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Thesis submission

During the examination process, you may be required to submit your thesis more than once depending on your final outcome. Below details the process of submitting your initial (first thesis only). For more information on resubmitting your thesis following your initial thesis examination, please see the relevant Post thesis examination webpage.

Prior to submitting your initial thesis

Before you submit your initial thesis, you must have:

  • Submitted your Nomination of Examiners form.
  • Received a link to SharePoint in your ECU student email where you are required to upload your initial thesis. This link was sent to your student email account from Research Assessments upon receipt of your Nomination of Examiners form.

Submitting your initial thesis

Follow the below steps to submit your initial thesis for examination:

  1. Make sure you have signed the declaration in your thesis, see Procedure 4: Requirements of a Thesis for Examination and Procedure 5: Requirements of a Thesis with Publication for more information.
  2. Upload your initial thesis/exegesis directly to your unique SharePoint link provided in your ECU student email account which is capable of handling large files up to 10GB.
  3. Complete the “Initial Thesis Submission Form” with your supervisor.
  4. Email your completed “Initial Thesis Submission Form” to Research Assessments at researchassessments@ecu.edu.au.

After Research Assessments has received your emailed submission form and uploaded initial thesis, you will receive a confirmation email to your student email account. If you do not receive confirmation within five (5) business days or encounter issues with uploading your initial thesis, please contact Research Assessments.

You may request that the initial thesis be returned if:

  • a confidentiality agreement has been established which covers material contained in the thesis; or
  • original drawings, illustrations or diagrams contained within the document are not easily reproduced.

During the examination process, you and your supervisors should not attempt to contact the examiners.

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