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Formal Supervision Procedure

To facilitate an effective supervision process, there is a formalised procedure whereby students are expected to make appointments with their supervisor, and show evidence of progress at each meeting. When arranging meeting times, students should suggest suitable dates via email or in person, and they are expected to keep the appointments that they have made.

 

Students are supposed to keep their Thesis Report Form (see Appendix B) that records each meeting with their supervisors. Students must bring this record to every meeting and after each supervision return it to the Validated Studies Registrar for the Programme Director’s further verification of progress. Keeping a clear record of meetings is an essential element of the thesis process. Supervisors, subject to mutual agreement, might also see their pupils during other times in addition to, but not instead of, their formally scheduled meetings.

 

Supervision time will be limited to about 10 meetings per academic year. This figure may change at the discretion of the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management.

 

6.3 Work Plan

Clearly it will not be possible at the outset to determine a comprehensive plan of work as this will develop and evolve as the work progresses. Nevertheless, it is desirable that discussions between students and their supervisors take place at an early stage with the view of determining an agreed work schedule, which can be used to monitor student progress. A timetable is given in Appendix A. However, students should treat this timetable as a guide, there are no absolutes in this business. Nevertheless, deadlines for submission are absolute.

 

6.4 Role and Responsibilities of the Supervisor and the Student

Supervisors should ensure that:

· adequate time is available for supervision and encouragement;

· the student fully comprehends the complexity of the proposed task;

· the student is focusing on the work in the intended direction;

· the student has access to primary research materials;

 

The supervisor acts as a mentor and guide to the student, and should take a professional interest in the work of the student.

 

The student will:

· ensure that an appropriate amount of time and effort is applied to the thesis;

· be receptive to counsel from the supervisor;

· properly acknowledge text, material and ideas created by others;

· meet all regulations relating to the work;

· communicate any problems likely to prejudice the quality or timeliness of the work to the supervisor as and when such problems arise.

 


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