At the end of the fourth semester, Candidates will present the progress of their research activity producing a short but complete picture of their project turned in an editorial project. The picture will show a sequence of parts of the PhD Thesis in a critical index). Again, the Board will review and assess these advancements, any change or upgrade in the Research Project and in the State of the Art.
On this basis it will give a synthetic evaluation of Candidate’s activity, commitment and results and decide his/her admission to the third and last year. External Reviewer may be appointed to support the Board and the Candidate with an independent opinion.
Structure and content of the PhD Thesis Index
This document may be structured in a sequence of paragraphs describing;
- the whole structure of the thesis, in parts;
- for each of its main parts, an abstract explaining their content, , already realized. It must give a critical view of the advancement of each chapter of the thesis and its feasibility. Both, will be realized in few basic parts:
1. A list of the main chapters
2. A Critical view of the chapter, for each chapter, stating the objectives of the chapter, its length and content (if useful, structured in paragraphs), the percentage of the work that has already been done by the candidate and any possible outcome in terms of dissemination or similar.
3. A workplan (Gantt diagram) of the redaction of the thesis, connected to the R&T Plan, as updated.
The presentation will give a synthetic view of each chapter, with a clear iconic representation of the advancement of the work.