MA Program in Immigration & Settlement Studies Master’s Major Research Paper Guidelines

(Last update: July 16 2014) This document outlines the requirements, procedures, and timelines associated with successful completion of the Master’s Major Research Paper (MRP). You will find in Part 1 of this document guidance on the scholarly development of a MRP. Part 2 comprises of the timelines, the stylistic requirements of a MRP, and the MRP completion requirements.

PART 1

1.1 MRP Scope (page 2) 1.2 Role of the MRP Supervisor (page 3) 1.3 Finding a MRP Supervisor (page 4) 1.4 MRP Workshops (page 4-5) 1.5 MRP Proposal and Milestone Registration (page 5) 1.6 Finding a Second Reader and the Role of a Second Reader (page 5) 1.7 MRP Oral Review (page 5-6) 1.8 Evaluation (page 6) 1.9 Completion of Degree Requirements (pages 6-7) 1.10 Useful WEB links (page 7)

PART 2

2.1 Important Dates to Remember (pages 8-9) Table A: MRP Completion in the Spring/Summer term (May to August)

Table B: MRP Completion in the Fall term (Oct-Dec) or the Winter term (Jan-April)

2.2 MRP Formatting (page 10)

AFTER Part 2 (starting at page 11)

SAMPLES

MRP Title page (page 11) MRP Author’s Declaration page (page 12) MRP Abstract page (page 13)

FORMS

MRP Proposal Approval Form (page 14) MRP Faculty Supervisor and Second Reader Report Form (page 15)

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1.1 MRP Scope The Major Research Paper allows students to conduct specialized study of a topic related to immigration and settlement. It is the longest, most in-depth paper you will write in our program, and should therefore be on a subject of great interest to you. The range of acceptable research topics and methodologies is broad. Your MRP topic may be academic or applied in nature. To date in our program, most MRPs written in our program have been academic in focus. Most MRPs completed by graduates are available to read in the Ryerson Library. A list of previous MRP topics is available from the program’s web site: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/MRP.html Papers with an academic focus may address an immigration and/or settlement topic from any disciplinary perspective in an advanced, scholarly fashion. By way of illustration, students can conduct research on a wide range of subjects including: immigrants and the economy; the history of a particular immigrant community; immigrant identity(ies); immigration and citizenship policies; intersections of immigrant status related to factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, language, age and class; immigrant civic participation; immigrant culture and art; immigrant neighbourhoods; immigrant families; push and pull factors in global migration; etc. Typically, MRPs in this category strive to explore ‘why’ questions, or ‘to what extent’ questions. They are analytical, offering explanation, not simply descriptive. Papers in the applied category may engage any issue related to immigration and/or settlement in a policy, service-delivery or advocacy context. By way of illustration, students may write an applied paper on subjects such as: evaluating government or agency programs; developing a plan for a service agency to improve outreach to under-serviced newcomer communities; strengthening the advocacy capacity of immigrant communities; revising government policy related to immigration and settlement. Typically, MRPs in this category strive to explore ‘how’ questions. Regardless of your topic, the key to a successful MRP is developing a tight, clear focus for your research. You should be able to identify a few key questions that are the focus of your MRP. Be clear on the scope or boundaries of your research. And don’t panic if this takes a while to develop. Typically this is an evolving process that entails your coursework in the Research Methods course and conversations you may have with course instructors, the program director, your student advisor and ultimately your MRP supervisor. While the vast majority of previous MRPs dealt with immigration and settlement issues in Canada, the MRP can involve a study of any country. Unlike a Master’s Thesis, an MRP need not involve original research. That is, an MRP may be based on secondary sources such as published scholarly and media literature. Thus the MRP can take the form of a critical review of the literature in a field, or the exploration or synthesis of various perspectives on a topic. However, most MRPs completed to date have involved original, primary research in addition to review of existing scholarly writing on a subject. Thus, an MRP can be based on government documents, agency documents or a range of human subject research including surveys, interviews and focus groups. Where such research with human subjects is planned, ethics review approval is required in advance. The process of getting the University’s Ethics Review Board approval will be covered in the Research Methods course. Note that ethics review applications take time to process – typically about six weeks so it is wise for students to submit their application about a month and a half before they intend to begin their human subject research.

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Normally, the MRP should be between 40 and 60 double-spaced pages in length. It will be written under the guidance of a faculty member affiliated to the ISS program (http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/faculty.html) , and evaluated by the supervisor and a second (faculty) reader. A student should consult with his/her MRP supervisor if the length of the MRP is going to exceed the maximum page limit suggested here. 1.2 Role of the MRP Supervisor Students will write their MRP under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Students are responsible for approaching/selecting a supervisor, who must be a member of the University’s graduate faculty. The MRP supervisor’s responsibilities include:

1.2.1. Approving the final Research Proposal that guides your MRP.

Students will typically have prepared an MRP proposal in their Research Methods course. However it is the supervisor’s responsibility to approve the final proposal that will serve as the basis for MRP work. Students should expect to make some modification to the proposal submitted to the Research Methods course, as required by the supervisor. Once the proposal has been approved, the supervisor or the student will send a copy of the completed and signed MRP Proposal Approval Form (enclosed below) to the Program Administrator. For students intending to complete the program in the Spring/Summer term, in time for Fall graduation, the proposal should be approved no later than the last working day in April.

Some students may progress in the program in a different pace. Refer to Part 2: Table A and Table B for the appropriate set of time lines.

1.2.2. Guiding the student’s research/writing and requiring revisions as necessary.

Students should recognize that producing multiple drafts is a normal and expected aspect of writing an MRP. This reflects the fundamental difference between writing an MRP and writing a course essay. In a course, the instructor’s comments reach students after the paper has been submitted. With an MRP or thesis, the supervisor is guiding the student to produce the strongest possible academic work before it is submitted for evaluation. Typically the supervisor and student will hold regular meetings, and be in email contact. The supervisor will establish the schedule of contact with the student.

1.2.3. Declaring a completed draft ready for Oral Review (see more on this in the MRP Oral Review section

below). This is the supervisor’s determination that no further significant revisions to the MRP may be required.

1.2.4. Determining, in consultation with the student and/or the Program Director, which faculty member

will serve as Second Reader of the MRP. 1.2.5. Establishing the time and location of the MRP Oral Review. This will be done in consultation with the

student and Second Reader. Optimally, this Review should have been held before the last working day of August for students who wish to graduate in the fall convocation.

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1.2.6. Based on the Oral Review, advising the student of any revisions required to the MRP. Typically, minor revisions will be required at this stage. Upon the student’s completion of these revisions, the supervisor will inform the program office that all required or recommended corrections have been completed by the student (use the MRP Supervisor and Second Reader Report form available in this document).

1.3 Finding a MRP Supervisor Every student will have a faculty Supervisor for their MRP. There are various ways for students to secure a Supervisor. The student’s Faculty Advisor, Course Instructors and Program Director may assist students to identify potential supervisors. There are about fifty Ryerson faculty members affiliated with our program. Most have had experience as Supervisor and/or Second Reader. In the ISS Faculty Members web site, students will find information about each faculty member’s research interests, courses taught, and/or publications (http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/faculty.html). In the web site “MRP completed by graduates”, the name of the MRP supervisor of each completed MRP is available (http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/MRP.html ). Reviewing ALL faculty profiles on the website is the best way to identify potential Supervisors for your MRP. The Supervisor is the primary academic mentor and assessor of the student’s MRP. Full-time students who will be completing the MRP in the Spring/Summer term (May-August) should have a MRP Supervisor confirmed not later than the last working day of March. Students who will complete the MRP in the Fall term (ending December) or Winter term, refer to “Table B” in this document for the appropriate time-line to finalize on the search of a MRP supervisor. We are fortunate to have many capable and experienced supervising faculty attached to our program. We do not recommend that a student approaches any faculty to serve as a MRP supervisor until the student has produced a well-organized statement of the research interest and a review of the existing literature on the topic. These would typically be accomplished in the Research Methods course by late February. When you approach a faculty member, it would be helpful for you to present them with:

a) a Title for your MRP; b) a brief one paragraph description of your topic; and c) if requested by faculty, your literature review from the Research Methods course.

The faculty member and student must both be agreeable to the supervisory match. 1.4 MRP Workshops Over the Spring/Summer term there will be periodic special workshop sessions scheduled to support students in their MRP research and writing, and to prepare for the Oral Review. Topics to be covered will include such skill-building sessions as:

Integrating Theory into Your MRP, Making the Most of Interviews in Your MRP, Writing Up Your MRP,

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Preparing for Your MRP Oral Review How to Publish from your MRP.

A schedule of these sessions will be distributed, and students are strongly encouraged to attend. These sessions will likely be scheduled for evenings between May to July subject to the availability of individual faculty member responsible for the workshop. 1.5 MRP Proposal and Milestone Registration A student will be formally enrolled in the MRP Milestone in RAMSS by the Program Administrator upon receipt an approved MRP Proposal Approval Form. The Form must be signed by the MRP faculty supervisor and the student. The “MRP milestone – In Progress” appears in a student’s on line unofficial academic transcript in RAMSS after he/she has been formally enrolled in the Milestone. The status of the milestone will be updated upon the completion of the MRP. 1.6 Finding a Second Reader and the Role of a Second Reader The student and Supervisor will confer on the selection of a Second Reader, who will be a member of the University’s graduate faculty (refer to the Yeates School of Graduate Studies’ web site: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/faculty/facultydirectory.html ). The Second Reader represents an additional academic review of the student’s work. However the Second Reader is not a co-supervisor. The timing of the Second Reader’s involvement is best determined by the Supervisor. In most instances to date, the Second Reader has been asked to read an MRP only when the Supervisor has deemed a completed draft satisfactory. Alternately, it may be agreed to have the Second Reader involved in reviewing earlier drafts. The Second Reader may recommend revisions to the MRP, and must agree that it is ready for Oral Review, before such a session may be scheduled. Based on the MRP Oral review discussion, both the second reader and supervisor may identify required additional revisions to the MRP before it is approved. In the rare event that the Supervisor and Second Reader disagree on whether the MRP is ready for Oral Review, the Supervisor may opt to hold a more formal MRP Oral Examination (following Yeates School of Graduate Studies guidelines), with the Program Director serving as Examination Committee Chair. Generally a MRP second reader should be identified not less than a month before the date of the Oral Review. The second reader should be confirmed by the FIRST working day in August for MRPs to be completed in the S/S term. 1.7 MRP Oral Review The Oral Review is the final stage of the student’s work. Students should complete the oral review before the end of the last term of program registration. For students whose last term of program registration is in Spring/Summer, they should complete the MRP in time for an oral review to take place before August 31 (see Part 2: Table A). For students whose last term of program registration is in the Fall term (September-

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December) or Winter term (January-April) they should refer to the timelines outlined in Part 2: Table B of this document. Before the Oral Review date, the student is responsible for delivering a hard copy of the MRP to the Supervisor and Second Reader. The Oral Review is an informal discussion of the MRP, held in the Supervisor’s office or any suitable meeting room. Typically this session will last 45-60 minutes. It will begin with a brief (about 10-20 minutes) presentation by the student, followed by questions from the MRP supervisor and the second reader. This Review is an opportunity for the student to engage in a focused, sophisticated discussion of his/her research with two faculty members. This is a valuable graduate studies learning experience. Students are advised to bring a hard-copy of the “MRP Faculty Supervisor and Second Reader Report Form” to the oral review meeting. The form is available in this document and is downloadable in the program’s web site (ISS online Handbook > Forms & Guidelines – ISS Program Forms). Following the Oral Review, the student should expect to be required to make some revisions to the MRP. These will be communicated to the student – and reviewed -- by the Faculty Supervisor. The Supervisor will confirm that all final revisions arising from the Oral Review have been completed by signing the MRP Supervisor and Second Reader Report and forwarding it to the Program Administrator. This Report must be received by the Program Administrator before the student’s MRP (pdf) may be accepted to clear the graduation requirements. Students who are unable to clear the requirements to graduate before the published deadline will be enrolled in the program and is responsible for paying the program fees. 1.8 Evaluation The MRP is graded pass/fail. No letter grades are assigned in this course. Assignment of the grade in the “MRP Supervisor and Second Reader Report” form will be jointly determined by the Supervisor and Second Reader. 1.9 Completion of Degree Requirements Graduate students must maintain continuous registration and pay program fees, in every term, including the term in which the completion of degree requirements is anticipated. Students, who complete all degree requirements before the last date to withdraw, may drop their registration during that term. Consequently the final date to complete the degree requirements is deemed to be the end of the previous term. For Convocation purposes, the final date for submission of the MRP to the program is specified in Tables A and B of this document. Completing the degree requirements of this program means successful completion of the course requirements of this program and the MRP requirements. Successful completion of the MRP requirements includes: The MRP Supervisor and Second Reader Report is completed and signed by the MRP Faculty Supervisor

and the Second Reader. The Report must be received by the program administrator before a student may submit the MRP to clear the graduation requirements. The form is available in this document.

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The MRP is correctly formatted. The responsibility of submitting a correctly formatted MRP rests solely

on the author. The Program Administrator is unable to clear a student’s graduation requirements if there is any formatting issue. Refer to Part 2.2 of this document for the URL of the Graduate Studies thesis formatting guidelines.

Submission of a MRP (pdf) to iss@ryerson.ca. The naming convention of the file is:

yyyy_Lastname, Firstname.pdf (yyyy= year of graduation). If a file is too large to be sent by email, the file must be saved in a CD and submitted to the program administrator.

All the above items must be completed before the deadline to clear graduation requirements published online in the YSGS Significant Dates (http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/dates/index.html). Students who are unable to clear the requirements on time to graduate will be enrolled in the program in the following term if the maximum term of enrollment is not yet reached and is responsible for paying the program fees for the term in which they are enrolled.

Reality Check Students should not be intimidated or overwhelmed by these MRP requirements and guidelines. This is your opportunity to work closely with a faculty member on a topic of interest to you. The Oral Review is an opportunity to discuss your research with faculty who have read your work closely.

Enjoy your MRP research and writing.

1.10 Useful Web Links MRP format (read information page 11 of this documents as well):

http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/currentstudents/academicmatters/dissertations.html Click the red hot-link in this web page.

MRP Titles Completed by Graduates of the ISS program: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/immigration/MRP.html Searching for Abstracts of the MRPs completed by graduates of the ISS program: http://www.ryerson.ca/library/info/grads/thesis.html (click a hot-link Catalogue) Some of the MRPs are available at: http://digitalcommons.ryerson.ca/communities.html

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PART 2

2.1 Important Dates to Remember Table A : For students who intend to complete the MRP in the Spring/Summer Term (ending August 31st) and to graduate in the fall term ceremony.

Completing the MRP in May-August

Last Term of Program Registration Spring/Summer Term

Confirmation of a MRP faculty supervisor March 31 or the last working day in March

Submission of a MRP Proposal Approval Form The form must be signed by the MRP faculty supervisor and the student. Refer to the later part of this document for the form.

April 30 or the last work day in April

Apply to Graduate in the Fall convocation in RAMSS. Visit http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/graduation/index.html Attending the graduation ceremony is optional but applying to graduation is mandatory. The degree conferred date will not be indicated in a student’s academic transcript if a student does not apply to graduate.

Apply on line in RAMSS. Consult the online YSGS Significant Dates: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/dates/ for the date when application begins and ends. Visit the Convocation web site http://www.ryerson.ca/convocation/index.html

for all matters related to the convocation.

Final draft of the MRP to the Supervisor Before the end of July.

Finding a MRP Second Reader First week of August (or before).

Getting feedback from the PA on the MRP format

Not later than August 15th. Request after this date may not be accommodated.

MRP Oral Review The Program discourages any oral review being held less than ten days before the final date to clear the graduate requirements. The deadline to clear the degree requirements to graduate established by YSGS is non-negotiable.

Completed by August 31st (or the last working date in August).

Completing the degree requirements to graduate including the submission of the MRP (see items listed in section 1.9 of this document)

Refer to YSGS Significant Dates in the “Fall term” list.

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Table B: For students who intend to complete the MRP in the Fall term (Oct-Dec) or the Winter term (Jan-Apr), and to graduate in the Spring ceremony

Last term of program registration Fall term Sept-Dec

Winter term Jan-Apr

Confirmation of a MRP supervisor August 31 Or before the Fall term begins

December 15 Or before the Winter term begins

MRP Proposal Approval Form approved and submitted to the Program Administrator

MRP final draft to the MRP supervisor Students must consult with the MRP supervisor to establish a target date to submit a final draft.

Not less than 4 weeks before the oral review. Students must take into account that the Fall term ends earlier due to the year-end break.

Finding a Second Reader Not less than 4 weeks before the date of the Oral Review

MRP Oral Review completion NOT less than 2 weeks before the final date to clear graduation requirements published in the YSGS Significant Dates.

Not less than 2 weeks before the final date to clear graduation requirements published in the Winter term list of dates.

Not less than 2 weeks before the final date to clear graduation requirements published in the Spring/Summer term list of dates.

Deadline to clear graduation requirements. Refer to section 1.9 in Part 1 of this document for a list of items that are required to complete the degree requirements.

Consult the most up-to-date YSGS Significant dates in the Winter term’s dates.

Consult the most up-to-date YSGS Significant dates in the S/S term’s dates.

Apply to graduate in the Spring Convocation in RAMSS Attending the graduation ceremony is optional but applying to graduate in the last term of study is mandatory. The degree conferred date will not be indicated in the student’s academic transcript if a student does not apply to graduate.

Consult the online YSGS Significant Dates: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/dates/ for the date when application begins and ends. Visit the Convocation web sit (http://www.ryerson.ca/convocation/index.html ) for all matters related to the convocation. Apply online in RAMSS.

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2.2 MRP: Formatting

The responsibility for submitting a MRP in the correct format rests solely with the author.

The formatting guidelines are published online in the Yeates School of Graduate Studies “Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guidelines”, starting in Section 5 Formatting: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/currentstudents/academicmatters/dissertations.html Click the red hot-link in this web page.

Author’s Declaration: Use the wordings provided later in this document. The wordings provided in the YSGS Thesis & Dissertation Guidelines, section 2.3 (in page 2) may be used for a MRP Author’s declaration. However all reference to a ‘thesis’ in the declaration has to be changed to MRP or Major Research Paper.

Request for Format Checking As a courtesy the Program Administrator could check the format of MRP and provide feedback if time permits. For students who will complete the degree requirements within the Summer term (May to August), a soft copy of a draft of the MRP or a working in-progress MRP may be sent by email to iss@ before August 10th to request for comments on the format of the MRP set up by the author of the paper. The Program Administrator will provide feedbacks based on the YSGS Thesis & Dissertation formatting guidelines. However, the draft copy of the MRP must have all the major components (Front Matter, a draft or a few pages of the Main Body, Back Matter) and two numbering systems properly set up in the paper.

Binding the MRP If you would like to keep a professionally bound hard copy of your MRP for keep-sake, contact the RSU CopyRite:

Located at: SCC-B03, Student Centre, 55 Gould Street telephone: 416-979-5264 email: copyrite@rsuonline.ca Web URL: www.rsuonline.ca/services

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(A sample of the MRP Title Page)

TITLE OF THE MRP IN CAPITAL LETTERS

by

Full name of the author, including past degrees, location, year (Sample: Jody Terri Smith, BA, AYZ University, yyyy)

A Major Research Paper presented to Ryerson University

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Arts

in the Program of Immigration and Settlement Studies

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, yyyy

© Author’s Name yyyy

(NOTE: yyyy is the year when the student graduates and not the year of submission. This page is counted as page i but the number i does not show on this page.

Do NOT include this notation in the title page. )

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(A sample of the MRP Author’s Declaration Page)

AUTHOR'S DECLARATION FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF A MAJOR RESEARCH PAPER (MRP) I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this Major Research Paper. This is a true copy of the MRP, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I authorize Ryerson University to lend this MRP to other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research I further authorize Ryerson University to reproduce this MRP by photocopying or by other means, in total or in part, at the request of other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. I understand that my MRP may be made electronically available to the public. <Optional: insert typed name...no signature>

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(A Sample the MRP Abstract Page)

The title of the MRP and CENTERED

Student’s full name Master of Arts yyyy (year of convocation)

Immigration and Settlement Studies Ryerson University

ABSTRACT

The content of the master’s MRP abstract must NOT exceed 150 words .

The font size must be a minimum of 10-12 points and 10-15 characters per inch.

The lines of text must be double-spaced and left-hand aligned.

The left-hand margin should be at least 1” and the remaining three margins at least 1” to the main

text.

For the complete set of the formatting guidelines for the Abstract page, refer to the YSGS Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guidelines, Section 5.7 Abstract: http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/currentstudents/academicmatters/dissertations.html Click the red hot-link in this web page.

Key words: “Key Words” that identify at a glance what subjects your paper addresses. If you could pick 3 to 5 singles words or BRIEF phrases to tell a reader what your MRP covers, what would they be? Here are 2 examples: 1. An article on charitable giving among the foreign-born in Canada, used the key words: charitable giving; immigrants; Canada; philanthropy. 2. An article on Immigrant youth employment in Canadian cities, used the key words: Immigrants; employment; youths; ethnicity; metropolitan areas.

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Immigration and Settlement Studies Major Research Paper Proposal Approval

(last update: July 21, 2014)

Full-time students Part-time Students

MRP Proposal Approval Due on April 30

or the last working day in April

BEFORE the term in which the MRP will be completed

Student Name

Student ID

MRP (working) Title

Students should read the Guidelines and Applications for Ethics Review of Research Involving Human Subjects at: http://www.ryerson.ca/research/services/ethics/index.html

a. Does your research involve the use of human participants? YES Or NO

b. If Yes in (a), has the student submitted an ethics review application? YES Or NO

c. If Yes in (b), has the ethics review application been approved yet? YES Or NO

Student Signature Date

MRP Faculty Supervisor

I have approved this student’s MRP proposal and agree to supervise his/her research. I understand that this includes assuring that ethics review approval has been granted in the event this research involves the use of human participants. (The student is responsible for sending a copy of the approved Ethics Board Report to the supervisor.)

MRP Faculty Supervisor’s Name (PRINT) MRP Faculty Supervisor’s signature

When completed and signed, return this form to the Program Administrator:

Please submit only the MRP Proposal Approval form. The actual MRP proposal is NOT required.

By Email (pdf format preferred) to iss@ryerson.ca By Fax to 416-979-5153, and In person to YSGS Drop-Box (refer to the program online Handbook > “Document Submission”) “MRP Research Milestone” in RAMSS : Students will be formally enrolled in the research milestone within about two working days after this form is received by the program. The MRP research milestone registration is reflected in the student’s unofficial transcript in RAMSS (near the end of the academic record). Progress Report: While a student is actively enrolled in a term, he/she MUST meet with the MRP faculty supervisor to review the progress in the research and to complete the progress report. Refer to the YSGS Significant Dates for the due date of the Progress Report listed in the beginning of each term. The MRP faculty supervisor uses this report to comment on the student’s research progress. The Program Director may judge a student NOT making satisfactory research progress/performance in the term that does not have a progress report filed in the program; subsequently a failure/unsatisfactory grade will be assigned to the research milestone. Refer to Policy #142 Graduate Studies Admissions and Studies, section 4.2 Milestone Assessment for details. Office Use: _ MRP Milestone (RSRCHPAPER, IMMIGRATN) / __ ISS Program Access DB

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Immigration and Settlement Studies Major Research Paper

Supervisor and Second Reader Report

Student’s Name Student’s I.D.

Title of the MRP

A. Oral Review Discussion: The Examining Committee finds the Oral Review

Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

B. Written Paper: It is the decision of the Examining Committee to

Accept the Paper 1 Refer the Paper for Major Revision2 Fail the Paper3

Final Grade : Pass Fail

The Second Reader may sign below following the Oral Review. MRP Supervisor’s signature below confirms that (a) the student has made all the MRP corrections required by the faculty supervisor and the second reader,

and (b) the MRP submitted by the student to the Yeates School of Graduate Studies is a final corrected

version.

MRP Faculty Supervisor returns the signed form to the Immigration & Settlement Studies Program after he/she has reviewed and is satisfied with the post-defence MRP corrections.

Name (Printed) Signature Date

MRP Supervisor

MRP Second Reader

DO NOT return this form to the student when signed and completed.

The MRP Supervisor may return the completed form to the Program Administrator

by fax to 416-979-5153 (MRP Supervisor keeps the original), by email (pdf preferred) to iss@ryerson.ca (MRP Supervisor keeps the original), or by internal mail to Graduate Studies (attention: Immigration & Settlement Studies)

1 Any minor revisions ranging from typographical errors to specified insertions or deletions that do not radically modify the

development/argument of the paper shall be clearly specified in writing and the student’s Supervisor shall ensure that they are made. When the Supervisor confirms that the changes have been made, the examination requirement has been met.

2 Detailed reasons for referring the paper for major revision ranging from re-writing a large part of a chapter to including additional work

will be supplied in writing by the Chair of the examining committee to the Dean, the Program Director and the candidate within one week following the oral examination. The examining committee must give final approval to the major revisions by reconvening the examination or by consultation.

3 Detailed reasons for the decision will be supplied in writing by the Chair of the examining committee to the Dean, the Program

Director, and the candidate within one week following the oral examination.