The dissertation is finished, but why not?

# The dissertation is finished, but why not? 🎓🏃‍♂

• ** When graduation is not a fast race, it is a relay race where the relay can be caught in the approval system. * *

This picture reflects the truth of the graduate's life painfully enough.

Manuscript ready. The original is finished, everyone is ready to run.

Three approvals in. Three steps past approval, everyone is crossing the finish line.

Waiting for the last one. There was one more approval left, but the rest of the people became the determinants of who would finish when.

Interestingly,* * This issue may not be the problem of slow approvers, but it is the problem of a system designed so that the success of many people depends on one decision point. * *

Administratively, we call this phenomenon * Single Point of Failure *, which is found in both industrial computer systems and research administration processes.

But in university, the damage is not just a waste of time.

• ** It can mean expired scholarships, increased tuition fees, lost job opportunities, and gradual decline in student morale. * *

# # # Things that are often overlooked

• ** 1.Completed research does not mean the graduation process is complete. * *

Academic progress and clerical progress are two different things. Students may have completed the research, but still be attached to the document verification, certification, or approval process.

Therefore, end planning requires planning both systems at the same time.

• ** 2. Waiting is not as time-consuming as we think * *

In * Queueing Theory *, as the workload of the service provider approaches its maximum capacity, the waiting period may increase rapidly, even if the workload is only slightly increased.

Put simply.Well, 99% of busy people don't mean we only wait 1% of the time.

Sometimes we can wait until we have time to work on another new dissertation!

• ** 3. Multi-layer approval does not always guarantee higher quality * *

A good inspection must have a clear purpose. If every step of the process is repeated without added value, the increment may just be a waiting period.

Academic quality is based on a standardized assessment, not the number of signatures.

• ** 4. System bottlenecks do not have to be the slowest to work * *

Conceptually * Theory of Constraints *The efficiency of the process depends on the constraints that hinder the flow of work.

Sometimes the approver is not slow, but does not receive all the documents, does not have a notification system, or has a lot of work coming in at the same time.

So the solution has to start with finding the cause, not with finding the wrong person.

# # # What should students and mentors do?

• ** For students * *
• -Plan backwards from graduation date, not from the date of completion of the dissertation.
• -Check the conditions and required documents from the beginning.
• -Systematically track job statusWith a record of the submission date and the date the response was received.
• -Allow time for corrections and procedures beyond one's control.

• ** For mentors * *
• -Set graduation goals with students from the beginning.
• -Check the availability of documents and works before the actual deadline.
• -Do not wait for students to tell you that the time is running out and start checking the risk.
• -If systemic problems are found, coordinate the relevant departments early.

• ** For Graduate School Executives * *

The big question is not just “how many students have graduated”.

But you also have to ask.* * “How many days do the students who are ready to graduate have to wait for the system?” * *

We should measure the processing time for each step, separate the actual validation time from the time documents wait in the service period standardization (SLA) queue, and provide a notification system before delays occur without compromising the rigor of the academic assessment.

Because a quality university is not one that approves everything as quickly as possible, but one that * * carefully monitors in a timely, transparent and predictable manner * *.

Finally, I would like to remind all students thatThesis can be a long run, but graduation is a relay.

Students must run at their best, mentors must help deliver sticks at the right pace, and universities must keep running routes clear of unnecessary obstacles.

• ** Don't let academic success lose to clerical delays. * *

Because sometimes what students wait for is not one more chapter of knowledge, but one more signature. 😄

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