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Cameron, At US universities, external examiners are required to be on the panel during the defense in almost every subject I know, including political science, communication, IR and anthropology. I don't know about design, but your description does not fit the wider American academic community. Perhaps -- if this is the cae for US design PhDs -- you could start with other disciplines. In NYC, I imagine your opportunities are limitless and within a Stone's throw. likewise in Europe, it is FAR more common for schools to "hire their own" whereas it is virtually unheard of in the US. And there are good reasons . . . Derek - Quick note from the road On Nov 27, 2012, at 17:25, CAMERON TONKINWISE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear All, > I am looking for precedents of US PhD Dissertations being examined > by externals (people who have had no extensive contact with the > candidate in relation to their research - which normally means people > outside of the candidate's Department, if not Institution). > > As you may be aware, US PhD candidates have their Dissertations > essentially evaluated by their Committee of Advisors, people who > have been overseeing the research if not involved in its production. > There is usually a public defense at which people outside of the > Committee may raise questions and offer critique, but the formal > 'signing-off' of the research as having been of PhD standard is by > that Committee. > > By contrast Anglo-European PhDs insist on 3 external reviewers > of the Dissertation, with at least 2 in institutions different from the > candidate's. > > I am interested in bringing external examination to the US PhD > model, especially in situations where the epistemology of the > research process may require more rigorous validation, such > as practice-based research. > > If you know of external examination in US institutions of PhDs in > design or allied disciplines, or if you know of articles concerning > this issue, please let me know. > > I will collate and report back deploying the full authority of my tribe > as below. > Cameron > ___________________________________ > Assoc.Prof. Cameron Tonkinwise > Director of Design Studies > School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University > MMCH 202A, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 > ph (+1) 412 268 6937 > email: [log in to unmask] > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------