S.L. 327.458 Art. 9Dissertations.

(1) In mainly taught programmes of study, students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) In the case of a mainly theoretical dissertation that pursues its goals through conceptual analysis or a dissertation that is based on empirical research and hypothesis testing the student is expected to deliver a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words.

(3) In the case of a dissertation that pursues its goals ‘through design’, the student is expected to deliver, present and discuss an artifact (or set of artifacts) and related reflections. In this case, the student is also asked to deliver a textual dissertation that can take a number of concurrent forms including qualitative research, quantitative research, annotated portfolios, reflections on strong concepts, the formulation of guidelines, etc. In this case, the text accompanying the design work would be of approximately 10,000 words.

(4) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by the beginning of the second semester.

(5) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the third and fourth semesters of the course. Each student shall be assigned a principal supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.