Research Performance Evaluation System for Doctoral Students

To : All PhD students who entered in Fall semester (except for those entered in Spring semester)

Subject: Research Performance Evaluation System for PhD Students

PhD students who entered in Fall semester must submit the Research Performance Evaluation to the EE Office by 2016. 7. 29 (Fri)

Research Performance Evaluation System (RPES) for Doctoral Students

1. Purpose of RPES

– The performance evaluation system is to review and assess the candidate’s progress and development, and to provide academic support.

2. Process of RPES

① Evaluation Period

– The Research Accomplishment Evaluation System for Doctoral Students is conducted twice a year.

② Applicable students

– This time a doctoral student who entered in Fall semester is subject to the research performance evaluations

– 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th year doctoral students (Research Performance and GPA evaluation)

–  N^th year (i.e. 5^th year or more) doctoral students (Graduation Postponement Evaluation)

– This includes part-time, full-time, special program, and international students.

– For those taking master/doctoral-integrated program, this regulation will be effective upon your enrollment into a PhD program.

– Research Accomplishment Evaluation System for Doctoral Student is supposed to take effect from July, 2007. 

– Master students are excluded from the RPES.

③ Documents for submission

– Spring and Fall semester students should submit “Accomplishment Evaluation(#attached below)” and “Supplementary Documents(#attached below)” to the department by the beginning of January and July, respectively, every year.

④ Lists of the Research Performance Evaluation and Standards

– Refer to the attached file of “Research Performance Evaluation Lists and Standards with respect to the Doctoral Year”.

⑤ Disqualified Students from Research Performance Evaluation

– For 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th year doctoral students, “Letter of Evaluation Results” will be sent to those, who are disqualified from the evaluation, and their professors.

– N^th year doctoral students will be given a “Warning Letter of Graduation Postponement”

– “Doctoral students whose GPA is under 2.5/4.3 will be sent a Warning Letter.

⑥ Notice of the Research Accomplishment Evaluation Results

– 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th year doctoral students are informed of the total score distribution of every corresponding students’ research accomplishment during the semester,  both the score and the rank (%) of their own research accomplishment.

⑦ Annual Honor Roll Awards

– Respective students, whose research performance evaluation results meet the following conditions, will receive an “Annual Honor Roll Award”:

• 1^st year doctoral students with 100 points or more

• 2^nd year doctoral students with 110 points or more 

• 3^rd year doctoral students with 120 points or more

• 4^th year doctoral students with 130 points or more.

3. Lists and Standards of Research Performance Evaluation

①Lists and Standards of Successful Candidates among 1-4 Year Doctoral Students

② N^th year students – “Warning of Graduation Postponement” will be given depending on their research performance.

③ Up to 4^th year doctoral students – Evaluation of GPA

– “A warning letter” will be sent to the doctoral students whose GPA is under 2.5/4.3 during the corresponding semester.