Effective
supervision
Outline Programme
Outline Programme
Thursday
| 11:00 | Coffee and tea available in Garden Room |
| 11:15 | Introduction and agenda sharing |
| 11:30 | A candidate’s experience: reviewing a narrative |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Reports back on issues raised in narrative |
| 14:00 | Introduction:
supervision in context Presentation and discussion |
| 15:00 | The best and worst of being supervised |
| 15:15 | What
is a PhD? Syndicate exercise and discussion of learning outcomes Tea & coffee |
| 16:00 | Recruitment,
admission, induction, research training, monitoring progress: examination
of narrative. Syndicates prepare reports |
| 16:45 | Reports back from syndicates |
| 17:15 | Mid seminar review |
Break: walking maps available
| 19:00 | Reception in bar |
| 19:30 | Dinner in library |
| 21:00 | (Possible evening session if required e.g. showing of ‘Good Supervision Video’) |
Friday
- provisional
Subject to revision in the light of mid seminar review
Subject to revision in the light of mid seminar review
| 07:30- | Breakfast available |
| 09:00 | Special issue 1:
examination of supervisor’s diary or narrative focussing on issues
identified on day 1 Syndicates prepare reports |
| 09:45 | Reports back from syndicates |
| 10:15 | Tea & coffee |
| 10:45 | Special issue 2:
(e.g. key issues for supervisors) Presentation, narrative and/or discussion |
| 11:30 | Special issue 3:
(e.g. ensuring completion on time) Presentation and discussion |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Special issue 4:
(e.g. examining the PhD, complaints and appeals) Exercise and discussion |
| 14:45 | Tea & coffee |
| 15:15 | Participants’ action planning and evaluation |
| 16:00 | Ends |
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