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School of Graduate Research (SGR) Implementation Project

School of Graduate Research (SGR) Implementation Project. SET Supervisor Training Workshop Monday 1 June 2009. R&I Portfolio Plan. Our vision.

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School of Graduate Research (SGR) Implementation Project

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  1. School of Graduate Research (SGR) Implementation Project SET Supervisor Training Workshop Monday 1 June 2009

  2. R&I Portfolio Plan Our vision To support RMIT researchers and research students to become “one of Australia’s top research universities, internationally known for our applied focus and for excellence in research and research education in our chosen fields”. Goals 1. Ensure research quality and focus 2. Develop and support research student excellence 3. Ensure research relevance and scope 4. Service excellence 1.1 Implement Research Institutes 1.2 Implement Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) Framework 1.3 Increase research capacity 1.4 Increase research income 1.5 Implement internal schemes/programs to support researchers 1.6 Align research services 2.1 Establish School of Graduate Research 2.2 Improve research student supervision 2.3 Improve research student skills 2.4 Manage research student administration 3.1 Align research with industry engagement framework 3.2 Promote and support collaborative approaches to research 3.3 Align research with international strategic framework 3.4 Strengthen research in Vietnam 3.5 Increase relevance and productivity of international partnerships 3.6 Collaborate with university, government, industry and community to apply sustainability principles 4.1 Staff engagement 4.2 Effective resources management 4.3 Planning and quality assurance 4.4 Marketing and communications 4.5 Reporting and compliance 4.6 Policy development 4.7 Information management Strategies 2009 R&I supports research that is Informed by sustainability principles Collaborative/ undertaken in partnership Cross-disciplinary Internationally relevant

  3. What are the Operating Principles behind the SGR? A ‘vision and operating principles’ workshop was held in February 2009. The diagram displays the key points of why RMIT needs a SGR and what it should encompass.

  4. What are the expected benefits of the SGR? The SGR Implementation Project will result in: • The establishment of the RMIT School of Graduate Research • Increased clarity around processes and accountabilities • Increase service delivery due to simplification and streamlining of processes This will help RMIT to: • Provide efficient end-to-end administration for HDR students • Increase postgraduate research student satisfaction

  5. Admissions and Scholarships Candidature Management HDR Services Supervisor registration and training Data Management Statutes, Regulations, Policies and Procedures External (benchmarking) Examinations Space Web Resourcing and Reporting Launch of the SGR What are the SGR Projects we’ve identified?

  6. What’s the current system of supervisor registration and training? • Centrally managed supervisor register • Registration is required to supervise HDR candidates • Four categories of registration membership • Registration maintained by completion of two approved professional development activities annually • Professional development activities offered centrally by the GRO as well as by academic Schools

  7. What reviews have been done on it so far? • In 2006 the Quality Consultancy Unit undertook a review of research supervision at RMIT • In 2008 further work was conducted in this area: • Review of current HDR practices • Paper developed and discussed at Working Conference, titled ‘Transforming Our HDR Practices…Working Towards a Constructive Culture’ • Data available from ongoing reports such as: • Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ) • Ongoing Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (OPRES) • Research Student Exit Survey

  8. What’s emerged as our challenges? • How to differentiate between what experienced supervisors and novice supervisors need • How to best provide induction of new supervisors • How to provide opportunities for supervisors to share and learn from best practice • How to best recognise quality supervision • How to best determine eligibility for registration and registration maintenance • Improving HDR student satisfaction • How to make most training voluntary and of added value

  9. What are we going to do about them? • Identify best practice at other Universities • Retain our strengths in light of best practice • Develop paper over the next month for consultation that outlines possible options to address the challenges • Move away from culture of compliance to a culture of professional development

  10. Key Contacts • SGR Project Team: • Dean, SGR - Prof Ian Palmer, ian.palmer@rmit.edu.au • Project Manager - Susanne Tzamouranis, susanne.tzamouranis@rmit.edu.au • Senior Coordinator - Fiona Nolan, fiona.nolan@rmit.edu.au • Research Fellow – Inger Mewburn, inger.mewburn@rmit.edu.au • Senior Advisor, Planning – Jess Lee-Ack, jessica.lee-ack@rmit.edu.au

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