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​RDSD  |  Tygerberg Doctoral Office

​PhD Support - Proposal Review Process

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  • First, the student works closely with the supervisor/s to completes a well-supported research protocol​
  • When the supervisors believe the proposla is ready for review, the supervisor and HoD complete their sections of the
    Form A3 review checklist​ (before the review)
  • Obtain the CVs of the student and any external supervisors
  • Include any pre-existing ethics approval certificates
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  • The departmental chair/convener (not the supervisor), who constitutes the committee; distributes the documents; and finally completes the Form A3 review checklist
  • CPR representative - allocated by the Tygerberg Doctoral Office
  • HREC representative - list of members available here​
  • One ore more domain expert(s), who must complete the
    Reviewer form
  • The student presents the proposal to the panel and afterwards, makes all the recommended changes before re-submitting
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After the successful completion of the review, the convenor or supervisor emails the following five PDF-format documents to the Tygerberg Doctoral Office (tyg-phd@sun.ac.za) in a single email, copying the candidate:​
    • Supervisor letter confirming that all requirements of the review committee were met​
    • Fully completed and signed Form A3 review checklist​
    • Summary report by chair or all reviewer reports​
    • Final, edited proposal for ethics submission​
    • Turnitin report on the final proposal​​​​ (similarity score of no more than 15%)

PhD Support