PGR Induction 16 th September 2013 Introduction & Welcome to Manchester Business School

1. PGR Induction 16th September 2013 Introduction & Welcome to Manchester Business School Postgraduate Research (PGR) Programmes Professor Stuart Hyde Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes

2. Who are we?Academic staff • Prof Stuart Hyde – MBS PGR Director • Prof Paul Cousins– MBS Deputy Director for Research • Dr Paul Irwing– Programme Director for MRes & Director of the Research Training Programme (RTP) • PhD co-ordinators for each division • A&F - Dr Marie Dutordoir • IMP – Dr Ronald Ramlogan • MOMS - Dr Pedro Sampaio • PMO - Dr Leo McCann

3. Who are we?The PGR Office • James Walker – Doctoral Programmes Manager • Lynne Barlow-Cheetham– Senior Programme Administrator (A&F) • Malcolm Grant - Programme Administrator (MOMS) • Daniel Wheatcroft - Programme Administrator (IMP) & Research Training co-ordinator • Rachel Sinnott - Programme Administrator (PMO) • Madonna Fyne – Programmes Officer

4. Introduction to the Postgraduate Research Programmes – the MBS PhD programme

5. Plan • What is a PhD? • What do you need to attain a PhD? • How do we support you? • Supervision • Research training • Resources • Monitoring progress • Other opportunities • Conclusions

6. What is a PhD? What do you see?

7. What is a PhD? • A lot of hard work! • A wonderful achievement • A contribution to knowledge • theoretical • methodological • empirical • practitioner or policy focused • The development of a competent, skilled researcher • Opportunity to embark upon an (academic or other) career

8. What does doing a PhD involve? • Advanced supervised research(plus...) • Research training(a PhD is not simply a longer masters dissertation) – courses designed to help you plan and undertake your research • Professional & career skills development (for all stages of the PhD and beyond) • With support • from those with expert knowledge in the field • from those experienced in the academic environment • on practical issues from the School through the postgraduate research office • …so that you can make a contribution to knowledge

9. PhD year 1 (yrs 1&2 for part timers)- More details on Tuesday 17th September about research training programme (RTP)

10. How do we support you? • Provide supervision • Provide research training • Monitor your progress • Doctoral colloquium • Provide you with opportunities to extend your academic horizons • Opportunities to teach (from year 2) • Provide you with the relevant resources…

11. Supervision Things you need to know about your supervisors for all research programmes: • They are experts in their field • They have chosen to work with you • They will help you plan and provide feedback on your work • They will be busy with other things, as well as your supervision

12. Monitoring • We will monitor your progress regularly. Full details can be found in programme handbooks. For example, for PhD programme key events during the first year (years 1 & 2 PT) are: • Supervisory meetings • Progress review reports every 6 months (12 months PT) • End of year review meeting at the end of the first year (yr 2 PT) • You must keep records of your meetings • You will use eProg, with your supervisor

13. Opportunities to extend your horizons • Seminars in your Research Centre and/or Division or within the School generally (& beyond) • Opportunities for you to present and gain feedback on your work (e.g. the Doctoral conference – open to all research programmes) • Opportunities for you to present your work at academic conferences • Other dissemination opportunities such as co-authoring with your supervisor

14. Opportunities outside MBS • North West Doctoral Training Centre (DTC): a collaboration between the Universities of Manchester, Lancaster and Liverpool. Opening up additional research training, access to research seminars and networking opportunities. • Methods@Manchester (Methods@NorthWest):providing seminars, workshops and other opportunities to find out about new (or different methods, techniques and research issues). • Researcher Development Framework: including opportunities to develop career and professional skills. • NARTI, wider UK, European and International events.

15. Opportunities to teach • MBS-funded students required to contribute teaching. More information in October to concerned students. • Other PhDs can apply to undertake teaching (usually apply later in year 1 to teach in year 2) • Programme of training and other events

16. Relevant resources • IT resources • Library resources (data and specialist advisors) • Programme handbooks & intranet • Support with fieldwork activities and conference attendance • Access to research seminars etc

17. Our expectations of you in the coming year • That you will spend around 50-60% of your first year in research training; • That you will make good progress in the first stages of your research (eg reading the literature, collecting secondary data, pilot project or detailed research design) • Everything you do in year 1 contributes to the thesis • By July you will have passed all your training units and be prepared for your first year review. Details in handbook and in ongoing induction sessions • If you have any difficulties, you will tell us

18. In conclusion: what you should aspire to • As research students at MBS you are not “students” but scholars in the making • What is a scholar? • Someone who is a recognised expert in his/her field and always on top of his/her game • Someone who eats, sleeps and breaths research • Someone who is well-networked and highly regarded within his/her research community • At MBS, we provide the opportunities for developing these qualities, but the end result is ultimately up to you! On a lighter note: http://www.phdcomics.com

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