Once you have passed the graduation application procedure, you can arrange for your Oral Defence.

1. Get permission from your advisor(s) that your thesis is ready for oral defense.
2. Build a committee with the help of your advisor(s). 
3. Ask your advisor(s) and the committees for their date and time availability and schedule the oral defense. 
4. Ask your advisor(s) for help to reserve a examination venue.

When building the committees, please keep the following guidelines in mind:

1. The Committee should be 3-5 members: Advisor(s) + 2 Committee Members.
2. One Committee Member (other than the Advisor) must be from outside the GMBA program.
3. Members should have one or more of the following traits:

- Current or past (assistant/associate) professor
- Current or past (assistant/associate researcher of Academia Sinica of Taiwan)
- A Ph.D. with significant academic achievement
- An accomplished expert in the thesis-related field
- A committee member cannot be your family member

*The Committee must be confirmed and invited by the advisor(s), not the students. 

1. Submit your thesis to your advisor and all committee members.
2. Unless otherwise agreed, ensure the committee members receive a hard and soft copy. If in hard copy, be sure to bind it as a booklet.
3. Check with your advisor and committee members whether they need any special arrangements such as parking. If yes, notify GMBA Office for a free ticket.
4. Ensure that the examination venue is booked.
5. If your thesis is submitted in less than 7 working days, the committee members reserve the right to cancel the oral defense due to insufficient notice.
6. Complete Step 3 in the GMBA graduation system (Fall 2024) or GMBA graduation system (Spring 2025) to download relevant documents for the Oral Defense 
7. Complete the Thesis Similarity Check-Turnitin (See Below for Guidance)

When to do it?

You need to perform the turnitin check twice: before and after the oral defense. The second check is especially for the fianl version of your thesis.

How to do it?
Go to Turnitin website and go to login page to create your own account by using NTU student ID. Register 【GMBA論文相似度比對Thesis Similarity Check】by searching the course ID 【39374457】and applying the registration password【ntugmba】. For graduating in Spring 2025, please go to 【Thesis Originality Comparison_2025 Spring】to perform the turnitin check. You can run the check multiple times and the report can be generated and downloaded within 24 hours. 

* Highly recommend you to read Turnitin Feedback Studio - User Guide (Student) first and follow the instructions.
** For customer service of Turnitin, email service@igrouptaiwan.com.

What should I do with the report?
Please check if your percentages comply with the GMBA requirements.
By clicking on the percentage, you will see the breakdown. Check with your wording or sentences and see how they are duplicated with some other papers. Make the corrections and reupload again. 

After your submission, you can download your Oral Defense Documents packet from the GMBA graduation system (Fall 2024) or GMBA graduation system (Spring 2025), including: 

1. Master Thesis Certification by Oral Defense Committee
2. Thesis Oral Defense Grade Form
3. Advisor, Thesis Examination, and Transportation Pay List
4. List of the Examination Board
5. Statement of Academic Ethics and Originality Comparison
6. POD Checklist 

* Tips to know:
1. When preparing snacks/lunchboxes, be sure to consider the dietary preferences of your committees by checking with your advisors or the GMBA office.
2. Providing printouts of the PPT slides to the committees may be helpful for them to write down comments.
3. You may visit the oral defense venue during the office hours to familiarise yourself with the projecting equipment set-up inside the room. Check with GMBA Office for the availability. 
4. Read rediShow Wireless Projector User Manual to learn how the projecting system works.

3. Ensure that you have brought a laptop and have any needed cables to connect to the projector and an AC charger for your battery.
4. Ensure that you have printed the Thesis Oral Defense documents packet.
5. Ensure that you have prepared hard copies of your thesis and slides (if needed). 
6. Ensure that you have prepared anything else as conferred with your advisor, e.g., snacks, pencils, notepads, parking passes for off-campus committee members...

 
*Most of the class and discussion rooms are equipped with a projector with a VGA slot and or USB slot. Some facilities also have wireless connection capabilities. You need to bring your own laptop or borrow one from the GMBA Office. 

2. Self checking whether your thesis meets all the requirements listed on the POD Checklist and then you sign the list. For the POD Checklist, here is an example.
3. Scan and upload all signed Oral Defense Documents, the final version of your Thesis, signed Statement of Academic Ethics and Originality Comparison & POD Checklist and Turnitin report back to the Step 4 in the GMBA graduation system (Fall 2024) or GMBA graduation system (Spring 2025).
4. Start the Thesis Submission and Leave School procedure when completing the steps above. 

Resources can help you deliver a high-quality thesis and reduce the need for additional revision:

1. Academic Formatting

- For Literature Management, Citations, and Reference, consider using the Endnote Software made available by NTU
- For Formatting consistency, we recommend you use APA or MLA. Regardless of which you use, please be consistent.
- For Cover Page Materials, please follow NTU library instructions. 
- Our Template is formatted in APA and already includes requested library formatting where needed. Your advisor may have a different preferred formatting style. If this is the case, please follow your advisor's instructions.
- You May find these references helpful:

* https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
* https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html

2. English Formatting

Microsoft Editor
Microsoft has a built-in grammar-checking and style-checking tool in Microsoft Office. However, many of the style-checking features are turned off by default. Follow these instructions to turn them back on:

1. Go to File -- Options -- Proofing Options. Under Grammar and Refinements, you will see a list of grammar and spelling refinement options, most of which are turned off by default. Check the boxes to activate the settings.
2. Ensure that you have the English version of Microsoft Office Installed
   1. You can also download English support for Office from here.
   2. If this does not work, try installing the English version of MS Office and check if your office version supports it.

Office 365 
You will see significantly more options if you use Office 365.

Grammarly.com or DeepL
Grammarly.com or DeepL are another recommended tools. The free version offers basic grammar and spelling suggestions, which are especially useful for dealing with repetitive, common issues. The paid version has advanced grammar and AI features for rewriting and tone management.

*Consider finding a native speaker to proofread your paper after editing.