Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee
The Thesis Advisory Committee is comprised of the Committee Chair and two Content Advisors. During ID 697 or ID 698, students identify members of his or her Advisory Committee. Committee members must be identified by the end of the 9th week.
Committee Chair / Thesis Faculty
The Marymount faculty member teaching ID-697, ID-698, and/or ID-699 serves as the Committee Chair. This advisor provides guidance on the content, direction, and pacing of the student’s work and on progress towards the deliverables outlined in the course. He or she also reads drafts of the written thesis document.
If the instructors for ID-697, ID-698, and ID-699 are different individuals, each serves as the Committee Chair for the duration of the course being taught.
Content Advisors
The two remaining advisory positions should be individuals with professional and/or research experience in the subject matter/practice area of the study. These advisors will guide and support the student in the exploration of his/her thesis question and will serve as advisors for the content being delivered in the thesis study and/or design outcomes.
Second Content Advisor / Internal MUID Faculty Member
The second content advisor must be a full-time member or part-time Marymount faculty member.
This individual will guide and support the student in the exploration of his/her thesis question and will serve as advisors for the content being delivered in the thesis study and/or design outcomes.
Third Content Advisor / External Member
The third content advisor must be external with professional and/or research experience in the subject matter/practice area of the study.
This individual will guide and support the student in the exploration of his/her thesis question and will serve as advisors for the content being delivered in the thesis study and/or design outcomes.
A list of possible external content advisors is provided below (MU Sign-in required).
Content Advisor Selection Process
By the end of Week 9, Thesis candidates enrolled in ID-698 will submit to the department their thesis topic, a 200-word abstract, and their preferred content advisors.
In consultation with the faculty teaching ID-698, the Director of the Graduate Program will review each student's content advisor request as follows.
SECOND CONTENT ADVISOR SELECTION PROCESS
Week 9
Students submit preferred internal content advisor using the Thesis Content Advisor Form (button above).
Week 10
After receiving and reviewing all student advisory committee requests, the Graduate Program Director will forward requests for service to MUID faculty members with: the student's name, thesis topic, and 200-word abstract.
If a faculty member is unable to serve on your committee, the Graduate Program Director or your Professor/Committee Chair will request that you submit an alternate faculty member.
Week 11
The Graduate Program Director or your Professor/Committee Chair will confirm committee content advisors with students.
THIRD CONTENT ADVISOR SELECTION PROCESS
Week 9
Students submit preferred external content advisor using the Thesis Content Advisor Form (button above).
Week 10
After receiving and reviewing all student advisory committee requests, the Graduate Program Director will forward requests for service to external members with: the student's name, thesis topic, and 200-word abstract.
If the external member is unable to serve on your committee, the Graduate Program Director or your Professor/Committee Chair will request that you submit an alternate external content advisor.
Week 11
The Graduate Program Director or your Professor/Committee Chair will confirm committee content advisors with students.
Approval Timeline
Thesis committees will be confirmed by the end of week 11.
Students may not begin ID-699 Thesis II without an approved committee.