Timeline For Graduating Class of 2026


Timeline for the Class of 2026

Deadline 

To Do’s Checklist

Pre-Stage: Writing, Citing and Research Skills

10th September 2024 

  • A brief introduction to the EE

  • AI guidelines for research

19th September 2024

  • Reading academic journal articles

7th October 2024 

  • Databases and AI research tools

29th October 2024

  • Live Viva Voce

14th November 2024

  • How to make academic posters

  • Students put in groups to make posters for some of the Class of 2025 EEs

In-class subject-specific EE intro sessions

5th December 2024

  • Mini EE Info Sessions (Groups 1, 2 & 3)

13th December 2024

  • Mini EE Info Sessions (groups 4, 5, & 6)

Subject Choice Form 

5th of December 2024

  • Form released to students

19th of December 2024

  • Submission deadline

Supervisor Allocation

17th of January 2025

  • Students will be notified of their subject groups and supervisors

Deadline #1: Submission of Research Question

14th of February 2025

  • Students will meet and work with their supervisors to develop their research questions

  • Research question submitted to Managebac

  • The deadline is complete once your proposal information has been added to managebac including a final research question, and your supervisor has ticked the” approved” box in the top right-hand corner of MB

  • Following the meeting, five sources and a one-paragraph summary of their expected topic, outlining what data will be collected/used (if any), will be uploaded to the Dropbox on ManageBac by the 14th of February 2025


Deadline #2: Outline

18th of March 2025

  • Outline submitted to Managebac

  • Details of outline to be provided by supervisors. 

  • Students will continue researching their essay topic and carrying out any experiment or investigation. 

  • A full outline and all sources are due on the 18th of March 2025. These must be submitted to the dropbox on ManageBac. 

  • This is an extremely important phase in the process and should be treated as such. This will essentially be the foundation of your EE. 

Deadline #3: Full Submission

22nd April 2025

  • Full submission of completed EE submitted to Managebac

  • The supervisor will provide feedback by the 6th of May

  • This feedback meeting will be logged on the RPPF as the 2nd/interim reflection

Deadline #4: Final Submission

16th June 2025

  • Final EE submitted to Managbac

  • Students will take the feedback from their supervisors and use it to make edits for their final draft. 

  •  The final draft must be submitted to the dropbox on ManageBac by June 16th, 2025

Deadline #5: Viva Voce

25th June 2025

  • Student and supervisor will meet for Viva Voce

  • Students must input the final reflection by the end of the day on the 27th of June