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2. Ph.D. Program
3. April Admission
4. Procedures for Field Work

About Field Work

Field Work refers to work that produces research results for a Ph.D. dissertation, in which a student shall (1) participate in a training course or a field practice conducted by an organization or institution outside YNU, or (2) conduct research at an organization or institution outside of YNU based on his/her own practice plan for at least 30 hours as a general rule.

About Enrollment in Field Work

Students must register for Field Work during the course registration period and submit a Field Work Proposal to the Graduate School Affairs Office before beginning. The Field Work proposal does not have to be submitted during the course registration period, but the proposal must be submitted by the beginning of July in the Spring semester and by the middle of January in the Fall semester (a detailed schedule will be provided separately).

Notes on Preparation of the Field Work Proposal

A proposal must be prepared under the guidance of the advising committee, and the signature of the main advisor must be obtained.

Survey Objectives

Research objectives must be clearly stated.

Survey Methods

Methods of interviews, data collection, participation in seminars, questionnaires, etc. must be specifically stated.

Survey Subjects

The following details must be specifically stated.

• Interview:
  About interviewees (occupation, attributes, etc.) and the number of interviewees
• Questionnaire:
  Companies or persons to be surveyed (range or number, type and category of business, attributes, etc.).
• Data Collection:
  Data type, names of companies, names of institutions, names of libraries (outside of YNU) from which data is collected.
• Seminar, training course, field practice, etc.:
  Time, location, contents, etc.

Survey Period

Specific schedule (from **month, **day to **month, **day) must be stated, instead of just “throughout the year,” “Spring semester” or “Fall semester”. The survey period must not include multiple academic years.

Format for Reporting Survey Results

The format that the student is planning to use, such as presentation at a seminar, submission to a journal, making a report, presentation at a conference, inclusion in a Ph.D. dissertation, etc. must be stated.

Approval of Proposal

The Field Work proposal will be reviewed by the designated meeting. If the Field Work proposal is not approved, the student will be notified separately and the problem areas will be pointed out along with the notification.

Approval of Credits

After the Field Work is completed, the student must immediately report to the advising committee. The main advisor will assign a grade based on a review conducted by the advising committee.