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89 examinations as scheduled and they all passed. This evidence is in line with the
statement that the supervisors are able to ensure that the thesis is completed and submitted within the period stipulated by the University for assessment Guide on
Thesis Supervision, 2010-2011
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pp. 38-39. Encouraging or pushing students has an important contribution
to make sure the completion of students‘ thesis.
4.1.1.3. Responsibility of students
The responsibility of students as indicated in Table 4.1. includes attending the meetings, taking initiatives and completing the thesis on time.
With regard to the attendance, two students students 1 and 2 met the supervisors as required. One student student 3 met one of the supervisors as
required but met the other supervisor 3b less than the frequency required. The evidence of the two students who met the supervisors is indicated in Appendix 1
Table 3 ―I attended supervision regularly as required and finished on time.‖, Appendix 2 Table 10 ―I attended supervisions regularly and did my revision as
fast as I could ‖; and Appendix 3 Table 17 ―My responsibility was to attend the
meetings regularly and to complete my thesis on time. ‖ The evidence of one
student students 3 who did not meet the minimal requirement is in Appendix 3 Table 17 ―I met her only 5 times.‖, Appendix 3 Table 19 ―She did not come
regularly and was very intensive on the last days to catch up with the deadline. ‖
The students‘ attendance is still in line with STPB, 2012 because two students
were able to meet the supervisors as frequent as required and only one student who was not able to meet one of the supervisors as required. Fulfilling the
attendance requirement helps supervisors and students have enough time to discuss and complete the whole parts of students‘ thesis.
With regard to the initiatives of students, all students had initiative and were active. The data can be seen in Appendix 1 Table 1, Table 3 and Table 6,
Appendix 2 Table 8, Table 9, Table 13 and Table 14, Appendix 3 in Table 16, Table 20 and Table 21 with evidence such as
―I tried to take initiative and to do
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90 my best.‖; From the observation, the information is shown in Table Appendix 1 ,
Table 7, Appendix 2 , Appendix 3 with evidence such as ―The student was active
and initiative to complete the thesis on time. ‖; ―The student was responsible for
attending the supervision, revising the mistakes, and completing the thesis‖. ―The student attended the meetings and made progress that could be seen from the
drafts in the textual evidence.‖; ―The student‘s drafts showed that there was
progress. The thesis was completed on time.‖; ―The responsibility was shown in the progress of
the draft after being revised.‖; ―The student made very good progress and completed on time.‖; and ―The progress was seen by the regular
meetings with the supervisor.‖ The evidence above is in line with the idea that
students were active listeners and had the initiative throughout the thesis writing process by asking and discussing the problems with the supervisors MA
Programme Director, 2008. They were able to make a significant progress and were responsible to complete her thesis on the right time.
Concerning the completion of the theses, all students were able to complete their theses on time. The information can be seen in Appendix 1 Table 5
―… able to complete their thesis on time.‖ Appendix 2 Table 8 ―The student completed the thesis within the a
llocated time.‖, Appendix 2 Table 14 ―The student was
able to complete on time.‖, Appendix 3 Table 17 ―… to complete my thesis on time.
‖, Appendix 3 table 18 ―She was responsive, able to grasp and develop ideas well and
to complete the thesis on time.‖ All the students did not only complete the theses on time but also passed and made satisfactory academic
progress according to the assessment of the independent evaluator. The evidence of students‘ responsibilities supports the statement that the students are able
complete and submit their thesis within the period stipulated by the institution Guide on Thesis Supervision, 2010-2011, pp. 38-39
,
MA Programme Director, 2008. Through regular and sufficient meetings and taking initiatives, students
are able to gain enough feedback from the supervisors, to have initiatives to respond to the feedback and to complete their thesis within the allocated time.
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4.1.1.4. The relationship between supervisors and students
