Helder Oliveira

1. General Principle

Master’s and PhD programs follow institutional rules. Academic decisions are not subject to individual negotiation.

2. Academic Authority

• The advisor defines strategic academic decisions
• The committee is defined by the advisor and approved by the program
• The student does not define formal procedures

3. Commitment and Availability

• The student must ensure sufficient time commitment
• External activities do not justify poor performance
• There is no automatic flexibility for part-time status
• Progress must be continuous

4. Tools and Standardization

• Use of Overleaf (LaTeX) is mandatory
• The student must adapt to the advisor’s tools
• Alternative tools require prior authorization
• Files must be organized and up to date

5. Responsibilities

Advisor

• Define the committee
• Provide technical guidance
• Validate quality
• Authorize external contacts

Student

• Execute the project rigorously
• Meet deadlines
• Prepare thesis or dissertation
• Implement corrections
• Follow instructions

6. Development and Feedback

• The work is iterative
• There is no final version without approval
• All corrections must be implemented
• Errors must not be repeated

7. Academic Disagreement

• Disagreements must be technical
• Refusing guidance without justification is not acceptable
• In case of disagreement, the advisor prevails

8. Quality and Communication

• Texts must be reviewed
• Basic errors must be eliminated
• The work must continuously improve
• All relevant communication must include the advisor
• External contact requires authorization

9. Prohibited Conduct

• Contacting the committee without authorization
• Attempting to influence evaluation
• Ignoring guidance
• Submitting incomplete work
• Shifting responsibility

10. Defense and Consequences

• Defense depends on the advisor
• The work must reach an adequate level
• Deadlines do not guarantee defense

Consequences include delays, additional revisions, and impact on evaluation.