S.L. 327.88 Art. 19Assessment of dissertations.

(1) In the case of study-units involving the writing of a dissertation or similar, Senate shall appoint a Board of Examiners for each student. The Head of the Department concerned or his delegate shall be appointed chairman of the Board of Examiners, provided that if the Head of Department is also the supervisor he shall not be appointed as chairman. The chairman shall ensure that appropriate assessment criteria and procedures are used in the assessment of dissertations.

(2) When a visiting external examiner is appointed to assess or review dissertations, s/he may wish to interview specific students about their dissertation.