Post-Thesis Defense and Graduation Procedures
To take the Thesis Defense Exam and/or graduate:
Non-Thesis Master's: 10 courses + Graduation Project – 30 Credits + 120 ECTS
Thesis Master's: 7 courses + Seminar + Scientific Research and Publication Ethics – 21 Credits + 120 ECTS
Doctorate: 7 courses + Seminar + Scientific Research and Publication Ethics – 21 Credits + 240 ECTS
STEP 1
Students wishing to enter the defense must email their thesis (in PDF and Word format) along with Form 25 to the institute for preliminary review. (lee@iste.edu.tr) You will be directed by the institute based on this email.
Email format:
From the email address in your student system: “I am your student with number ……, from the Department of ………, with the name and surname. I will enter the thesis defense. I request my preliminary review to be conducted.”
Note: The deadline for defense documents and the last date to enter the defense are specified in the Academic Calendar.
STEP 2
Preparation of defense documents:
- Jury Assignment Form - Form 6 (4 internal, 4 external, excluding the advisor)
- Graduate Thesis Originality Form – Form19
- Thesis Defense Announcement Information Form – Form20 (If the defense will be online, it should be indicated in the defense area.)
- Graduate Thesis Format Evaluation Form – Form24
- Course Information Form for Students at Thesis Qualification Stage – Form31
- Thesis Preliminary Control Report – Form25
- Turnitin Output (Turnitin output will be prepared by the advisor. The thesis title should be written on the header. The advisor must initial the last page.)
- Publication Output and Advisor’s letter stating that the publication is derived from the thesis Note: Defense documents must be submitted to the institute at least 1 month before the defense date.
STEP 3
After the defense:
- Thesis Defense Exam Minutes Form – Form7 (If the thesis title was changed during the defense, it should be indicated on this form.)
- Personal Thesis Evaluation Form – Form15 (To be filled separately for each jury member)
- Pre-Defense Thesis Submission Minutes – Form18
- Jury page to be added to the thesis (All jury members must sign in ink. After signing by the Institute Director, the student will retrieve it to add to the thesis.)
- The student must email the final version of the thesis to the institute for final approval. (lee@iste.edu.tr) “I am your student with number ……, from the Department of ………, with the name and surname. I successfully passed the thesis defense. I request the necessary actions for final approval.”
Note: Post-defense documents (Step 3) must be sent to the institute through the department within 3 working days after the defense date. For jury members without ink signatures, "online" will be written next to their names. Once all signatures are completed, it will be sent directly to the institute.
STEP 4
Thesis printing process:
Thesis Master's and Doctorate:
- The "Data Entry Form" of the thesis uploaded to the National Thesis Center must be signed in ink.
- The institute will design the front and back covers for students who receive a positive email response for final approval.
- The jury page indicated in Step 3 must be added to the thesis with ink signatures.
- Two printed copies must be submitted to the institute.
- A digital format of the thesis and, if the defense was conducted online, the defense recording must be included on a flash drive.
- Contents of the flash drive:
- Turkish Summary (in PDF format, file named SUMMARY)
- English Summary (in PDF format, file named ABSTRACT)
- The entire thesis (including cover, in PDF format, without signed documents, file named THESIS-WITHOUT SIGNATURE)
- Pages with signatures (such as jury and ethics declaration) must be removed from the thesis in accordance with data protection regulations.
Note: The thesis printing process must be completed and submitted to the institute within 1 month after the defense date.
Non-Thesis Master's:
- The graduation project is prepared according to the Tezsiz Yüksek Lisans Proje Şablonu
- The advisor marks the graduation project grade as 'G' for pass.
- The student submits two printed copies to the institute.
