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    SPIRAL - Seven Secrets of Successful Research Supervision Online
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    You know what your research student should be doing, but it just does not seem to be happening. Despite your best efforts to set up good habits for your student, it does not work. Why is this, and what can you do to make completing a PHD easier for your students and for you?

Duration 3 hours

Course Type Webinar

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: For supervisors of doctoral research students


You know what your research student should be doing, but it just does not seem to be happening. Despite your best efforts to set up good habits for your student, it does not work. Why is this, and what can you do to make completing a PHD easier for your students and for you?

Students attending the seven secrets workshop have consistently reported a marked improvement in their progress towards completing their PHD. Now they have asked us to please tell their supervisors the same things!

This online course gives you practical strategies to deal with common problems such as:

  • supervisor/student relations
  • dealing with writer's block
  • attitude (or lack thereof!) in relation to the PHD - it's not a Nobel prize
  • getting your student to seek help when they are stuck
  • the student who never has enough time
  • treating the PHD like a job
  • keeping on going when the going gets tough

** This is an optional module of the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme (see link to webpage below) **

UKPSF Dimensions: A2, A4, A5, K2, V1, V2



Please note, password will be sent via automatic email when you make your booking so please check your mailboxes.

 

 

Accesibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff. If you feel you have a disability, health issue, or neurodivergent condition that may affect your ability to access, participate or engage in this course, please get in touch with us at osdu@strath.ac.uk to discuss your specific support requirements.



Delivered By: Hugh Kearns, ThinkWell

Prerequisites

This workshop is suitable for both STEP and SPIRAL audiences

If you are taking this course as part of the Strathclyde Supervisor Development Programme to become a First or Second Supervisor, you must enrol on this MyPlace class to register for the programme and to track your progress:

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When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.