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DDPs in the school & Key Milestones in Year 1

DDPs in the school & Key Milestones in Year 1. Dr Patrick Eyers Dr Peter Grabowski Year 1 Postgraduate Tutors. Year 1 of your PhD Postgraduate Induction Course (PIC) – Mon 17 th October to Tues 25 th October 2011. Outline. Pebble Pad

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DDPs in the school & Key Milestones in Year 1

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  1. DDPs in the school &Key Milestones in Year 1 Dr Patrick Eyers Dr Peter Grabowski Year 1 Postgraduate Tutors

  2. Year 1 of your PhD Postgraduate Induction Course (PIC) – Mon 17th October to Tues 25th October 2011

  3. Outline • Pebble Pad • Annual Training needs analysis (TNA) • The mentoring system • DDPs (Doctoral Development Programmes) • Transfer to PhD (in most cases)

  4. Pebble Pad e-portfolio system • Not Facebook or Linked In! • A ‘personal learning environment’ before and • after your PhD • For students, teachers and administrators • Learning, teaching, reflection and assessment • Continuing professional development Login: Pebblepad.co.uk/Sheffield Username: Password:

  5. Pebble Pad Interface • 26th October 2011 1.30-2.30 SU auditorium • Uploading TNA onto Pebble Pad

  6. Training needs analysis (TNA) • Meeting expectations and good practice for training PGR students • Formalises what most Supervisors currently do, but on an annual basis • Process should occur early (next three weeks) and will inform DDP choices throughout PhD

  7. Mentoring:Role of the Personal Tutor • Contribute to and steers TNA • Otherwise independent of supervisor • Twice annual meeting to discuss progress • Pastoral role in case of issues-academic or otherwise

  8. DDP Annual Cycle

  9. School of Medicine DDPs • Compulsory: • Med 6950 – Literature Review • Med 6960 – Research Training • Driven by TNA and scientific need/interest

  10. Online DDP registration

  11. Online DDP registration

  12. School of Medicine DDPs

  13. Many DDPs are available

  14. School of Medicine DDPs • Compulsory: • Med 6950 – Literature Review • Med 6960 – Research Training • Driven by TNA and scientific need/interest

  15. Med 6950 – Literature Review • All students will be undertaking an *original* literature review early in their studies • Places your own research into context • Learn the rules early!! • Gives perspective on the state-of-the-art • Fosters independent thinking • Feeling of ownership

  16. Med 6950 – Literature Review • Assessment – 4,000 word (+ References): An original Literature review • Timing – within first three months after registration (by 11/01/12 for Sept/October registrants) • Contacts – Pat Eyers and Peter Grabowski • Tutorials (4 rounds): 1) 27th Oct 2011 2-3PM 2) 10th Jan 2012 1-2PM (LT3, F)

  17. Med 6960 – “Research Skills” • Formalises and acknowledges training elements (scientific, general lab) in year one • Develops additional skills including presentation formats (Powerpoint does and don’ts)

  18. Med 6960 – “Research Skills” Assessment tools, 2 rounds: • Training log and lab books – summary of: • Lab book keeping • courses • presentations given/attended, • safety training (eg radioisotopes, GM) • skills learned in the lab and in other labs Round 1: Tutorials: (1/11/11 (11AM!) & 02/02/12-LT3) Assessments: 13/12/2011 & 19/4/2012-LT3)

  19. Med 6960 – “Research Skills” • 2. 1st year symposium Round 1: (compulsory) • Oral Power Point Presentation • (26/04/12 & 3/05/12, perhaps just one day)

  20. End of Year 1:Transfer • Most students register as MPhil to PhD or MPhil to MD • Transfer is assessed by at least two examiners and will involve Pebble Pad e-portfolio • Will examine the candidate for ability to complete a PhD, not for having completed an MPhil • A probationary evaluation, not a qualification

  21. Transfer Assessment by • PhD Project report, ‘40-50’ pages • Foundation document for final thesis • Examined by viva by at-least 2 academics

  22. Transfer Timing: • Title & Abstract – July 2012 • Transfer report – End July 2012 • Viva – within 3-6 weeks of this date

  23. Transfer Decisions: Pass: Registration transfers to MD or PhD Refer: student has chance to revise thesis and the revised thesis, RTP documents, lab books & any mitigation will be considered by the SGRC panel, who will decide to transfer registration or not

  24. The DDPs and transfer process are designed to be complementary • Literature Review forms the basis of the Transfer Report Introduction (and thesis?) • The research skills paper will help to structure the thesis etc. etc.

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