................................. and is accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in ................................................................


This dissertation was submitted to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and is accepted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in ................................................................

APPROVAL PAGE

...............................................................Supervisor

...............................................................Examiner


...............................................................Graduate Coordinator


...............................................................Co-Supervisor

I hereby declare that all information in this document have been obtained and presented

in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by

these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not

original to this work.

DECLARATION

Signature................................................. Date.................................................

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

Copyright © 2015 by Halil Revha Yini. All rights reserved.

Affirmed by Halil Revha Yini

................................................... Signature

................................................. Date

No part of this unpublished research may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording

or otherwise without prior written permission of the copyright holder and IUS Library.

TITLE OF THE BACHELOR THESIS/MASTER THESIS/DISERTATION

DECLARATION OF COPYRIGHT AND AFFIRMATION OF FAIR USE OF

UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH

anisotropic volume fraction

bayesian estimation of diffusion

c.d.f. cumulative density function

cerebrospinal fluid

coefficient of variation

d diffusion magnetic resonance

diffusion spectrum imaging

diffusion tensor imaging

expectation–maximisation

echo planar imaging

fractional anisotropy

fibre assignment

anisotropic volume fraction

bayesian estimation of diffusion

c.d.f. cumulative density function

cerebrospinal fluid

coefficient of variation

d diffusion magnetic resonance

diffusion spectrum imaging

diffusion tensor imaging

expectation–maximisation

echo planar imaging

fractional anisotropy

fibre assignment

List of Abbreviations

ABSTRAT............................................................................................................................................ii

APPROVAL PAGE...........................................................................................................................iii

DECLARATION PAGE.................................................................................................................. iv

COPYRIGHT PAGE.........................................................................................................................v

DEDICATION..................................................................................................................................vi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..............................................................................................................vii

LIST OF TABLES...........................................................................................................................viii

LIST OF FIGURES...........................................................................................................................ix

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................................x

CHAPTER 1: HEADING................................................................................................................13

1.1. First Level Heading..................................................................................................... 15

1.2. Second Level Heading...........................................................................................24

1.3. Third Level Heading...................................................................................37

1.4. Fourth Level Heading......................................................................41

CHAPTER 2: HEADING................................................................................................................42

2.1. First Level Heading..................................................................................................... 50

2.2. Second Level Heading...........................................................................................53

2.3. Third Level Heading...................................................................................59

2.4.Fourth Level Heading...................................................................... 66

BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................................... 89

APPENDIX I: Requirements..........................................................................................................94

APPENDIX II: Beneficiaries.........................................................................................................100

APPENDIX III: Respondents.......................................................................................................110

GLOSSARY....................................................................................................................................120

INDEX........................................................................................................................................... 130

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table No. Page No.

Table 1.1. The GDP for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009 12

Table 1.2. The GDP per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009 18

Table 3.4. Comparative analzsis of GDP of the Bosnian Entities 28

Table 5.6. Comparison of the displaced persons in Bosnian Entities 43

LIST OF TABLES

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Figure 2.3. Fiber reinforced composite lamina 12

Figure 2.4. Unidirectionally reinforced lamina 18

Figure 2.5. Exploded (unbonded) view of four-layered laminate 28

Figure 3.1. Typical plans stress problem 43

LIST OF FIGURE

Metalinguistic awareness contributes to effective writing at university. Writing is a meaning making process where linguistic, cognitive, social and creative factors are at play. University students need to master the skills of academic writing not only for getting their degree but also for their future career. It is also significant for lecturers to know who our students are, how they think and how we can best assist them. This study examines first year undergraduate Australian and international engineering students as writers of academic texts in a multicultural setting at the University of Adelaide. A questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data about students’ level of metalinguistic awareness, their attitudes toward, expectations for, assumptions about and motivation for writing. The preliminary results of the research show that students from different cultures initially have different concepts about the academic genres and handle writing with different learning and writing styles, but those with a more developed meta language are more confident and motivated. The conclusion can also be drawn that students’ level of motivation for academic writing positively correlates with their opinion about themselves as writers. Following an in depth multidimensional analysis of preliminary research results, some recommendations for writing instruction will also be presented.

Keywords: Background, Purpose and Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions.

ABSTRACT

METALINGUISTIC AWARENESS CONTRIBUTES TO EFFECTIVE WRITING AT UNIVERSITY.

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CHAPTER ONE

1.1. First Level Heading

1.2. Second Level Heading

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of dissertation/thesis (Unpublished doctoral dissertation [OR]

Unpublished master’s thesis). Academic Institution, City, State [OR] Country.

Considine, M. (1986). Australian insurance politics in the 1970s: Two case studies. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Kassover, A. (1987). Treatment of abusive males: Voluntary vs. court-mandated referrals (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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NAME OF AUTHOR: Niko Nikić

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: August 6, 1987, Banja Luka, BiH

DEGREES AWARDED:

B. S. in Psychology, South Texas State University, 2009

M. S. in Clinical Psychology, University of Sarajevo, 2011

HONORS AND AWARDS:

George Parris Fellowship, 2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Sarajevo, 2007-2009

PUBLICATIONS

Nikić, N. 2011. “Youth violence among high school students in Canton Sarajevo.” Epiphany:

Journal of Trandisciplinary Studies, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 66:86.

VITA

IUS-FM1

Master Thesis and Mentor Proposal Form

This form is used by second cycle students for proposing the title of the final paper (master thesis). To change already approved Title/Mentor/Co-mentor, please use form FM2. Please fill in the form completely and submit the Printed Copy together with a brief description of the thesis topic with an outline of the research goals, methods to be used and expected outcomes (maximum 1000 words) to the Faculty Secretary’s Office. Part I. Student & Thesis Information

Student Name and Surname Student Number Faculty / Program

Starting Time of the Thesis

Academic Year

20 / 20 Semester Fall Spring

Proposed thesis title

Description of the thesis topic with an outline of the research goals, methods to be used, and expected outcomes attached? YES

NO Part II. Student's Declaration I am aware of the ‘Principles of Research Ethics’ as should be obeyed and I declare that the thesis which I submit will be the result of my own independent work and that in all cases, material from the work of others will be fully cited and referenced as required by the academic rules and ethical conduct.

Name and surname Signature Date

Student

Part III. Name of Proposed Mentor (and Co-Mentor if Applicable) with the Consent for the Mentorship

Name, surname and title Signature Date

Mentor

Co-mentor

Part IV. (For Official Use Only) Approval of the Faculty Council

Mentor/co-mentor (if different from proposed)

Title of Thesis (if different from proposed)

Date of the Faculty Council Session

IUS-FM1

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE SECOND STUDY CYCLE Master thesis

Article 19

1) In the Second Study Cycle track with the graduation thesis, student choses a thesis mentor from the body of the full time IUS teachers (assistant professors, associate profesors and full professors) with PhD, for scientific areas, or full time IUS teachers with at least MA, for artistic areas, by the end of the first semester at IUS. Student fills the mentor form, with the proposed name of the mentor and master thesis topic, and with a consent of the mentor submits the form to the Program Coordinator.

2) Program Coordinator brings the master thesis mentor and topic proposal to the Faculty Council for approval.

Master thesis defense

Article 20

1) Upon the completion of the requirements specified in this regulation and in the program curriculum, with the approval of the thesis mentor, student submits appeal to the Program Coordinator for the appointment of the examining committee. Program Coordinator proposes members of the examining committee to the Faculty Council for approval. Committee consists of three members all of whom are appointed to the rank of assistant professor or higher academic rank where thesis mentor is the chairman of the Committee. Faculty Council can appoint academic staff from other universities if it is neccessary for examining specific master thesis.

2) Examining committee decides about the time for defense. Thesis defense is open to all students, academic staff and guests. The time for student's defense is 40 minutes at most. After answering all question from the examining committee, audience may ask questions to the candidate. After defense, Examining Committee hold a session and reaches one of the following four decisions:

a. Successful;

b. Successful with minor corrections;

c. Successful with major corrections; or

d. Unsuccessful.

3) Committee reaches decision by simple majority.

4) In the case of an unsuccessful defense, student is asked to prepare another thesis.

5) If student have to prepare another thesis student may change her/his mentor.

Graduation

Article 21

1) Relevant Program Coordinator receives the evaluation reports of examining committees.

2) Copies of these reports, and a copy of finalized thesis are kept in the Student Affairs Office. Also, a copy of thesis is kept in the IUS library.

Upon Deans approval (by signing the clearence form), Student Affairs office prepares the Master diploma.

IUS-FM2

Master Student Thesis Title/Mentor/Co-mentor Change Form

This form is used to request change of already approved Title/Mentor/Co-mentor on second cycle (master) studies. The change of the Title/ Mentor /Co- mentor can be initiated by the student, mentor, co-mentor, or the Dean.

Please fill in the form completely and submit the printed copy to the Faculty Secretary’s Office.

Part I. Student & Thesis Information


Starting Time of the Thesis

Academic Year

20 / 20 Semester Fall Spring

Title of the Thesis

Mentor Co-mentor

Part II. Details of the Change

Type of Change Check all that are applicable.

Title Change Mentor Change Co-mentor Change

Reason for Change(s) Attach a report, if needed.

TITLE OF THE THESIS (if title change, enter the new title)

TITLE

MENTOR (if mentor change, enter the name of the new mentor)

Name and Surname

CO-MENTOR (if co-mentor change, enter the name of the new co-mentor)

Name and Surname

Part III. Student


Student

Part IV. (For Official Use Only)

Date of the Faculty Council Session Outcome of

the request

IUS – FM3

Master Thesis Submission/Re-Submission Form

This form is used to submit master thesis for the evaluation. Instructions for submission: 1. Part I of the Electronic Copy of this form should be filled in by the student. 2. Student has to submit a printed copy of the form to the Student Affairs Office to confirm fulfillment of all Academic conditions and the Office for Finances and Economic matters and Financial to confirm fulfillment of all financial obligations (Part II). 3. Student should submit this form with filled in Part I and Part II together with the finished master thesis to his/her mentor. 4. If the thesis is ready for defense, mentor will sign Part III of this form and submit it to the Program Coordinator to propose members of the examining committee to the Faculty Council for approval.

Part I. Student and Thesis Information


Thesis Title

Part II. Confirmation on Fulfillment of All Academic and Financial Conditions

Official Statement Name of Officer Signature

Required ECTS credits are accrued: Confirmation by Student Affairs Office

All financial obligations are paid: Confirmation by Office for Finances and Economic Matters

Part III. Mentor’s Consent That the Final Paper May be Defended in Front of Committee


Mentor

Part IV. Committee for Defense Appointed by the Faculty Council (For Official Use Only)

Thesis Committee

Academic Title and Name University Faculty

Mentor and committee Chair

Member of the committee


Substitute member of the committee


Date of the Faculty Council Session

IUS-FM4

Master Thesis Defense Result Form Part I. Student’s Information


Part II. Mentor and Co-mentor Information

Thesis Title


Mentor

Co-mentor

Part III. Thesis Defense Timetable

Date Time Location

Part IV. Committee for Defense Report – Result of the Public Defense

After the public defense of the master thesis, the Committee for Defense decided that the above named candidate’s

defense was

Successful

Successful with minor corrections

Successful with major corrections

Unsuccessful

Part V. Committee for Defense

Name Signature

Mentor and committee Chair





IUS-FM4 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE SECOND STUDY CYCLE

Master thesis defense

Article 20

1) Upon the completion of the requirements specified in this regulation and in the program curriculum, with the approval of the thesis mentor, student submits appeal to the Program Coordinator for the appointment of the examining committee. Program Coordinator proposes members of the examining committee to the Faculty Council for approval. Committee consists of three members all of whom are appointed to the rank of assistant professor or higher academic rank where thesis mentor is the chairman of the Committee. Faculty Council can appoint academic staff from other universities if it is neccessary for examining specific master thesis.

2) Examining committee decides about the time for defense. Thesis defense is open to all students, academic staff and guests. The time for student's defense is 40 minutes at most. After answering all question from the examining committee, audience may ask questions to the candidate. After defense, Examining Committee holds a session and reaches one of the following four decisions:

a. Successful;

b. Successful with minor corrections;

c. Successful with major corrections; or

d. Unsuccessful.

3) Committee reaches decision by simple majority.

4) In the case of an unsuccessful defense, student is asked to prepare another thesis.

5) If student has to prepare another thesis student may change her/his mentor.

Graduation

Article 21

1) Relevant Program Coordinator receives the evaluation reports of examining committees.

2) Copies of these reports, and a copy of finalized thesis are kept in the Student Affairs Office. Also, a copy of thesis is kept in the IUS library.

Upon Dean's approval (by signing the clearance form), Student Affairs office prepares the Master diploma.

IUS-PhD1

PhD Mentor Proposal Form This form is used by program coordinator to propose the appointment of the mentor / co-mentor of the PhD student to the Faculty Council. Please fill in the form completely and submit the printed copy to the Faculty Secretary’s Office. Part I. Student Information


Student’s research interests

Beginning of PhD program 20 / 20 Fall Spring

Part II. Proposed Mentor (and Co-Mentor if Applicable) with the Consent for Mentorship


Mentor

Co-mentor

Part III. Student

Student Name and Surname

Signature Date

Part IV. (For Official Use Only)

Request approved by Faculty Council held on _____________________, Decision No. ____________________________

IUS-PhD1 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE Selection and appointment of a mentor

Article 23 1) By the end of first year, third cycle student chooses a mentor for his/her dissertation from the body of the

full time IUS teachers (assistant professors, associate professors and full professors) with PhD, for scientific areas. Student fills the mentor form, with the consent of the mentor, and submits it to the program coordinator.

2) Program coordinator brings the student's proposal to the Faculty Council for approval.

3) For doctoral dissertation in artistic field two mentors may be appointed: a mentor for artistic project and a mentor for doctoral part of doctoral dissertation. Mentor for artistic project is a full time IUS teacher in artistic-teaching title and mentor for doctoral part of dissertation is set according to the criteria from paragraph 1 of this Article.

4) If the subject of the dissertation requires more than one mentor, then a co-mentor can be appointed, and the decision thereof is made by the Faculty Council upon proposal by the Program Coordinator.

5) Decision on appointment of the mentor, co-mentor, as well as decision on change of the mentor, is brought by the Faculty Council upon proposal of a student with consent of proposed mentor.

6) Mentor shares the responsibility of all the ethical issues related to the thesis. If the experimental work is related to the human or animals IUS Ethical Committee should give approval.

IUS-PhD2

PhD Mentor Change Form

This form is used if there is need to change Mentor/Co-Mentor. Request for the change of Mentor / Co-mentor can be submitted by student, program coordinator, head of the department or the dean.

Please fill in the form completely and submit the printed copy to the Faculty Secretary’s Office.

Part I. Student & Thesis Information


Program Beginning of the Thesis/Dissertation

Type of Change Check all that are applicable. Academic Year Semester

20 / 20 Fall Spring Mentor Co-Mentor

Reason for Change(s) Attach a report, if needed.

TITLE OF THE THESIS (if applicable)

TITLE

MENTOR Name, surname and title Signature Date

OLD

NEW

CO-MENTOR


OLD

NEW

Part II. Student


Student

Part III. Approval of the Faculty Council (For Official Use Only)

Request approved by the Faculty Council held on _____________________, Decision No. ___________________________

IUS-PhD3

Request for PhD Qualification Exam This form is used by the Student, Mentor / Co-Mentor, program coordinator, or head of the department for initiating the PhD Qualification Exam for the PhD student.

Please fill in the form completely and submit the printed copy to the Faculty Secretary’s Office. Part I. Student Information


Part II. Declaration by Study Program Coordinator

At this point of studies the student has fulfilled all the obligations which are prescribed by the study program curriculum up to the PhD Qualification Exam.

Signature Date

Part III. Mentor’s Approval Name and surname Signature Date

Mentor

Part IV. (For Official Use Only) Proposed members of the Committee to conduct PhD Qualification Exam (other than Mentor)

Committee Member

Committee Member

Substitute member of

the committee

Substitute member of

the committee

*Request approved by Faculty Council on _____________________, Decision No. ____________________________

*Request approved by IUS Senate on _____________________, Decision No. ____________________________

Qualifying Doctoral Examination scheduled on (date) ______________ (location) __________________ (time) __________

*If the decision varies from the proposal, attach copy of the decision to this form

IUS-PhD3

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE

A qualifying doctoral examination

Article 24 1) Qualifying doctoral examination (hereinafter: qualification exam) is the test aimed to measure whether the

third cycle student is "mature, and qualified" enough for a work on dissertation after he/she finished courses at the graduate level. The qualification exam may have two parts: written and/or oral.

2) Topics of the written exam questions can be specified by each program in its curriculum, or be chosen from topics covered by graduate courses taken by the candidate.

3) Oral exam digs further into topics not answered properly in the written exam, and checks consciousness for future research prospects of a candidate.

4) Passing grade from a qualification exam is 55% as in any other exam.

5) Qualification exam is administered by examining committee appointed by the Senate.

6) After completing all course obligations, except required scientific activities, which can be finished during the work on dissertation, third cycle student, with the approval of the mentor, appeals to the program coordinator for the appointment of an examining committee for the qualification exam.

7) Examining committee consists of three members, all of whom are appointed to the rank of assistant professor or higher academic rank, and where the mentor is chairman of the committee.

8) Program coordinator proposes members of the examining committee and submits the proposal to the Faculty Council.

9) Faculty Council reviews program coordinator’s proposal and proposes members of the examining committee to the Senate.

10) Senate appoints examining committee.

11) Within one month from the appointment by the Senate, examining committee sets the examination date and venue for the qualifying examination.

12) Within three days from the examination date, mentor notifies the student about the result of the qualifying examination.

13) If student fails to pass the qualifying examination, then he/she may re-sit the examination after expiry of a six-month period.

14) The written exam documents and questions of the oral exam are delivered to the Student Affairs Office.

IUS-PhD4

Request for Appointment of the Committee for Supervision

This form is used by the PhD candidate to request appointment of the Committee for Supervision.

Please fill in the form completely and submit the printed copy to the Faculty Secretary’s Office. Part I. PhD Candidate Information


Part II. Mentor / Co-mentor Information

Mentor

Co-Mentor

Part III. Information on the Progress of PhD Studies

Number of ECTS Earned Date when PhD qualifying

doctoral exam was passed

Part IV. Mentor’s Approval


Mentor

Part V. (For Official Use Only) Proposed members of the Committee for Supervision (other than Mentor)

Committee Chair

Committee Member

Part VI (For Official Use Only)

*Request approved by Faculty Council on _____________________, Decision No. ____________________________

*Request approved by IUS Senate on _____________________, Decision No. ____________________________

* If the decision varies from the proposal, attach copy of the decision to this form.

IUS-PhD4 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE Committee for supervision of preparation of dissertation

Article 25

1) Upon successfully passing the qualification exam, third cycle student is assigned a Committee for

supervision of preparation of dissertation (hereinafter: the Committee for supervision). Faculty Council proposes members of the Committee for supervision in the first meeting following the qualification exam and sends the proposal to the IUS Senate for final approval.

2) The Committee for supervision consists of three members, all of whom are appointed at IUS to the rank of assistant professor or higher academic rank with one of them being student's mentor.

3) If doctoral dissertation is in artistic field and a second mentor is appointed to the student, Committee for supervision will include both mentors plus one more member fulfilling conditions set in previous paragraph.

IUS-PhD5

Defense of the Dissertation Proposal Form

This form is used by the student or mentor /co-mentor to schedule the defense of the dissertation proposal.

Part I. PhD Candidate Information


Proposed title of the dissertation *

* Student is required to submit a written report on the dissertation proposal to the Committee for Supervision at least 15 days before its scheduled defense of the dissertation proposal. Part II. Mentor


Mentor

Part III (For Official Use Only)

Defense of the dissertation proposal scheduled for: (date) ____________________ (location) ________________________ (time) __________ PhD candidate notified about the date and time of the defense of the dissertation proposal on ___________________ Notified by: _______________________ Signature: _______________________

IUS-PhD5 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE

PhD Thesis proposal Article 26

1) After passing the qualification exam, mentor gives the student enough time to prepare a thesis proposal.

Proposal contains the aim, methodology and possible contributions to the science, alongside with a complete literature survey.

2) Upon the appeal of the student, with approval of the mentor, Committee for supervision sets the time for the dissertation proposal defense.

3) The student is required to submit a written report on the dissertation proposal 15 days before its defense.

4) Following the student’s presentation, the Committee for supervision makes its decision with simple majority that dissertation proposal is either;

a) Acceptable, or

b) Acceptable with amendments, or

c) Not acceptable. 5) The student whose dissertation proposal has been rejected has the right to request appointment of a new

mentor and to choose the new subject of the dissertation. In such case, a new Committee for supervision can be nominated.

6) The student who wishes to continue co-operation with the same mentor is required to defend his/her dissertation proposal within a month after the new proposal has been made, whilst the student who has changed his/her mentor has a three-month deadline to defend the proposal again.

7) The student whose dissertation proposal is rejected for the second time forfeits his/her student status.

IUS-PhD6

Committee for Supervision (Defense of Dissertation Proposal Report)

This form is optional; Committee for the Supervision can modify this form or notify the Faculty Council of its decision in any other form it finds appropriate. Part I. PhD Candidate Information


Proposed title of the dissertation

Assessment of the dissertation proposal scheduled for: (date) ____________________ (location) ________________________ (time) __________

Part II. Your Evaluation of Proposed Methodology and Research Plan

Part III. Committee Decision

Committee accepts the dissertation proposal

Committee requests further clarifications of the proposal

Committee rejects the dissertation proposal Part IV. Committee Members

Committee Chair Signature

Mentor Signature

Committee Member Signature

Accepted Rejected Needs Clarification

1. Title of the Dissertation

2. Research methodology

3. Ability to develop a new approach

4. Ability to undertake critical analysis

5. Structure of the research plan

6. Originality and contribution

7. Understanding the field

8. Knowledge of literature

9. Hypothesis of the dissertation

10. Use of English

11. Style of Writing

12. Oral presentation

IUS-PhD6 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE

PhD Thesis proposal Article 26

1) After passing the qualification exam, mentor gives the student enough time to prepare a thesis proposal.

Proposal contains the aim, methodology and possible contributions to the science, alongside with a complete literature survey.

2) Upon the appeal of the student, with approval of the mentor, Committee for supervision sets the time for the dissertation proposal defense.

3) The student is required to submit a written report on the dissertation proposal 15 days before its defense.

4) Following the student’s presentation, the Committee for supervision makes its decision with simple majority that dissertation proposal is either;

a) Acceptable, or

b) Acceptable with amendments, or

c) Not acceptable. 5) The student whose dissertation proposal has been rejected has the right to request appointment of a new

mentor and to choose the new subject of the dissertation. In such case, a new Committee for supervision can be nominated.

6) The student who wishes to continue co-operation with the same mentor is required to defend his/her dissertation proposal within a month after the new proposal has been made, whilst the student who has changed his/her mentor has a three-month deadline to defend the proposal again.

7) The student whose dissertation proposal is rejected for the second time forfeits his/her student status.

IUS-PhD7

PhD Committee for Supervision Assessment of Dissertation Progress Report

This form is used by student or mentor / co-mentor to schedule the assessment of the work on the dissertation. If report on dissertation is not accompanying this form, it has to be submitted to the committee members 10 days prior to the date of the assessment. Part I. PhD Candidate Information (Filled by the Student)


Title of the dissertation

Part II. (For Official Use Only)

Assessment of the Dissertation

Assessment of the dissertation scheduled for: (date) ____________________ (location) ________________________ (time) __________

Part III. Committee Members

Committee Chair Signature

Mentor Signature


Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Notes

1. Work completed up to the assessment

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

2. Work plan for next semester

a.

b.

c.

d.

3. Overall Assessment Mark

IUS-PhD7 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE Assessment of the progress in preparing dissertation

Article 27 1) The student, whose thesis proposal has been accepted by the Committee for supervision, is required to

report to the Committee for supervision twice a year, once in the report period January-June, and once in the report period July-December for the purpose of assessing the work on the dissertation.

2) The student submits the written report to the Committee for supervision members at least ten days prior to the date schedule for assessment of the dissertation.

3) The report must contain the summary of work completed by that point and the plan of work for the next period. The Committee for supervision gives a mark for the work: “S” (satisfactory) or “U” (unsatisfactory).

4) Third cycle students are required to present at least three satisfactory progress reports before their final dissertation defense.

5) If a progress report is found unsatisfactory by the Committee, candidate is asked to submit another progress report in a month time.

6) If this second progress report is still unsatisfactory, candidate submits the progress report in the next regular report period.

7) If on two consecutive regular report periods the student obtains mark “U”, he/she forfeits student status.

IUS-PhD8

PhD Thesis Submission Form

This form is used by PhD candidate to submit completed doctoral thesis to the Faculty Dean’s Office so it can be publicly defended in front of the Committee for the Defense. Part I. Student and Thesis Information (to be filled by Student)


Thesis Title

Number of ECTS

accrued Date Qualifying Doctoral Exam has been passed

Date of First Assessment passed

Date of Second Assessment passed

Date of Third Assessment passed

Part II. Verification of Tuition Fee Payments (to be filled by Office for Finances and Economic Matters)

Official Statement Name of Officer Signature All financial obligations are paid: Confirmation by Office for Finances

and Economic Matters

Part III. Mentor’s Approval


Mentor

Part IV. Proposed Members of the Committee for Defense - Other than Mentor (to be filled by Program Coordinator, Head of Department or Dean)

Thesis Committee

Academic Title and Name University Faculty

Committee member

Committee member

Committee member

Committee member



Part V. (For Official Use Only)

*Committee approved by Faculty Council on _____________________, Decision No. ________________________

* Committee approved by IUS Senate on _____________________, Decision No. ________________________

*If IUS Senate appoints different Committee for Defense than proposed, attach the appointment decision.

Defense of the doctoral thesis scheduled for:

(date) ____________________ (location) ________________________ (time) __________

PhD candidate notified about the date and time of the defense of the thesis on ___________________

Notice of the defense posted on the: Faculty notice board University Web page

Notified by: _______________________

Signature: _______________________

IUS-PhD8

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE Committee for defense of dissertation and the procedure of defense of dissertation

Article 28 1) The student whose progress reports obtained mark “S” by the Committee for supervision three times has the

right to apply for defense of dissertation. With the consent of the mentor, student submits his/her request for defense of dissertation to the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator forwards a copy of the dissertation together with the references of the Committee for supervision to the Faculty Council.

2) Faculty Council nominates Committee for defense of the dissertation (hereinafter: the Committee for defense) which consists of three or five members. Mentor is the member of the Committee for defense. At least one of the members of the Committee for defense should be an academician from another university; other members will be from the same or similar scientific / artistic fields.

3) The Committee for defense is appointed by the IUS Senate.

4) Committee for defense sets the time, date and place of the dissertation defense and forwards it to the relevant faculty's Dean Office to be publicly announced on Faculty Board and IUS website. Dissertation defense is public, open to all students, academic staff and guests.

Article 29

1) The Committee for defense elects its chairperson.

2) The time for defense is at most 60 minutes. After the defense, audience may ask questions. After this session, Committee for defense has closed door meeting and with simple majority decides whether the dissertation is

a. Acceptable, or

b. Acceptable with minor corrections, or

c. Acceptable with major corrections, or

d. Rejected. 3) The candidate whose dissertation is found acceptable with minor corrections is given two weeks to make

these corrections. The candidate whose dissertation is found acceptable with major corrections is given three months to make these corrections. At the expiry of these periods, the dissertation defense procedure is repeated.

4) If the dissertation is rejected the candidate has the right to re-apply with a new dissertation within one year from the date when the first dissertation has been rejected.

5) If the defense is found acceptable, Committee for defense prepares an evaluation report and forwards it to the relevant Faculty Dean. A copy of the report is kept in students file in the Student Affairs Office.

6) Students whose dissertation/thesis has been rejected on two occasion forfeits the student status.

7) The doctoral dissertation is submitted in ten copies (at least five as hard copies, and five in electronic format), of which three copies (two as hard copies, and one in electronic format) are for the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and three copies (two as hard copies, and one in electronic format) are for the IUS Library.

8) Should the doctoral dissertation be in the arts in form of music note, sound, video, or digital recording, then it is submitted in the format it has been made, in the number of copies stipulated in the preceding paragraph.

IUS-PhD9

PhD Thesis Defense Result Form Part I. PhD Candidate Information


Thesis Title


Mentor

Co-mentor

Part II. Committee for Defense Report – Result of the Public Defense

After the public defense of the doctoral thesis by the above named PhD candidate, the Committee for Defense decided that

Dissertation is Acceptable Dissertation is Acceptable with minor corrections Dissertation is Acceptable with major corrections Dissertation is Rejected

Part III. Committee for Defense Name Signature

Committee Chair







Date and place of the defense:

IUS-PhD9 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE Committee for defense of dissertation and the procedure of defense of dissertation

Article 28 1) The student whose progress reports obtained mark “S” by the Committee for supervision three times has the

right to apply for defense of dissertation. With the consent of the mentor, student submits his/her request for defense of dissertation to the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator forwards a copy of the dissertation together with the references of the Committee for supervision to the Faculty Council.

2) Faculty Council nominates Committee for defense of the dissertation (hereinafter: the Committee for defense) which consists of three or five members. Mentor is the member of the Committee for defense. At least one of the members of the Committee for defense should be an academician from another university; other members will be from the same or similar scientific / artistic fields.

3) The Committee for defense is appointed by the IUS Senate.

4) Committee for defense sets the time, date and place of the dissertation defense and forwards it to the relevant faculty's Dean Office to be publicly announced on Faculty Board and IUS website. Dissertation defense is public, open to all students, academic staff and guests.

Article 29

1) The Committee for defense elects its chairperson.

2) The time for defense is at most 60 minutes. After the defense, audience may ask questions. After this session, Committee for defense has closed door meeting and with simple majority decides whether the dissertation is

a. Acceptable, or

b. Acceptable with minor corrections, or

c. Acceptable with major corrections, or

d. Rejected. 3) The candidate whose dissertation is found acceptable with minor corrections is given two weeks to make

these corrections. The candidate whose dissertation is found acceptable with major corrections is given three months to make these corrections. At the expiry of these periods, the dissertation defense procedure is repeated.

4) If the dissertation is rejected the candidate has the right to re-apply with a new dissertation within one year from the date when the first dissertation has been rejected.

5) If the defense is found acceptable, Committee for defense prepares an evaluation report and forwards it to the relevant Faculty Dean. A copy of the report is kept in students file in the Student Affairs Office.

6) Students whose dissertation/thesis has been rejected on two occasion forfeits the student status.

7) The doctoral dissertation is submitted in ten copies (at least five as hard copies, and five in electronic format), of which three copies (two as hard copies, and one in electronic format) are for the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and three copies (two as hard copies, and one in electronic format) are for the IUS Library.

8) Should the doctoral dissertation be in the arts in form of music note, sound, video, or digital recording, then it is submitted in the format it has been made, in the number of copies stipulated in the preceding paragraph.

IUS-PhD10

PhD Qualification Exam Result Report Form

This form is used by the Committee for Qualifying Examination to report the results of the examination to the Faculty Council. It has to be accompanied by a copy of the written exam and submitted to the Faculty Secretary’s Office. Part I. PhD Candidate Information


Part II. Committee for Qualifying Examination

Assessment of the Qualifying examination

Qualifying examination conducted at: (date) ____________________ (location) ________________________ (time) __________

Part III. Committee Members

Committee Chair (Mentor) Signature



Substitute member of the committee Signature

Substitute member of the committee Signature

Report form to be delivered to:

1. Faculty secretary (including exam papers)

2. Graduate Office Secretary

3. Student Affairs Office

Written examination Oral examination Final result

Satisfactory / unsatisfactory

IUS-PhD10 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE A qualifying doctoral examination

Article 24 1) Qualifying doctoral examination (hereinafter: qualification exam) is the test aimed to measure whether the

third cycle student is "mature, and qualified" enough for a work on dissertation after he/she finished courses at the graduate level. The qualification exam may have two parts: written and/or oral.

2) Topics of the written exam questions can be specified by each program in its curriculum, or be chosen from topics covered by graduate courses taken by the candidate.

3) Oral exam digs further into topics not answered properly in the written exam, and checks consciousness for future research prospects of a candidate.

4) Passing grade from a qualification exam is 55% as in any other exam.

5) Qualification exam is administered by examining committee appointed by the Senate.

6) After completing all course obligations, except required scientific activities, which can be finished during the work on dissertation, third cycle student, with the approval of the mentor, appeals to the program coordinator for the appointment of an examining committee for the qualification exam.

7) Examining committee consists of three members, all of whom are appointed to the rank of assistant professor or higher academic rank, and where the mentor is chairman of the committee.

8) Program coordinator proposes members of the examining committee and submits the proposal to the Faculty Council.

9) Faculty Council reviews program coordinator’s proposal and proposes members of the examining committee to the Senate.

10) Senate appoints examining committee.

11) Within one month from the appointment by the Senate, examining committee sets the examination date and venue for the qualifying examination.

12) Within three days from the examination date, mentor notifies the student about the result of the qualifying examination.

13) If student fails to pass the qualifying examination, then he/she may re-sit the examination after expiry of a six-month period.

14) The written exam documents and questions of the oral exam are delivered to the Student Affairs Office.

IUS-FM/PhD12

Graduate Studies Scientific Activity Approval Form This form is used by the student in order to receive approval for a completed scientific activity. Please fill in the form completely and submit the printed copy accompanied with a copy of the published article to the Faculty Secretary’s Office. Part I. Student Information


Last academic year/semester registered 20 / 20 Fall Spring

Part II. Information About Completed Scientific Activity Publication of journal paper Publication of conference paper Other

Title of paper

Author(s)

Publication information

ECTS credits awarded

Part III. Approval of Scientific Activity


Mentor

Program coordinator

Part IV. Approval of the Dean (For Official Use Only)


Dean of Faculty

IUS-FM/PhD12 EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE SECOND STUDY CYCLE

Scientific Activities Article 18

1) The scientific levels of scientific activities are regulated in the curriculums of each program. Scientific activity may be a journal article published in a peer review journal, paper at a conference approved by the Faculty Council with full article published in the conference proceedings. For artistic fields, some of the papers may substituted by exhibitions.

2) Awarding of appropriate number of ECTS credits for completed scientific activity to the students is based on the appropriate IUS form signed by mentor and program coordinator stating that scientific activity has been completed in accordance to the study program curriculum and the number of ECTS credits which are awarded to the student, accompanied with the copy of the article as it is published in the peer reviewed journal or conference proceedings.

3) Student does not have to register work on the scientific activity in advance and the ECTS credits are awarded in the semester in which the scientific activity is completed.

4) At the end of each semester, Post Graduate Workshops may be organized by Faculties. The date of the Workshops must be announced in Academic Calendar of IUS. Study programs also plan continuous activities as weekly seminars in which Second and Third Cycle students at least once in semester presenting their scientific achievements.

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY RULES FOR THE THIRD STUDY CYCLE Scientific Activities

Article 19

5) The scientific levels of scientific activities are regulated in the curriculums of each program. Scientific activity may be a journal article published in a peer review journal, or paper at a conference approved by the Faculty Council with full article published in the conference proceedings.

6) 12 ECTS credits may be given to an indexed journal paper, 6 ECTS credits may be given to conference paper published full text in the proceedings of the conference approved by the Faculty Council.

7) Awarding of appropriate number of ECTS credits for completed scientific activity to the students is based on the Form IUS - PhD12 signed by mentor and program coordinator stating that scientific activity has been completed in accordance to the study program curriculum and the number of ECTS credits which are awarded to the student, accompanied with the copy of the article as it is published in the peer reviewed journal or conference proceedings.

8) Student does not have to register work on the scientific activity in advance and the ECTS credits are awarded in the semester in which the scientific activity is completed.

9) By the approval of the mentor, scientific activities may also be completed during dissertation phase of the studies.

10) At IUS each graduate program sets standards with some specifics related to the program (for example at FENS it may be natural to ask for one SCI journal paper and several papers in peer reviewed journals. At FBA and FASS, SCI may be replaced by SSCI. For artistic fields, some of the papers may substituted by exhibitions).

11) At the end of each semester, Post Graduate Workshops may be organized by Faculties. The date of the Workshops must be announced in Academic Calendar of the university. Study programs also plan continuous activities as weekly seminars in which second and third cycle students at least once in semester are presenting their scientific achievements.

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