Electronic Theses

1. Electronic Theses Howard Green Staffordshire University Chair. UK Council for Graduate Education

2. Current Trends in PGR Electronic theses – some thoughts Examining Culture changes Accessibility Format

3. Current trends in PGR Numbers Diversity Concentration Quality assurance and compliance

4. Table 1: Total number of Doctorates awarded by UK HEIs, 1996-2002 Source: HESA Table 13

5. Table 2: The Distribution of Doctorates awarded by Institution (2000)

6. Managing Tracking Supervising Examining Some Implications

7. Full time/part time Disciplinary Types of doctoral awards and associated outputs. Mathematics to Music Published works to Professional Doctorates Issues - Diversity

8. Table 3: Mode of Attendance 2001/02

9. Table 3: Doctorates awarded 2000/2001 and 2001/2002

10. Table 4: Professional Doctorate Programmes in UK Universities 1998 to 2000

11. Doctor of Education Doctor of Engineering Doctor of Clinical Psychology Doctor of Psychology Doctor of Educational Psychology Doctor of Counselling Psychology Doctor of Occupational Psychology Doctor of Clinical Science-Psychotherapy Doctor of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Doctor of Business Administration Doctor of Administration Doctor of Finance Table 5: Professional Doctorates in the different disciplines - 1998

12. HEFCE/ Joint Funding Councils – Improving Standards QAA Review of PGR Code of Practice Quality Assurance

13. Very variable Stage 1 Hard/soft/ring – bound Some use of E for appendices etc. Stage 2 Final Bound Examining – Current Practice

14. Negatives Need to print? Cost transfer IT skills of external Screen reading Definitive versions Stability and modification Examination Issues

15. Positives Word/text searches Plagiarism checks Check validity Examining

16. Very slow change process for all PhD work Gold standard(s) Amending Regulations – not a problem?? As no BS – good time to attend to this too? Culture Change

17. Would help (increased difficulty in getting copy) Accessible to who? Plagiarism? Accessibility