<p> DISSERTATION DEFENSE ASSESSMENT HANDOUT Candidate Name: ______Date of Assessment: ______</p><p>The candidate listed above should be assessed according to the following outcomes and measures. Student will be rated on a scale of 1-5 (Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent/ Outstanding). Each member of the committee should provide an assessment for each measure and sign the form at the bottom.</p><p>Core Competencies & Interdisciplinarity Measure Chair Member Member Member Understands fundamentals of M&S as an interdisciplinary field Demonstrates knowledge of major and minor topic area(s) of work</p><p>Communication Measure Chair Member Member Member Writing & organization quality Oral presentation quality</p><p>Research Potential & Performance Measure Chair Member Member Member Demonstrates sufficient awareness of relevant literature Demonstrates sufficient analytical thinking and research skills Number of conference presentations since admit term (submitted / accepted): ______/ ______Number of journal publications since admit term (submitted / accepted): ______/ ______</p><p>Proposal Preparation Measure Chair Member Member Member Motivated the proposed topic well Demonstrated strong understanding and awareness of relevant extant literature Provided a sufficiently clear and attainable methodology consistent with the requirements in the topic’s major field of study</p><p>Ability & Preparedness Measure Chair Member Member Member Prepared for employment Overall quality of research Other feedback (strengths, weaknesses, recommendations):</p><p>Signature Printed Name</p><p>Committee Chair:</p><p>Committee Member:</p><p>Committee Member:</p><p>Committee Member:</p><p>Program Director:</p><p>Revised: 04/2014</p>