The Integrated Bridging Program Research (IBP-R)
for International Research Students
The IBP-R is a groundbreaking 12-week program aimed at helping international research students to develop an understanding of the academic, linguistic and cultural conventions of postgraduate study in their disciplines. Compulsory for all commencing international students, the program is also available by negotiation for local research students who have English as an Additional Language and for international visiting scholars.
Learn more about this program and its benefits by clicking on the questions below, or follow the quick links to registration, timetable and other essential information.
Click here to register on line with your student ID. Students are required to register on line for the IBP-R program prior to commencing. You will be marked as Attended at the beginning of the 12 week program and marked as Completed at the conclusion of the series.
Semester 1, 2013 bookings for individual workshops will be available from Tuesday 5 March 2013 after the language assessment held at the IBP-R Induction on Friday 1 March 2013. Please ensure that you have registered for the program Induction Session prior to the 1 March.
Click here to email us your details if you do not currently have an ID number.
QUICK LINKS: IBP-R REGISTRATION | WORKSHOP TIMETABLE & BOOKING | BROCHURE | CONTACT US
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the program objectives?
- How is the program structured? And what are the options?
- What is the time commitment?
- What are the assignments? Do I need to complete them all within 12 weeks?
- What does it cost? Who is eligible? Who should participate?
- What are the benefits?
- What topics do the workshops cover? What topics do the seminars cover?
- How do I get a password & access the content?
- When are the workshops to be held?
- How do I enrol for workshops? Where do I go for further information?
- Where do I go for online workshop & seminar materials?
What are the IBP-R program objectives?
- To provide induction into the academic, linguistic and cultural conventions relating to research in the researcher’s own disciplines.
- To foster autonomy in negotiating research and language outcomes.
- To develop independent communication skills and proficiency in English appropriate to the researcher’s own area of specialisation.
- To develop techniques of citing and attribution to express critical perspective.
- To develop spoken English and presentation skills for communicating research.
- To develop sentence-level English grammar and self-editing skills.
How is the program structured? And what are the options?
There are thirteen discrete workshops, each covering a key topic in research communication, together with a series of discipline/paradigm-specific seminars and individual appointments focussing on your research project. There is a also a compulsory induction workshop for all international Higher Degrees by Research candidates and for participants in the full program.
Each international student talks to their supervisor/s about the most appropriate course option for them and arranges their participation with the IBP-R lecturers after a diagnostic task at the IBP-R Induction. The outcomes could be any of the following:
- Full participation in the IBP-R in the first semester of their candidature (attend all seminars and at least eight workshops and complete all assignments).
- Negotiated participation I in the IBP-R (attend seminars and workshops as appropriate to needs and complete one draft research proposal)
- Negotiated participation II in the IBP-R (complete one draft research proposal)
- Exemption from any participation in the IBP-R (only for students who have already completed the IBP-R or equivalent)
Local students can attend one workshop or attend as many as you like. It is up to you.
What is the time commitment?
Each face-to-face workshop and seminar runs for about two hours. Participants in the full program commit to four hours per week for 13 weeks. Assignments are related to the Core Component of the Structured Program and/or the production of research writing and oral presentations. No extraneous work is required.
What are the assignments?
Participants in the full program complete two drafts of their research proposal or a negotiated research document and present a 20 minute seminar in the IBP class. All three assignments are co-marked by their supervisor and IBP seminar lecturer. There are optional feeder tasks related to each seminar and lecture.
Do I need to complete all assignments within the 12 weeks?
No. The program has been designed with the work schedules of busy researchers in mind. There are suggested deadlines, but each participant is welcome to negotiate their own deadlines with their IBP lecturer based on their commitments and/or their CCSP deadlines.
What does it cost?
Workshops cost nothing and the full program is free to all HDR candidates. Post doctorate researchers who wish to participate in the full program (seminars as well as workshops) should contact us about costs.
Who is eligible?
All members and affiliates of the University of Adelaide research community are able to enrol for the workshops. If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact us.
Who should participate?
The program and workshops are aimed at current and aspiring researchers with English as an Additional Language.
What are the benefits?
These workshops and seminars should enable you to enhance your research communication skills and develop confidence in operating in Australian research contexts.
What topics do the workshops cover?
The workshops cover the following topics:
- The IBP Community of Practice (IBP-R Induction)
- Taking a Critical Approach
- Reviewing Literature
- Appropriate Citation and Avoiding Plagiarism
- Pronouncing English Sounds
- Reading and note-taking strategies
- Presenting a Seminar in your Discipline
- Intonation in English words, phrases and Sentences
- Research Genres
- Cohesion and Coherence in Research Documents
- Editing and Self-editing in Research Writing
- Grammar for Research Writers
- Listening strategies
View the Program Brochure for more information
What topics do the seminars cover?
The seminars cover the following topics:
- Structuring a research document
- Expressing voice in different research genres
- Research questions, focus and aims
- Expressing autonomy in the supervision relationship
- Language features of research documents
- Reviewing literature and evaluative language
- Editing and self-editing practical strategies
- Writing methodologies
- Organising a conference session/ chairing a session
- Presenting and receiving feedback (2 sessions)
- Demonstrating the significance of research
- Managing your candidature and project closeout
View the Program Brochure for more information
How do I get a password & access the content?
The IBP-R program content is located in the Integrated Bridging Program area of MyUni. Additional online modules are to be found in the Researcher Education and Development (RED) area of the Writing & Speaking at Uni course in MyUni.
To get beyond the home page of this site you will need a University of Adelaide log-in. The IBP-R will appear on your MyUni courses one week after your course begins. All students and staff at the University of Adelaide can access the Speaking and Writing at Uni course. Register for the IBP program.
When are the workshops to be held?
For dates & times of workshops, visit our Workshop Schedule page.
How do I enrol for workshops?
Just follow the links on the Workshop Timetable page. Or go to the ITS training course catalogue and locate the Research Language section under Researcher Education & Development.
In order to enrol on-line you will need a University of Adelaide user ID and password. If you do not have log-on privileges but are still eligible to undertake the program, we will register you manually.
Remember that if you are taking the full IBP-R program you need to register for that, as well as enrolling in individual workshops.
To register for the IBP-R please follow the links to register for the Integrated Bridging Program - Research (program registration) Induction as this will count as both attendance at the Induction session and your participation within the program over the 15 week term.
For further information about the IBP-R, please contact us.
Where do I go for further information?
Contact Michelle Picard at Researcher Education & Development
phone 8313 3957 or email michelle.picard@adelaide.edu.au
Where do I go for online workshop & seminar materials?
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Login to MyUni
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Under "My Current Courses" select "Writing and Speaking at Uni"
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In the menu on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Researcher Education & Development"
- Open up the "AU_INTBRIDG_0001 - Integrated Bridging Program: Online Modules" folder
- Begin your selected module by clicking the relevant link
