Seminar Guidelines

Presentation

Seminars must fit within a one-hour time slot. Presentations are around 45-50 minutes with 10-15 minutes for questions.

(Ph.D. only) The initial seminar presentation can be either the student's own work, or a survey.
(Ph.D. only) The second seminar presentation is typically a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art with respect to the thesis topic; this is typically delivered around the time of the candidacy exam, to the student's research group.
The final seminar presentation (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) must be a summary of the dissertation (thesis) and should be delivered close to and before the defense. It must be delivered immediately prior to the defense if being combined with the defense.

Seminars must be presented on campus at the University of Alberta
Seminars must be publicly announced (see below)
Presentations at conferences, workshops, etc. do NOT qualify
- However, holding a practice run of a presentation on campus DOES qualify

All presentations should be open to the public
We encourage supervisors and other attendees to discuss the presentation - both content and form - with the presenter
There is no formal evaluation for the presentations

Schedule your seminar with your supervisor
- For seminars presented in person your Supervisor books a room for the seminar
  NOTE: CSC 3-33 is not available for the following dates: July 22 - August 24, 2024
- If the seminar is being presented online, the supervisor and/or student creates the link for the seminar
Enter the seminar title, time and date into Grad DB
- For final oral presentations, the supervisor enters the information when scheduling the final oral exam
- For the other two seminars (Ph.D. only), the student enters the information as part of their progress report
Publicly announce your seminar by completing this form