Most undergraduate and Masters courses include a final individual research project or dissertation. These provide students with an opportunity to practise and demonstrate the combination of skills and knowledge acquired in the rest of the course. Supervision for these activities is a major factor in their effectiveness.

This course will explore the role of the supervisor and help to equip participants to undertake such a role.

(This course forms part of the Skills for the Professional Researcher Programme)

There are no further dates scheduled at present.

This course runs for 3 hours

This course should help you to:

• analyse the role of the individual research project/dissertation
• acknowledge common expectations of students
• distinguish the functions and limitations of the supervisor's role
• recognise good practice in supervision
• devise tenable strategies to deal with problems
• demonstrate some of the interpersonal skills required for good supervision
• identify sources of support for both students and supervisors

Early career researchers (including postdoctoral researchers and, where places are still available, doctoral candidates)

Read and bring along any handbooks/manuals relating to the project/dissertation module in which you are, or are likely to be, involved.

None.

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Dr Diane Beale is Academic Practice Development Adviser at Loughborough University where she provides training and development opportunities for research staff and new lecturing staff. Before joining Loughborough University she was a Senior Research Fellow the University of Nottingham. Her research interests include work-related violence, bullying and harassment. She has carried out research with organisations such as London Underground Ltd., British Transport Police, the NHS Executive, the Royal College of Nursing, and Allied Domecq Retailing. She also has research experience in both chemistry and information science.

Maximum 20 delegates
Minimum 6 delegates

Please complete the Online Booking Form submitting to the Staff Development Partnershp. 

Booking Conditions apply.

About the workshop content:
Contact Dr Diane Beale email: d.d.beale@lboro.ac.uk Tel: (01509) 228383

About the workshop arrangements:
Contact Us at the Staff Development Partnership.

Course Code: SDCRSCH-SPR050