2 Supervisors were familiar with the guidance on supervision as set out in The Code of Practice for All supervisors Staff Support Officer Research Degree Programmes and the ScHARR Research Student Handbook, the documentation of which is available via the supervisor portal. 3 The lead supervisor ensured that new students participated in an appropriate induction Lead supervisor Student Experience programme to include a tour of the student working areas, library and administration offices, Officer details of facilities on the campus and contact with the student representative. 4 During the first or second contact period with the student after registration, the lead supervisor Lead supervisor Quality and set up a meeting schedule for supervisory sessions for the coming year. progression officer 5 During the early stages of the research, the lead supervisor helped new students to draw up a Lead supervisor Quality and programme of work, and offered guidance on: formulation of a research question, literature progression officer reviewing, research design and methods, data collection, manipulation and analysis; writing skills and thesis planning; and publication and presentation of oral and/or written papers. 6 The second supervisor was responsible for the student’s Doctoral Development Programme and Second supervisor Research Training ensured the Training Needs Analysis (TNA) was completed annually to assess training needs and Officer tailor research training accordingly. 7 The lead supervisors made her/himself available with reasonable notice for regular meetings Lead supervisor Research Training with students, at least once every 4-6 weeks (full-time) or 8-10 weeks (part-time), and more Officer frequently at key times, throughout the student’s candidature.
2 Supervisors were familiar with the guidance on supervision as set out in The Code of Practice for Research Degree Programmes and the ScHARR Research Student Handbook, the documentation of which is available via the supervisor portal. All supervisors Staff Support Officer 3 The lead supervisor ensured that new students participated in an appropriate induction programme to include a tour of the student working areas, library and administration offices, details of facilities on the campus and contact with the student representative. Lead supervisor Student Experience Officer 4 During the first or second contact period with the student after registration, the lead supervisor set up a meeting schedule for supervisory sessions for the coming year. Lead supervisor Quality and progression officer 5 During the early stages of the research, the lead supervisor helped new students to draw up a programme of work, and offered guidance on: formulation of a research question, literature reviewing, research design and methods, data collection, manipulation and analysis; writing skills and thesis planning; and publication and presentation of oral and/or written papers. Lead supervisor Quality and progression officer 6 The second supervisor was responsible for the student’s Doctoral Development Programme and ensured the Training Needs Analysis (TNA) was completed annually to assess training needs and tailor research training accordingly. Second supervisor Research Training Officer 7 The lead supervisors made her/himself available with reasonable notice for regular meetings with students, at least once every 4-6 weeks (full-time) or 8-10 weeks (part-time), and more frequently at key times, throughout the student’s candidature. Lead supervisor Research Training Officer
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