Supervision

• Supervision Panels
• Graduate Supervisor Register
• Research Supervisor Forums 2012
  
• Supervisor News Bulletins
  
• Load Limits
• The Principal Supervisor

Supervision Panels

All candidates at UWS have a supervisory panel of at least two supervisors. Panels are advantageous for students in a number of ways:

• provide a backup should the principal supervisor be absent for any reason
• introduce additional expertise, they mentor new supervisors in a co-supervisory role
• are used to involve experts who are external to UWS
• creates opportunities for academic staff in an environment of limited admissions of research candidates.

Co-supervision is part of academic workload at UWS. The candidate record system can register any combination of percentage of time amongst the panel. However, unless otherwise specified by the college, the default allocation of load is 60/40 for a panel of two and 50/25/25 for a panel of three.

Graduate Supervisor Register

Principal supervisors are registered on the Graduate Supervisor Register. Registration requires attendance at a supervisor forum once every three years and completion of an application form. Normally, a principal supervisor will hold qualifications at least at the level they are supervising.

• Graduate Supervisor Register Application Form (Word, 60Kb)

Research Supervisors Forum Program Session 1, 2012

Register for all modules on My Career On Line

On-line module for staff new to UWS. 

There is an online module “Introduction to HDR Supervision at UWS” available for staff new to UWS. Completion fulfils the requirements of the Graduate Supervisor Register. Email your staff id to Mary Krone, m.krone@uws.edu.au to obtain access. 

Strengthening the Research Agenda at UWS

• Date to be announced, May/June Werrington North
• 9.30 am – 12.00 noon

Professor Andrew Cheetham, Professor Debbie Sweeney, A/Prof Janne Malfroy.

Suitable for renewal of registration with focus on research leadership within UWS.

School of Humanities and Communication Arts

Sharing Best Practice, Early to Mid Candidature

• March 30 Kingswood
• 9.30am – 12.00 noon

Senior academics will lead an interactive and lively discussion on best practice in HDR supervision, encompassing a range of issues .that confront supervisors and students from early to mid candidature.

Creating the Seven Secrets of highly successful research students (for supervisors)

• April 3rd Bankstown (to be confirmed)
• 9.30 am – 12.00 noon

You know what your research higher degree (RHD) student should be doing, but it just doesn’t seem to be happening. Despite your best efforts to set up good habits for your student, it does not work. Why is this and what can you do to make completing a RHD easier for your students and for you?

Students attending the seven secrets workshop have consistently reported a marked improvement in their progress towards completing their RHD. Now they have asked us to please tell their supervisors the same things!

This course gives you practical strategies to deal with common problems such as:

• supervisor/student relations 
• dealing with writer’s block 
• attitude (or lack thereof!) in relation to the RHD – it’s not a Nobel prize 
• getting your student to seek help when they are stuck 
• the student who never has enough time 
• treating the RHD like a job 
• keeping on going when the going gets tough 

April 3rd Tuesday 9.30 am – 12 noon Bankstown campus

Suitable for new supervisors and renewal of registration on The Graduate Supervisor Register.

This session is open to the following universities who have agreed to a reciprocal initiative, for selected modules in the 2012 supervision program. Australian Catholic University, Australian National University, Charles Sturt University, University of Canberra and University of New South Wales (including UNSW@ADFA).

Non UWS Registrants please contact Mary Krone directly, m.krone@uws.edu.au.

Using the new registration system

1. To start the enrolment process log into Staff On-Line https://staffonline.uws.edu.au
2. Click on the MyCareer Online link under Staff Development (it will open in a new window).
3. On the MyCareer Online Home Page simply type any portion of the forum title or a keyword into the Search box in the top right hand corner and press enter.Any of the following keywords will return all RSFs - RSF, research, forum, supervisor. Any of the following keywords will return all RSFs - RSF, research, forum, supervisor
4. Click on the ‘Title’ of the forum you want to register for from the search results.
5. Register by selecting the ‘Request’ option next to your preferred date (you may need to scroll down to see available dates)

Alternatively, staff who do not have access to online enrolment within Staff On-Line can enrol by completing the registration form available from the Teaching development box down the right hand side of the following intranet page;

NOTE: This option is only to be used if you do not have access to Staff Online.

There will be special introductory sessions for experienced supervisors who are new to UWS, by invitation only.  Please contact Mary Krone if you know anyone who is interested.

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Supervisor News Bulletins

2011

• Supervisor News Bulletin - March 2011 (PDF, 270Kb)

2010

• Supervisor News Bulletin - September 2010 (PDF, 223Kb)
• Supervisor News Bulletin - July 2010 (PDF, 235Kb)
• Supervisor News Bulletin - May 2010 (PDF, 188Kb)
• Supervisor News Bulletin - March 2010 (PDF, 160Kb)
• Supervisor News Bulletin - February 2010 (PDF, 167Kb).

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Load Limits

The maximum load limit as a principal supervisor is three full-time candidates or the equivalent. There is no load limit on co-supervision but all supervision arrangements must be negotiated as part of workload agreements. Research-only appointed staff may have a higher load of candidates than three Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL).

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The Principal Supervisor

The principal supervisor must be a non-casual member of UWS staff. The principal supervisor has a specific role in leading the panel and taking responsibility for a range of matters. Broadly these are:

• management of time
• monitoring of progress
• encouragement of candidate participation in UWS research culture
• ensuring that commitments made by the panel and candidate are met
• providing timely feedback
• ensuring that reporting milestones are met, i.e. early candidature plan, confirmation of candidature and annual progress reports
• arranging nomination of examiners, thesis lodgement and responding to examiners reports
• taking steps to address any problems that may arise
• advising candidates about Leave of Absence, if required
• ensuring that candidates are provided with resources
• advising candidates about the Research Candidate Misconduct in Research Policy, the Research Code of Practice and ensuring that they are aware of UWS policies on Intellectual Property (IP) and plagiarism.  

An Acting Principal Supervisor of the supervisory panel must be appointed during any significant absence of the principal supervisor, i.e. more than a month at a time, and always during periods of absence due to Personal Development Program (PDP) leave. It is never acceptable for a candidate to have their candidature disrupted by staff absences. Please see the Variation of Program for advice on changing panel membership.

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