Supervisor Fora – Beginning with the End in Mind

Planning for completion

Monday 28 January 2019

1000-1200 | Stoddart 7138

Prof Christine Le Maître & Dr Gill Adams

New for 2018-19, the Doctoral School is introducing a series of supervisor forums providing you with an opportunity to update your knowledge and share good practice from across the University around key themes, alongside the building of SHU doctoral supervisor community.

The second in the series will focus on how you can support doctoral researchers to successful timely completion.  Increasing reliance on metrics within a marketised Higher Education has directed attention to timely completion, and doctoral programmes typically set timescales for various milestones on the doctoral journey.  In this session we will consider:

• what ‘timely completion’ means in practice; a completion timeline
• importance of meeting the early deadlines (RF1 and RF2)
• strategies to support doctoral journeys
• responsibilities of doctoral researchers and supervisors in relation to progression
• example thesis progression/completion plans
• tailoring support to the individual student
• challenges and support

The session is designed to provide opportunities for discussion with other supervisors and to facilitate the development of a peer support network.  This session will be useful to both new and experienced supervisors.

Future Doctoral School supervisor forum themes include:

• supervising different types of doctorates
• styles of supervision
• supporting student wellbeing

Please let us know if you have any other suggestions.

Book your place via Eventbrite:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supervisor-fora-beginning-with-the-end-in-mind-planning-for-completion-tickets-53680606138

Please note:  This event is for staff only.