For ease of reading the paper is designed to be printed. It is also a hypertext. Today, most theses are produced electronically and it is more efficient to allow them to remain in digital formats to facilitate ease of access and handling. In some universities it is now mandatory to submit academic work electronically. Such works, though exceeding the accessible outcomes of paper based scholarship, now require adjustments to the procedures of supervision, submission, examination, and archiving, if they are to sit comfortably within the University Guidelines for Higher Degrees.
Similar works are in progress.
This paper proposes a working set of protocols for the submission and examination of such works. Venue The most appropriate venue for the examination of an on-line project with research report is the Internet. No postal delays. Time zones irrelevant. Ease of communication between panel and candidate.