Doctor of Electrical and Informatics Engineering

At this stage, doctoral students are required to attend a number of courses, including the Qualifying Exam. These courses are taken to partially fulfill residency requirements and, if necessary, as preparation for the qualifying exam. The Qualifying Exam can only be taken after students have registered and taken courses for at least one semester. Students are deemed to have completed this stage if they pass the qualifying exam. This first stage must be completed within a maximum of two semesters.
The components assessed in the Qualification Examination stage are as follows:

• Issues discussed
• Methodology in the papers
• Main results of the papers
• Novelty elements of the papers reviewed
• Further development
• Mastery of the scientific basis for the field to be researched

At this stage, students are required to prepare a research proposal. Students are deemed to have completed this stage if their proposal is approved by the advisory team and deemed suitable for doctoral research by the assessment team. Students must complete this second stage within four semesters of starting the doctoral program.
The components assessed in the Proposal Test stage are as follows:

• Mastery of basic supporting scientific knowledge
• Understanding of the research problem
• Understanding of methodology
• Knowledge of the state of the art of the research topic State of The Art .
• Readiness to work independently
• Work drive and motivation dan motivasi

At this stage, students conduct research and are required to regularly report on their progress. At this stage, students also write up their research results in a dissertation and a scientific paper for publication as an international scientific publication. Students are considered to have completed this stage if:

1. All courses, except the Dissertation Examination course, have been passed,
2. the student has met the requirements for scientific publication, and
3. the dissertation prepared by the student and approved by the supervisory team has been declared worthy of a doctoral dissertation by the assessment team.

The Doctoral Program Research Stage at STEI is divided into four stages of research progress as follows:

1. Research and Progress Seminar I
   • Prerequisites: Pass the Qualifying Exam and Research Proposal
   • Graduation Requirements: Must be able to defend a convincing method for solving a research problem. Demonstrated by a report that includes acceptable analysis and arguments.
2. Research and Progress Seminar II
   • Prerequisites: Passed Research and Progress Seminar I
   • Graduation Requirements: Have explored the proposed solution method in the First Progress Seminar as evidenced by the results of initial research.
3. Research and Progress Seminar III
   • Prerequisites: Passed Research and Progress Seminar II
   • Graduation Requirements: Have produced a scientific contribution that can be published at an international conference in their field, as evidenced by a draft paper that has been approved by the Supervisory Team.
4. Research and Progress Seminar IV
   • Prerequisites: Passed Research and Progress Seminar III and International Conference Paper has been accepted.
   • Graduation Requirements: Have produced a complete scientific contribution that is worthy of being written in a dissertation and draft for an international journal that has been approved by the supervisor.

Systematics of the Research Progress Seminar Report for Doctoral Students

At this stage, students take exams to defend their dissertation and refine their writing. This fourth stage must be completed within a maximum of 10 semesters.