No, the eThesis Exam System does not contain a plagiarism check. From May 2024, UCD’s originality checker tool is Turnitin Originality.
Fees for the next trimester will be requested. Contact your School for advice.
Yes, the thesis should be submitted regardless of the Exam Committee being approved and set up in the system.
When the Exam Committee is approved by ACCE you will be notified by email.
Once embargoed, only the title and the abstract of a thesis will appear in the Research Repository UCD (RRU). The thesis will become available for public view when the embargo period expires. Contact (opens in a new window)grb@ucd.ie
Check student registration. Then contact (opens in a new window)ethesis@ucd.ie
The Co-Supervisor can complete these tasks. Failing that the Head of School can be set up in the system to complete these tasks.
As supervisor, in conjunction with your School, agree with your student on the most appropriate action relevant to their situation. Options include submission of an extenuating circumstances request, an extension, or a leave of absence.
All material should be contained in the PDF that is uploaded to the eThesis Exam system. Supplemental information can be in the appendices at the end of the document. If there is material that can’t be included as an appendix, the School is responsible for ensuring the Examiners can safely access them.
Check the Exam Committee in My Graduate Research Students. If the data is present contact (opens in a new window)ethesis@ucd.ie
The University has determined that printed copies of the thesis are no longer required for examination purposes. It is recognised that a small number of Extern Examiners may require a printed copy of the thesis. If this is the case they can print a copy and charge the costs to the University via their expenses claim form, which can be found on the Assessment Extern Examiner website.
The student can check their status or actions required in My Thesis & Supervisors, SISWeb. The School Administrator can follow the progression of the thesis in the eThesis Dashboard. (Contact (opens in a new window)ethesis@ucd.ie for access)
The summary of the abstract must be less than 4k bytes. Use Notepad++, free download, to check. The keywords must be separated by a comma. The thesis pdf should be saved with a name less than 50 bytes.
Once approved for examination the thesis cannot be exchanged, as per Academic Regulations 7.56 The thesis cannot be withdrawn from the examination process once accepted for examination.