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Thesis Advisory Committee

Your Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC)

  • Every graduate and every associate graduate student of the GRK 2213 needs a TAC
  • Your TAC consists of three members, one of which is your PI.
  • Further TAC members should be chosen among the GRK 2213 PIs. Ask your PI for advise.
  • You may add your mentor to your TAC

Preparing the TAC meeting

  • Fix a date with your TAC members
  • Write your progress report (max. 4 DinA4 pages)
  • Submit your progress report to the members of your TAC and the Coordinator at least one week prior to your TAC meeting
  • Prepare a presentation of your progress report

Format of the TAC meeting

  • Progress report in form of a 15-minutes presentation
  • Group discussion (see outline below)
  • TAC discusses with the Graduate Student/Associate solely
  • TAC discusses with the PI solely
  • Joint discussion, summary of recommendations to the student
  • Submit signed TAC form (PDF) to the Coordinator and send a copy to the members of your TAC

Outline for TAC meetings

  • 1st TAC meeting:
    • Career Development Plan (CDP, career goal, individual training schedule)
    • re-evaluation of the topic and approach
  • 2nd TAC meeting:
    • evaluation of the progress and approach
    • check on CDP/report external and GRK 2213 activities
  • 3rd TAC meeting:
    • evaluation of the progress and approach
    • timeline of remaining experiments
    • status of publications
    • check on CDP/report external and GRK 2213 activities
    • determine if an extension time is required (see form*)