Chapter 4: Academic Advising
Article 10: Dissertation Advisor
The dissertation advisor for Ph.D. students must hold the rank of associate professor or higher. If the advisor is not a full-time faculty member of the institute (including retired faculty), they must co-advise the student with a faculty member from the institute.
The responsibilities of the dissertation advisor include:
Article 11: Ph.D. Advisory Committee
Ph.D. students may confirm their dissertation advisor and establish an Advisory Committee after passing the Qualification Examination. The committee must consist of at least three members.
Changes to the Advisory Committee require the approval and signatures of the original committee chair, the new committee chair, and the program director.
The responsibilities of the Advisory Committee members include:
Article 12: Purpose and Methods of Evaluation
The purpose of Ph.D. student evaluation is to enhance the quality of academic learning and ensure the competitiveness of graduates.
The evaluation consists of two components:
1. Qualification Assessment, which includes the Qualification Examination and the Written Examination in the
Field of Expertise.
2. Ph.D. Degree Evaluation, which assesses the overall academic progress and dissertation work.
Article 15: Ph.D. Degree Evaluation
The Ph.D. Degree Evaluation is conducted by the Advisory Committee, which performs a substantive review of the student’s academic progress within their field of study. The evaluation method is determined by the Advisory Committee.
The evaluation consists of the following components:
1. Publication Capability
The student must submit work completed during their doctoral studies that has been published or publicly presented in a peer-reviewed, full-text academic outlet. The student must fulfill one of the following criteria:
(1) One journal article published as the first author in a scholarly journal.
(2) Two academic conference papers or book chapters (at least one as the first author, excluding translations and textbooks).
(3) One journal article published as the first author in a foreign-language international journal with a peer-reviewed full-text system.
(Students fulfilling criterion (3) are exempt from the "International Mobility" evaluation.)
2. International Mobility
Choose one of the following three options.
(1) Participate in an overseas exchange or research program for at least one month (excluding Taiwan, Mainland China, the student’s home country, and institutions that primarily use Chinese for academic or educational purposes).
(2) Present at least two first-author papers at international conferences held abroad, conducted in a foreign language, and with a peer-reviewed system.
(3) Publish one first-author article in a foreign-language international journal with a peer-reviewed full-text system.
3. Community Engagement
The student must engage in academic or professional community activities for at least two semesters by fulfilling one of the following:
(1) Participate in a research group or serve as an academic journal assistant.
(2) Work as a teaching assistant, including partial lecturer responsibilities.
(3) Undertake an internship related to the communication field, either in an academic-practice collaboration project or industry-related work (excluding the student’s current employment).
A reflection report and an evaluation form from the supervising faculty or research group leader must be submitted.
Ph.D. students must apply for the Ph.D. Degree Evaluation during the registration period. Only after successfully completing the evaluation may they apply for the final dissertation defense.
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第四章 學術指導
第十條（指導教授）
博士生指導教授應具有副教授(含)以上之資格；指導教授如為非本院專任教師(含退休)，應與本院
教師聯合指導。
博士生指導教授職責如下：
(一)指導博士生課業修習；
(二)召集博士生指導委員會；
(三)主持博士學位評鑑；
(四)召集博士論文提案口試及博士學位考試。
第十一條（學術指導委員會）
博士生得於通過資格檢定考試後確認指導教授，並成立指導委員會，委員會人數應至少三人。
更換指導委員會成員，需經原委員會召集人、新委員會召集人及主任同意簽字。
指導委員會委員工作職責如下：
(一)參與討論專業領域筆試之範圍、方式，及推薦命題委員；
(二)參與學位評鑑；
(三)參與推薦學位論文提案及學位考試委員。
第十二條 評鑑目的和方式
博士生評鑑目的在提升學習知識品質、確保畢業生之競爭力。
評鑑分為資格考核(資格檢定考試及專業領域筆試)及博士學位評鑑。
第十五條（博士學位評鑑）
博士學位評鑑應由指導委員會，針對博士生學習領域，進行實質審查。審查方式由指導委員會決定。
評鑑應包括以下面向：
一、著作出版能力：提出在學期間撰寫並已出版或公開發表於匿名審查全文制度之： (以下3項擇1)
(一)以第一作者發表之學術期刊論文1篇；
(二)學術研討會論文或學術專書篇章合計2篇（以第一作者發表至少1篇，且不含譯著、教科書）。
(三)以第一作者發表之外語國際期刊論文1篇。
(完成第(三)項者可免進行下列「二、國際移動能力」評鑑)
二、國際移動能力：(以下3項擇1)
(一)博士生應至少參加1個月以上出國交換或移地研究（台灣、中國大陸、學生本籍地，及使用華語之學術或
教育機構除外）；
(二)在境外舉辦、使用外語且具匿名審查機制之國際研討會，以第一作者發表至少2次以上；
(三)以第一作者發表於具匿名審查全文機制之外語國際期刊論文1篇。
三、社群參與能力：(至少2學期) ：
(一)參與研究群或學術期刊助理；
(二)擔任教師課程助理，包含部分時數講師；
(三)參與傳播相關實務工作或產學合作之實習(現職工作除外) 。
需繳交心得報告及所參與社群負責人(如研究群主持人、課程教師)評估表。
博士生應於註冊期間申請博士學位評鑑，並於完成評鑑後始得申請學位考試。
