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Student Progression

Student Progression. John Kirby Graduate School Faculty of Medical Sciences. Our commitment . We are committed to ensuring each student maximises his or her opportunity to gain a higher degree. Students who submit a thesis very rarely ‘fail’

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Student Progression

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  1. Student Progression John Kirby Graduate School Faculty of Medical Sciences

  2. Our commitment • We are committed to ensuring each student maximises his or her opportunity to gain a higher degree. • Students who submit a thesis very rarely ‘fail’ • No point continuing to struggle with a PhD if along the way we agree that a different degree objective is more suitable for you • We must make sure all students complete their work within the set time limits

  3. The Learning Agreement • This must be signed by you and your supervisors. • This will be covered Tomorrow and on Thursday.

  4. Your project • Must be suitable for higher degree research • Peer review • Internally by review team or • Externally by grant reviewers

  5. Completed on-line as part of your E-portfolio

  6. Your project • Must be suitable for higher degree research • Peer review • Internally by assessment team or • Externally by grant reviewers • Your supervisor(s) must have appropriate experience and training • Fellowship of the Graduate School

  7. Day-to-day progress and training • Research project specific • Don’t worry if you seem to be progressing more slowly than the next student (he or she might have problems later!) • Ask and listen to: • Your supervisor • Post-docs • Technicians • Senior students

  8. Keeping everyone on track is complex! A full-time PhD must be submitted within 4 YEARS An integrated MRes/PhD must be submitted within 4 YEARS A part-time PhD must be submitted within 7 YEARS A full-time MD/DDS must be submitted within 3 YEARS A part-time MD must be submitted within 5 YEARS A full-time MPHIL must be submitted within 2 YEARS A part-time MPHIL must be submitted within 3 YEARS

  9. Progress Review • You will be examined by 2 reviewers • Experts in your field • Not part of your supervisory team • You will submit appropriate written work before the review (electronically) • You and your supervisors will also submit an assessment of progress and highlight any problems • You and your supervisor(s) will receive formal feedback after the review • It’s good to gain experience of oral examination before the ‘big one’!

  10. Monitoring progress

  11. Monitoring progress

  12. First review • We recommend the following structure for your report: • Table of contents • A literature review • A clear statement of the aims of your project • A summary of the methods developed and results obtained to date • A discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of your work to date • An outline of your future work In order to stop students from submitting over-long mini-theses, the Graduate School suggests a maximum word limit for this report (excluding references and figures) of 7,500 words (or 3,000 for MPhil)

  13. Don’t panic • This all seems very daunting – but it really isn’t • On 8th March 2012 I will give a lecture entitled “Literature Reviews and 1st year Reports”. • We are all here to help you to get your degree • Everyone involved in your work is an enthusiast and shares an interest in your research • We want to know the answers as much as you do! Good Luck!

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