AGC News 20 April - 3 May 2007

  Table of Contents

• Postgraduate Exit Survey - Now On-line
• Research Tuesdays
• Professional Development for Research Students
• Effective Supervision Program 2007
• Fulbright Information Session
• ISANA Bursaries Announcement for 2007
• Postgraduate Scholarships Currently Available
• Commonly Asked Questions

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Postgraduate Exit Survey - Now On-line

For the convenience of completing HDR students the Postgraduate Exit Survey is now provided on-line. The Postgraduate Exit Survey gathers information about research students' experience in their HDR programs.The data from it complements data gathered by the national Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire (PREQ).The information from both the Exit Survey and the PREQ is used to improve the quality of postgraduate research students' experiences at the University of Adelaide.

The Exit Survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and completion of it is a prerequisite for thesis submission. There are only a few mandatory fields, but students are encouraged to complete the entire questionnaire. As with all University surveys the anonymity of students is guaranteed, and data provided to the Adelaide Graduate Centre will be in aggregated form and cannot be linked to an individual. Summary results will be made available to Faculties in due course but to maintain confidentiality and prevent the identification of individual respondents, aggregations will only be reported where the Faculty, School or Discipline concerned has 5 or more respondents.

The Survey can be accessed at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/surveys/graduatecentre.html . You will be required to enter your normal user ID and password details.

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Research Tuesdays

The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor James McWha, is delighted to invite you to the inaugural lecture in the University’s new Research Tuesdays lecture series.

This monthly series of public lectures is designed to provide an opportunity for the University’s leading researchers to engage with business and community leaders about pressing issues of the day.

Relevant information about the lecture can be accessed at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/lifeimpactresearch/researchtuesday/

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Professional Development for Research Students

Researcher Education and Development: RED for students

Workshops coming soon

'Self-editing for research writers with English as an additional Language' Weds 2, 9 &16 May 4:00 - 6:00 pm (all to be attended)

'Preparing and presenting seminars' Wed 23 May 4:00 - 6:00pm (for research students EXCEPT current IBP students)

And more

Enrol online: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/rep/student/

Also find via this link details of the RED Online Modules (topics including writing research proposals and advanced citation skills) and our list of 'high relevance' web-links.

For enquiries, email margaret.cargill@adelaide.edu.au

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Effective Supervision Program, Workshop 3

The third workshop in the Effective Supervision Program for this semester will focus on: Research Supervision in Inter-cultural contexts

It is to be held on:
Wednesday 2nd May. 9.30am to 1.00pm
in the AGC Seminar Room, Level 13, 10 Pulteney St

All staff are welcome to attend.

To register please contact Ian Green at ian.green@adelaide.edu.au , or phone x36035.

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The Fulbright Program and United States educational scholarship opportunities information session.

Friday May 4, 12:15-1:15pm in the Napier Building, Lower ground 29 at the University of Adelaide.

Lyndell Wilson, Program Manager Australian-American Fulbright Commission

The Fulbright Scholarship Program is one of the largest and most prestigious educational scholarship programs in the world. Established by the United States government in 1946, it now exists between the U.S. and 150 countries. The Australian-American Fulbright Commission is supported by the Australian and U.S. governments and a variety of corporate sponsors.

Between 20-25 Fulbright Scholarships(A25,000-A$40,000) are annually granted to Australian Postgraduates, Senior Scholars, Postdoctoral and Professional Scholars and a similar number of Postgraduate and Senior Scholarships for Americans to study in Australia.

This presentation is for Australian citizens who are current honours and postgraduate students and academic staff, who are interested in study or research in the United States. For further information see http://www.fulbright.com.au

If you are interested in attending this information session, could you please advise Anne Witt, email anne.witt@adelaide.edu.au by Friday 27 April 2007

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ISANA Bursaries Announcement for 2007

These bursaries are being offered to students undertaking research at the post-graduate level in a university in Australia or New Zealand, into areas relating to the education, support and well-being of international students studying in these countries.

Several bursaries will be offered and they will be awarded at the conference dinner of the 18th ISANA Conference 2007 which will be held in Adelaide, 26-30th November 2007.

The bursaries will be awarded for a refereed paper co-authored by the student, presented at the conference, and deemed to be most worthy by the selection panel.

At least one bursary will be valued at $1500.00 and at least two other bursaries will be valued at $500.00 each. All of the bursaries will be accompanied by a conference registration fee waiver, to allow the recipients to present their papers and receive their awards.

Applications for these bursaries can be made by visiting the conference website at http://www.cdesign.com.au/isana07 and completing the appropriate section. An abstract must be submitted to the conference at the time of application. Applications for these bursaries close on 4 May, 2007.

Some possible research areas include:

• Developing a model for student support - from welfare to independence
• The international student experience from a narrative/individual perspective
• Mental health issues for international students from a particular ethnic background
• Methods of knowledge acquisition and cognitive styles of students from various cultural backgrounds
• The effects of changes in the academic or administrative structures of a university on the international students that study within in it
• Adolescent development in a foreign culture.

For further information contact, Paula Dunstan, Immediate Past President, ISANA email: pdunstan@pieronline.org

Commonly Asked Questions

Do I have the right to object to possible examiners?
The answer is, "Yes, you do". Rules 28 and 30.1 clearly cover your right to discuss possible examiners with your supervisor and to object if you consider it necessary. However your objection is NOT a veto. The "Notification of Intention to Submit" form requires you to indicate whether or not you have any objections. It is too late to object once the examination is initiated and your consent at the time you notify the Graduate Centre of your intention to submit is taken as final

If I am required to revise and resubmit my thesis will it go back to the original examiners?
The answer to this is generally yes. Rule 29.3 indicates that as far as possible the thesis will be examined by the original examiners.

From time to time one of the original examiners may decline to re-examine a thesis in which case your school and supervisor will be requested to provide a list of other suitable examiners and again you have the right to object to these suggestions within the constraints noted above.

Must a resubmitted thesis be sent to two examiners?
This will depend on the outcome of the initial examination. If the two examiners require the thesis to be revised and re-submitted it must go back to two examiners, and as noted above this is usually the two examiners who conducted the first examination.

If only one examiner requires the original thesis to be revised and re-submitted then it will be sent back to that examiner only.

Who decides if a thesis should be resubmitted if the examiners disagree?
This decision is made by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the advice of the Student Matters Sub-committee(SMS) of the Research Education and Development Committee (REDC). SMS comprises a group of senior research-active supervisors as well a postgraduate student representative. SMS considers each case on its merits.