Requirement for the Ph.D. Degree
Advisory Committee and Dissertation
An Advisory Committee consisting of the dissertation advisor, who will act as chair of the committee, and at least three other members of the graduate faculty (including the minor subject if a minor is declared) will be appointed by the Graduate Dean on the recommendation of the ECE Department. At least two members of the committee must be in the ECE Department. The PhD student and the dissertation advisor will propose members for the committee. The student’s doctoral work will be directed by this committee.A dissertation is the signal accomplishment of doctoral study in electrical engineering. The subject of the dissertation must be approved by the Advisory Committee and the Graduate Dean at least four months before the student’s proposed date of graduation. The dissertation must demonstrate a mastery of the techniques of research, a thorough understanding of the subject, and skill in organizing and presenting material. It must be a scholarly treatise representing a significant contribution to, or a substantial re-evaluation of, existing knowledge. Work on the dissertation progresses under the supervision of the advisory committee and any other specialists the committee may consider necessary. The dissertation manuscript must conform to the published policy found at www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/current/THDGuidelines.php. The final copy of the dissertation must be submitted electronically to the Texas Tech University Library.