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The Challenges of ESRC 1+3. Finding students who are eligible Enhanced content of training Avoiding qual/quant polarisation Assessment of learning outcomes and student progression Relationship of Masters dissertation to PhD work What happens to PhD upgrading ?.
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The Challenges of ESRC 1+3 • Finding students who are eligible • Enhanced content of training • Avoiding qual/quant polarisation • Assessment of learning outcomes and student progression • Relationship of Masters dissertation to PhD work • What happens to PhD upgrading?
I+3 and other MPhil/PhD students • How to determine learning needs • How to teach Masters students, 1+3 and MPhil/PhD students together • How to match individual student wishes with comprehensive training • How to deal with variation in supervisor attitudes to training • How to provide practical experience
Part-time and full-time study • How achieve critical mass for both? • Maintaining flexibility for part time students- evenings, weekends, summer and day schools, web-based materials - relevant ft too? • Role of self-help groups • How to provide practical research experience for part-timers
Managing +3 • Finding out what they’ve done if studied elsewhere for Masters • Advanced workshops & clinics • Thesis writing workshops • Career development • Writing and presenting to different audiences