Advising Doctoral Students Epigeum Ltd. 2015 First published in 2015 by Epigeum Ltd. 1 Kensington Cloisters 5 Kensington Church Street London W8 4LD, UK www.epigeum.com Legal disclaimer This program is a skills training package designed to provide the user with guidance only and does not constitute professional or legal advice. We will not be liable to educational institutions or users for any inconsistency between this course and guidelines provided to users from their educational institutions. In the event of any inconsistency, educational institutions and/or users are advised to seek independent legal advice from a qualified legal practitioner. This program is provided without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, Epigeum Ltd. provides users with the course on the basis that Epigeum Ltd. excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which, but for this legal notice, might have effect in relation to the course. Copyright notice All rights reserved. The material in this course is copyright and may be used solely in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the licence agreement. The material is for educational use only and under no circumstances may it or any part of it be offered for re-sale. You may annotate, copy, or print out sections of text or pictures only where expressly allowed in the product and the accompanying materials, solely for use within your purchasing institution. Worksheets may be freely photocopied for use in the purchasing institution. If you wish to use the material in any way other than that specified you must apply in writing to the publishers. 1 Page Epigeum Ltd, 2015
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The Supervising Doctoral Studies program The Advising Doctoral Students program has been adapted for US universities from the global Supervising Doctoral Studies program. Published in August 2014, the original Supervising Doctoral Studies program was designed to meet the needs of graduate schools, doctoral advisors and students in the UK, Australasia and other regions with similar advising processes and requirements. The original author and reviewer team are listed below: Authors Reviewers Dr Douglas Halliday, Director of the Multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Centre in Energy, and former Dean of the Graduate School, Durham University (also the program Lead Advisor) Dr Janet Carton, Graduate Education Development Manager, University College Dublin Dr Margaret Kiley, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University Dr Stan Taylor, former Director of the Centre for Academic and Researcher Development, Durham University. Professor Nicholas Steneck, Director of the Research Ethics and Integrity Program of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research; Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Michigan Dr Anne Lee, Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association Dr George Walker, former Professor of Physics and Chief Strategy Officer, Cleveland State University. 3 Page Epigeum Ltd, 2015
Acknowledgements The authors and publisher would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for permission to reproduce copyright material: Throughout the Advising Doctoral Students program Dr Stan Taylor and Dr Nigel Beasley, for the use of material from Taylor, S. and Beasley, N. (2005) A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors, London: Routledge. 'Getting started' Dr Terrence Gatfield and Professor Frank Alpert, for the use of material from Gatfield, T. & Alpert, F. (2002) 'The supervisory management styles model', in Quality Conversations, Proceedings of the 25 th HERDSA Annual Conference, Perth, Western Australia. 7 10 July 2002: p. 263. HERDSA, Taylor & Francis Ltd, www.tandfonline.com, and Professor Geoff Gurr, for the use of material from Gurr, G. M. (2002) 'Negotiating the "Rackety Bridge" a Dynamic Model for Aligning Supervisory Style with Research Student Development' in Higher Education Research and Development. Volume 20, Issue 1, p. 87. Available online at www.ind.ku.dk/english/course_overview/tot/phase_1/green/gurr_toolkit.pdf Open University Press, and Dr Estelle Phillips and Professor Derek Pugh, for the use of material from Phillips, E.M. & Pugh, D.S. (2010) How to get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors (Fifth edition). Maidenhead: Open University Press. 'Pre-candidacy' Dr Margaret Kiley, Dr Gerry Mullins and Professor Neville Marsh, for the use of material from Kiley, M. (2005) 'Assessing research culture for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students in your school/research group'. [Workshop handout.] Adapted from work by G. Mullins and N. Marsh. 'Cross-cutting challenges' Taylor & Francis Ltd, www.tandfonline.com, for the use of material from Johnson, H. (2001) 'The PhD Student as an adult learner: Using reflective practice to find and speak in her own voice', in Reflective Practice, 2(1): p. 59. David Filipović-Carter (2013) Developing and consolidating your research career in Professional Skills for Research Leaders [online course], London: Epigeum. Epigeum. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of material reproduced in this product. We would be pleased to rectify any omissions in subsequent editions of this electronic product should they be drawn to our attention. 4 Page Epigeum Ltd, 2015
Accessibility advisor We would like to thank Wilma Alexander for her assistance in ensuring that this program is as accessible as possible for all users. Wilma is part of the Learning Services team at the University of Edinburgh, supporting the use of online tools and technologies across the university. She has a special interest in usable and accessible digital practice, tutors on usability and accessibility for the university's Master's in Digital Education, and promotes the use of online activities for inclusive teaching and learning in the context of staff development. Photographs/Images Unless otherwise credited within the course pages or below, all images have been reproduced with permission from the Fotolia image bank. Websites The websites used in this product were correct and up to date to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. Epigeum accepts no responsibility for the content of external websites, and nor does a link or a mention of such a website imply endorsement or approval. Video interviewees All job and degree titles that appear in video straplines and transcripts were correct at the time of filming. 5 Page Epigeum Ltd, 2015