Information & Guidelines
Bachelor of Dental Hygiene
Final Project Information
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Thesis Writing
The thesis is a scientific work containing one's own research results, not compilations or lecture materials or library searches. The thesis topic, like a seminar, falls under dental branches and must be taken from compulsory courses of interest and must align with the field of study under the guidance of the thesis advisor.
The thesis work in the Bachelor's Program aims to ensure that students at the end of their studies can:
- Master the scientific basics, knowledge, and methodology of a specific field of expertise, so they can discover, understand, explain, and formulate solutions within their expertise.
- Master the scientific basics to think, act, and behave like a scientist.
- Follow the development of knowledge and technology in their field in the form of a scientific work.
To enroll in the thesis course, students must meet academic requirements as specified in the Dean's Decision of the Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, regarding the thesis. Basically, students intending to take the thesis must fill out the Study Plan (KRS) attached to the Thesis Guidance and Monitoring Card provided by the Thesis Administrator. KRS without this card will not be processed. The thesis guidance process is entirely entrusted to the Thesis Advisor.
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Thesis Course Enrollment Procedure
Students intending to take the thesis course must have met the thesis requirements, namely:
- Have completed at least 96 credits and have taken courses in Research Methodology, Biostatistics, and Philosophy of Science. Registration is done in the sixth semester. Acceleration of the thesis start can be given to students who have completed five semesters with a minimum of 96 credits and a cumulative GPA of ≥ 3.5 without any "E" grades.
- Students are registered in the current semester.
- Students have proposed a thesis research topic.
- Students have included the Thesis course in their KRS.
- Students meet with the thesis administrator with their KRS and list of grades.
- The thesis administrator checks the student's thesis requirements, looks at the KRS and reviews the grade list. The administrator has the right to determine the student's eligibility for the thesis. If allowed to take the thesis, the student consults with the thesis advisor regarding the research topic. The student will receive a thesis proposal form and a thesis monitoring card. The student fills out the thesis proposal form completely.
- After obtaining a thesis advisor, the student meets with the advisor to receive guidance and assistance in proposal preparation, research implementation, and thesis writing.
- During thesis guidance, students must bring a thesis monitoring attendance list signed by the thesis advisor.
- If for any reason the student needs to change thesis advisors, they must report to the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs to obtain a new advisor. The student will receive a thesis advisor replacement form, which must be signed by both the old and new thesis advisors.
