Supervised project

Step 1: Responsible Conduct of Research

Register for the ETHI 66200A Responsible Conduct of Research: From Norms to Practice. This workshop is not credited, but it is mandatory and constitutes a prerequisite for registration for the supervised project. An information session is held at the beginning of each term for those registered:

• Fall 2024: Friday, August 30, 8:30 a.m.
• Winter 2025: Monday, January 6, 12:00 p.m.
• Summer 2025: Thursday, May 1, 3:30 p.m.

The following two free workshops are highly recommended:

Step 2: Supervised project subject approval

Do not begin your project before it has been approved.

To submit your supervised project subject, you must:

• Have successfully completed at least 12 course credits in the MSc program (specialization preparation courses are not included);
• Have successfully completed the ETHI 66200A Responsible Conduct of Research workshop.

Once those steps are completed:

2. Complete the "MSc | Approval of a supervised project" form.

The supervised project must be completed within a maximum of 6 months, from the beginning of the mandate to the final submission of the report. There will only be one registration: the term when your mandate begins.

If you are an international student, you must register and complete your supervised project no later than your penultimate term in the program to avoid any problems concerning your international status or future immigration procedures (CAQ or study permit renewal, or post-graduation work permit application).

Step 3: Ethics approval

As a researcher member of the HEC Montréal community, you must declare to the Research Ethics Board (REB) any research project involving the participation of human beings or the use of data concerning human beings. With the collaboration of your project director, use this questionnaire to determine if you need to submit your project to the REB.

If REB approval is required, be sure to obtain the following 2 documents. They will be required at the time of final submission:

1. The certificate of ethics approval
2. The attestation of completed ethics approval

Step 4 (optional): Confidentiality agreement (if required for a project in an organization)

The organization where you are carrying out your supervised project may require that you sign a confidentiality agreement. If so, it is recommended that you use the model proposed by the university by completing the Confidentiality agreement form. Submit this completed and signed document in HEC en ligne, under Documents > M. Sc. > Research Essay - Other.

If the organization insists on using their own agreement, please contact the MSc Program Office to have it approved before signing it.

Step 5: Writing your report

You would like to write your supervised project report in English? Justify your demand directly in the approval form of your supervised project. This approval is automatic for specializations in English.

Consult the Guidelines for writing an academic work at a graduate level guide to find out how to correctly structure and write your report.

Step 6: Final Submission

Your supervisor's approval must be received by the submission deadline for your report.

The submission process, the evaluation of your report and the graduation process can take up to 10 weeks. Please take this into consideration if you need to renew a study permit, submit a post-diploma permit application or confirm your attendance at convocation.

To submit the final version of your supervised project report:

2. Complete the "MSc | Submission of a thesis or supervised project" form.

Evaluation

Under article 3.4.1 of the academic rules and regulations, the jury may:

1. Accept the report and evaluate it according to the letter-grade system;
2. Return the report and ask you for major corrections to be made. In this case, you must return in your submission request, in the portal, and submit the corrected report for final evaluation by the jury within one month of the date when the student was informed of the decision;
3. Reject the report.