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<span style="color: rgb(237, 92, 87);">ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR SUNSCHOLAR MUST BE SENT TO</span> <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:scholar@sun.ac.za" id="OWA5ea9dfe2-4c9b-0c92-c17a-4d831fb51b63" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">scholar@sun.ac.za</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(237, 92, 87);">ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR DATASETS MUST BE SENT TO</span>
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SUNScholar is open to receive new nominations for the December 2024 graduation period. This year the submission of theses and dissertations for graduation has moved to
<b>SUNStudent Academia</b>.</div>
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The nomination for students to submit a thesis or dissertation for graduation now takes place on
<b>Thesis Management</b> in<b> SUNStudent Academia</b>. <b>Thesis Management</b> sits under the tab for<b> Examinations</b>.</div>
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In <b>Thesis Management</b> only the final thesis or dissertation needs to be uploaded in PDF format. This is the copy following examination, and after all corrections have been made. </div>
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The User Guide for <b>Thesis Management</b> is available in SUNStudent on <span style="color: rgb(134, 17, 6);">
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Guidelines for submission into SUNScholar are available at the Library<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.sun.ac.za%2Fen-za%2FHelp%2FPages%2Fonline-thesis-submission.aspx&data=05%7C02%7C%7Caecef339f21b4faa623d08dcc80d0756%7Ca6fa3b030a3c42588433a120dffcd348%7C0%7C0%7C638605205490858121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=db7vmSJwB5xkmpD%2B1B1H5czlw9t5jPQkKgQXjKu8R7E%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://library.sun.ac.za/en-za/Help/Pages/online-thesis-submission.aspx" shash="Gq9Y8IAJxQGpUxgZAMBQRPapX60XjBVm0Xne5mUOV2BE2dU95uK5xooyG7U9eaFEQNCchodSHQZljgtzJrENte5IrcRz7PdO4UNXfdHe8f3IUj9q6SHY26wSNfIliNnUDuuyPZIcSKrdqh4JHrXCJc8RRZqZZJChFMdwBTnSYNg=" id="OWAcc0c3303-7d7f-a041-0368-3e7305667feb" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: http://library.sun.ac.za/en-za/Help/Pages/online-thesis-submission.aspx. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="Verified" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;"> Help-page</a></u></span> and
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To summarise the process:</div>
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1. The final thesis or dissertation must be submitted in PDF format.</div>
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2. Log onto SUNStudent Academia.</div>
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3. Click on <b>Examinations</b>, then click <b>Thesis Management</b>.</div>
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4. The supervisor/promoter or administrative staff nominates the candidate.</div>
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5. The thesis/dissertation is uploaded by the supervisor/promoter or administrative staff.</div>
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6. The supervisor/promoter or administrative staff approves the submission.</div>
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7. The thesis/dissertation will be publicly accessible on <b>SUNScholar</b> following graduation.</div>
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Due to the sensitive nature of security and ongoing enhancements to <b>Thesis Management</b>, the upload/submission of the final thesis or dissertation, must be done by the supervisor/promoter/administrative staff.</div>
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The final date for the submission of theses or dissertations for the <b>December 2024</b> graduation is
<span style="color: rgb(200, 38, 19);"><b>28 November 2024</b></span>.</div>
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<b>Please note that if you do not have access to SUNStudent </b>access can be provisioned by following these steps:</div>
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1. Please access the SUNStudent Service Desk <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
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2. The tile marked “user access management” is the section that allows users to complete their user role access request.</div>
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<b>Publishing books/chapters in books and copyright: </b></p>
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All inquiries related to copyright and the publication of books/chapters in books as a result of a thesis/dissertation can be directed to InnovUS.</p>
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<b>Signature on declaration page</b>: </div>
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Please note that the signature is no longer required, and that the student can simply type his/her name below the declaration. The reason for this is that the whole process is recorded electronically, as proof that all parties adhere to the policy etc.</div>
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<b>SUNScholarData</b></div>
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The research data need to be submitted onto <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
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For more information on how to upload and publish files on SUNScholarData, please see the following step-by-step guides for guidance:</div>
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to Publish a File</a></u></span></li></ol>
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Further guidance relating to the use of SUNScholarData can be found on the <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
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