Thesis/Dissertation Evaluation Form

Name of the Student who Wrote the

Adugna Woyessa Gemeda
Dissertation:
Degree Title (Only doctoral dissertations Degree of Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D.) in
are allowed): Public Health
Title of Thesis/Dissertation: The Epidemiology of Highland Malaria in
Ethiopia : A Study From Butajira Area
Number of pages of the
141
Thesis/Dissertation:

Grade Points/
Evaluation Criteria Comments
Grades (1-5)
Title is “academic” sounding and well The title on Page i and iii is different. 3
designed
Abstract meets international It is described as a Summary and not as an
3
standards abstract
There are mistakes in the Table of Contents.
Table of Contents has been reviewed It contains pages prior to the Table of 4
and offers a sound outline Contents
Bibliography (jump to end) is at Ph.D.
level (ideally 100-150 entries, 3
properly formatted, with about 20%
(or more) journal entries
Grammar, style, and spelling are at 4
Ph.D. level
Problem definition
 Relevant
3
 Clearly phrased
 Testable
Research design
 Theoretical framework 2
 Research methods
Execution
 Scholarly level 4
 Level of innovation
 Grade Points/
Evaluation Criteria Comments
Grades (1-5)
Research results
 Description 3
 Analysis
Analysis, interpretation, conclusions
 Clear 2
 Defendable
Justification of the sources and
4
literature used

Further comments None

Total marks scored out of 55

35
Percentage score 63.63%