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APHD THESIS INFORMATION
MA & PhD critical guide for writing your thesis and papers (pdf)
Guidelines for Deciding on Thesis Format(pdf)
Thesis proposal guidelines for DPE PhD students (pdf)
ORSS THESIS FORMS
Guidelines for Thesis and Doctoral Final Oral Exams (pdf)
Ethical Review
OISE e-thesis Guide (pdf)
Doctoral Final Oral Exam Nomination (pdf)
Thesis Supervision Approval Form (pdf)
ACADEMIC MONITORING
2019-2020 DPE PhD Doctoral Monitoring Form (word document)
2019-2020 DPE Flex PhD Doctoral Monitoring Form (word document)
COMPREHENSIVE COMPONENT
PhD Comprehensive Pre - Approval Form - Option 1
PhD Comprehensive Pre- Approval Form - Option 2
PHD COURSE PLAN
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For information on coursework and other program requirements, please see the SGS Calendar.
SGS Calendar For full course descriptions, please see the Registrar's Office and course listings page.
The full-time DPE PhD is a 4-year program.Recommended Course of Study:
PhD 1 APD3200H: Research Proseminar on Human Development and Applied Psychology 0.5 FCE Statistics and Research Methods (recommended) 1.0 FCE Elective courses if desired (recommended)
Begin planning for thesis and comprehensive
PhD 2 Complete courses if needed Complete comprehensive examination Form thesis committee, begin formal thesis proposal PhD 3 Obtain thesis proposal approval Obtain ethics approval Collect data, analyse data, begin write-up for thesis PhD 4 Complete thesis and oral defence
Academic Monitoring
*The School of Graduate Studies requires that academic progress of all doctoral is monitored. Beginning in the second year for full-time PhD students (the third year for flexible-time PhD students), the thesis committee meet yearly to complete the Doctoral Monitoring Form (link to this document is available at top of this page).
Minimum requirements for adequate progress
- By April 30 of Year One: Complete at least four half courses.
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By April 30 of Year Two: Complete any remaining courses; select a thesis topic (a tentative thesis title and an abstract of between 250 and 350 words); form a tentative thesis committee (supervisor and at least one additional member).
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By April 30 of Year Three: Form a full thesis committee (supervisor and at least two additional members); prepare a formal thesis proposal (drafts of the introductory, literature review, and methods chapters of the thesis); obtain approval of the formal thesis proposal from the full committee; complete the comprehensive examination.
- All additional requirements, including the completion and defence of the thesis, should be completed by the end of Year Four and must be completed by the end of Year Six.
Achieving Candidacy: Requirements and Time Limit
Candidacy must be achieved by the end of Year 3 for the PhD DPE Program.
Note: The foregoing time limits do not apply to courses that run continuously throughout the program.
More details on the Achieving Candidacy and Maintaining Good Academic Standing are available on The School of Graduate Studies website.
PhD FLEX COURSE PLAN
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Degree requirements for the flexible-time PhD are the same as for the full-time PhD program.
Flexible-time PhD students register full-time during the first four years and part-time during subsequent years of the program. This is a 6-year program.
Recommended Course of Study (Flexible-Time):
Note: Usually, all course work is completed in Year 1.
PhD 1 APD3200H: Research Proseminar on Human Development and Applied Psychology 0.5 FCE Statistics and Research Methods (recommended) 1.0 FCE Elective courses if desired (recommended)
Begin planning for thesis and comprehensive
PhD 2 Complete courses if needed Complete comprehensive examination Continue thesis planning PhD 3 Form thesis committee
Begin formal thesis proposal PhD 4 Obtain thesis proposal approval Obtain ethics approval Begin collecting and analysing data PhD 5 Complete data collection and analysis
Begin write-up for thesis
PhD 6 Complete thesis and oral defence
Academic Monitoring
*The School of Graduate Studies requires that academic progress of all doctoral is monitored. Beginning in the second year for full-time PhD students (the third year for flexible-time PhD students), the thesis committee meet yearly to complete the Doctoral Monitoring Form (link to this document is available at top of this page).
Minimum requirements for adequate progress
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By April 30 of Year One: Complete at least four half courses.
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By April 30 of Year Two: Complete any remaining courses.
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By April 30 of Year Three: Select a thesis topic (a tentative thesis title and an abstract of between 250 and 350 words); form a tentative thesis committee (supervisor and at least one additional member).
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By April 30 of Year Four: Form a full thesis committee (supervisor and at least two additional members); prepare a formal thesis proposal (drafts of the introductory, literature review, and methods chapters of the thesis); obtain approval of the formal thesis proposal from the full committee.
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By April 30 of Year Five: Complete the comprehensive examination.
- All additional requirements, including the completion and defence of the thesis, should be completed by the end of Year Six and must be completed by the end of Year Eight.
Achieving Candidacy: Requirements and Time Limit
Candidacy must be achieved by the end of Year 4 for the flexible-time PhD DPE Program.
Note: The foregoing time limits do not apply to courses that run continuously throughout the program.
More details on the Achieving Candidacy and Maintaining Good Academic Standing are available on The School of Graduate Studies website.
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By April 30 of Year One: Complete at least four half courses.
COMPREHENSIVE COMPONENT
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Overview
Please can all students discuss with their academic supervisor whether they will need to go through REB for their comprehensive proposal.
https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/aphd/UserFiles/File/Appendix_Career_Goals.pdf
Option 1: Empirical Research Paper
- Whether your project will need to go through research ethics board approval
Academic Standard
Additional Notes
Option 2: Internship + Appropriate Policy or Practice Contribution
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Whether your project will need to go through research ethics board approval
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Please be aware that your internship project may need to undergo full or delegated ethics review. You will need to discuss this with your U of T supervisor. Please consult the Ethics in Human Research website at University of Toronto. There you can download the Quality Control Assurance and Research Checklist.
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On completion of the internship
- The output of the internship must be presented to the comprehensive supervisor by mid-March of the academic year in which the comprehensive has been carried out. The student must submit comprehensive output/paper to the DPE Program Chair by April 1 of the academic year in which the comprehensive has been carried out.
- A presentation of the results will be given at the Comprehensive Presentation Forum in the 2ndWeek of April.
- The standard for passing the comprehensive is that the student used developmental theory and research to make a significant contribution to the organization in which the internship was undertaken or to the field of developmental psychology and education more generally.
- Students are encouraged to submit their comprehensive project to an appropriate publication outlet in consultation with the internship supervisor.
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The student’s Thesis Supervisor and the DPE Program Chair will award a pass/fail on the basis of the submitted output and the oral presentation. Upon successful completion of the comprehensive, the Thesis Supervisor will complete the Office of the Registrar and Student Service Comprehensive Completion Form and submit to Program Administrator for processing.
Quicklinks:
- Please consult the Ethics in Human Research website at University of Toronto https://research.utoronto.ca/ethics-human-research/ethics-human-research.
- There you can download the Quality Control Assurance and Research. Checklist https://research.utoronto.ca/ethics-human-research/activities-exempt-human-ethics-review
THESIS
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The PhD Oral Examination Nomination Form and timetables are available from the Registrar’s Office. The specific procedures for establishing a final oral examination are quite detailed. Planning for the final oral exam must be undertaken at least two months in advance of the actual examination.
When preparing a thesis, a student works in consultation with his/her thesis supervisor until a committee is formed and, after that, with his/her thesis committee.
Process1. Review of OISE/UT Guidelines for Theses and Orals
2. Establishment of a thesis topic
3. Selection of a thesis supervisor (normally the student’s Faculty Advisor)
4. Formation of a thesis committee (form to be completed)
- The thesis supervisor must hold a Full appointment to the School of Graduate Studies
- The other two committee members must hold at least Associate appointments
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At least one member must be from APHD
5. Ethical review, if required (forms to be completed)
6. Thesis proposal approval (form to be completed)
7. Thesis work
8. Final thesis approval and submission (form to be completed)
The student and the thesis committee members must complete a thesis approval form and an ethical review approval before any data collection commences.
Evaluation
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PhD program theses are evaluated at an oral examination by the students’ thesis committee, which includes the student’s supervisor, plus a minimum of two faculty members, both holding either Full or Associate School of Graduate Studies appointments. At least one thesis committee member must be from APHD.
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Once a student’s thesis is in its final form and has been approved by the thesis committee, the final oral examination is scheduled
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A student defends his/her thesis at an examination conducted by a Final Oral Examination Committee.
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It is this exam that will determine whether or not a student may be recommended for his/her degree.
- PhD Oral Examination Nomination Form and timetables are available from the Registrar’s Office
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A student defends his/her thesis at an examination conducted by a Final Oral Examination Committee.