Graduate research schools · Supervisors · External examiners
Send an embargoed thesis to examiners, and take it back when the examination ends.
Graduate research schools send theses with commercial or security-sensitive content to external examiners, often overseas. Examiners read the thesis at View only until a set date, submit their reports on forms they sign, and read receipts show when they opened your messages.
- Examiners
- View only, until a set date.
- Examiner reports
- On forms the examiner signs.
- Read receipts
- When each message was opened.
- Embargo
- Access ends with the examination.
Why embargoed theses are hard to examine
Some theses include a sponsor's commercial results or security-sensitive research, under an embargo. They still need independent examiners, who are often at other universities or overseas.
Today
- Theses emailed to examiners
- Copies kept after examination
- Reports returned by email
- No proof an examiner received the thesis
With DekkoCORE
- Examiners read at View only
- Access ends on the date you set
- Reports on signed forms
- Read receipts on every message
How it works in DekkoCORE
One thesis, from submission to the examiners' reports.
Step 1
Keep the thesis in a Hub
Store the thesis in a Hub that only the graduate research school controls.
- Hubs
Step 2
Invite the examiners
Invite each examiner by email. They sign in with their own account.
- External members
Step 3
Share at View only
Examiners read the thesis in the browser, and their access ends when the examination closes.
- View only
- Access expiry
Step 4
Collect the reports
Examiners complete the report form and sign their answers.
- Forms
Step 5
Track messages
Read receipts show when each examiner opened your messages.
- Read receipts
Who gets what access
A typical examination. You can change or remove anyone's access at any time.
Graduate research school
Full permissions
Runs the examination.
External examiners
View only, with an expiry date
Read and assess the thesis.
Examination committee
View only
Reviews the reports and the outcome.
Everyone else
Not shared
Can't see the thesis or the reports.
The bars show a permission level, from Listing only (one bar) to Full permissions (seven).
Questions
Do examiners need an account?
Yes. Forms go to registered users, and named accounts let DekkoCORE record each view against a person.
Can examiners download the thesis?
Not with View only. They read it in the browser, and their access ends on the date you set.
Are examiner reports signed?
Yes. Each answer on the form is signed by the examiner, and DekkoSecure has no way to view form answers.
What do read receipts show?
When each recipient opened a secure mail message.
Can View only stop someone photographing the screen?
No software can fully stop that. DekkoCORE records exactly who viewed the thesis and when.
Where are theses stored?
DekkoCORE is hosted in-country, in Australia, the United States or Canada.
Examining an embargoed thesis?
Tell us how theses reach examiners today. We'll show you the same examination in DekkoCORE.