Generic Calendar for CE-2 Supervisors

Reading & Feedback

Semester on student MEETINGS (can be broken into
WEEKS Submissions* more than one session) Appr. TIME required

Read and critique CE-1

Research Proposal
Weeks 0-2 (4000-6000 words) 60-90 minutes
Meeting-1 to review CE-1 Research
Proposal and chart out a research
Weeks 1-2 plan for the CE-2 semester 30-45 minutes
Draft outline of thesis -
this is a brief summary of
what the thesis
components will be and
how they will be Meeting-2 to check general progress
Weeks 2-3 organized and discuss plan for Chapter-1 15-30 minutes

Chapter-1 final draft

Weeks 4-6 (2500-3500 words) 30-60 minutes
Meeting-3 to check general progress,
give feedback on Chapter-1 and
discuss remaining research and
Weeks 4-7 writing tasks 15-30 minutes

Chapter-2 Final draft

Weeks 5-8 (2500-3500 words) 30-60 minutes

Chapter-3 Final draft Meeting-4 to check general progress, 30-60 minutes

Weeks 6-9 (2500-3500 words) give feedback on Chapter-2 15-30 minutes

Meeting-5 to check general progress,

Weeks 7-10 give feedback on Chapter-3 15-30 minutes
Thesis full draft due
(12000-15000 words) 60-180 minutes
Weeks 10-13 Average 13500 words (1-3 hrs)
Meeting-6 to give detailed feedback
Weeks 10-13 on full thesis draft 30-60 minutes
Final Thesis DUE
(12000-15000 words) (This can be stretched to week-17 if
Week 14 Average 13500 words required – on a case-by-case basis) 60-120 minutes
Advisor's provisional
grade and progress
report of the student for
Weeks 14-16 the whole semester 60-90 minutes
Final Grade to be Viva (20 min defence + 10 min
Weeks 15-18 entered in ERP review with panel) 30-45 minutes

Total expected time required to adequately supervise a SSLA

CE Research Project over Semester-2 7-13 hours