Items tagged with "Supervision"
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The Role of the Supervisor
There are many benefits to having a supervisor and during the course of your postgraduate degree you will find yourself becoming increasingly independent and able to think critically and analytically without their input. However, particularly during the initial stages of your degree your supervisor has a key role to play in guiding your development as a postgraduate. Many students have not experienced a supervisor-student relationship on a one-on-one basis before starting a postgraduate course and therefore may require some guidance on what they should expect from this relationship. This article covers some of those expectations. The golden rule to remember so that you have realistic expectations is that your supervisor is not there to tell you what to do. They are there to guide your own work and help to shape ideas, not serve them up to you on a plate with no work on your par... read more
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When supervisor relations break down
Failures in communication normally lead to a breakdown in the student-supervisor relationship. If this happens then you must not try and ignore or hide from the problem. You have to talk about it with your supervisor and if, likewise, the supervisor is unhappy with you they may also raise the issue. As with any difficult situation the first step is to try and identify the problem before raising the issue. Approaching your supervisor without identifying a specific issue will most likely lead to an unproductive discussion with no resolutions. Possible specific problems may include: They are not providing enough advice. You can never get hold of them when you try. They provide academic input but no encouragement. If you can identify a specific difficulty that you think can be addressed then go and speak to your supervisor about it. Try and suggest ways that both you and they ... read more
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Supervision
October 22nd, 2010 00:48