The following list of milestones is designed as a tool to support the Guide for Graduate Research and Supervision.
Department and faculty dependent milestones
- Academic Integrity Module
- Obtain training necessary for research (e.g. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS))
- Academic Integrity workshop/milestone
- Establish research question or define problem to be explored and methods to be used
- Select Advisory Committee
- Complete research proposal or research plan
- Complete coursework
- Data collection (can include field work) and research
- Comprehensive exam(s) (PhD only, complete by term 7.0)
- Reassess research plan and re-evaluate as necessary/required, discuss with supervisor and advisory committee
- Progress with research and begin to write thesis (start early, if possible)
- Write and defend thesis