Tara Brabazon's Blog, page 18

Steps What can PhD students and supervisors 'do' during the examination period for a doctorate?

Once the thesis is submitted, students fret, sweat and stress.  Many supervisors do the same.  But how can the 2-3 months of examination be used productively and well?

Steps 10 drafts to submission

In this professional development session for supervisors, Tara explores the challenging few weeks before the submission to examiners.  How do we stop those weeks becoming months, while controlling the emotion and stress of students and supervisors?

Tara presents one solution:  10 drafts to submission.  

STEPS - the PhD setup document

To enable a student to finish a PhD - and certainly finish in the minimum time - requires a sharp, precise and considered beginning to the programme.  As part of her STEPS Professional Development Programme for PhD supervisors, Tara introduces the 'Setup document,' the foundation for her first meeting and, indeed, the first year of a candidature.

The link to the setup document is here:  https://www.academia.edu/35713046/Tara_Brabazon_PhD_setup_document.pdf

and here:  https://www.scribd.com/document/370035847/Tara-Brabazon-PhD-Setup-Document 

 

PhD Milestones: asking the right questions (HDR Supervisor Flipped Seminar)

PhD milestones can be tough for the student.  They should be rigorous, precise and clarifying.  They should not be brutalizing, cruel and confusing. 

This flipped training session for PhD supervisors probes the type of questions that can be asked of students and the scenarios to avoid.  

What is a productive suite of questions for students and their development?

Steps - PhD by Prior Publication Supervisory Training

Tara introduces the PhD by prior publication.  What are the specific skills required to supervise this mode of doctorate?

Steps - Artefact and Exegesis PhD

This steps training session prepares supervisors for the artefact and exegesis PhD.  What are the challenges in this mode of doctorate and how can they be examined with success and consistency?

Post PhD strategies for career development - a flipped supervisory training session

Tara talks through post-candidature care strategies - and employment strategies - for PhD students.

The external PhD - a flipped staff training session

Tara presents  a flipped training sonic session on the 'external PhD.'  How do we supervise students that are disconnected from the physical campus?  In these new times, it is time for new doctoral supervision.

 

Staff Development Step Programme - The Part Time PhD

Tara talks with supervisors about the part-time PhD and strategies to ensure that students remain connected throughout the candidature.

STEPs SOCK (Significant Original Contribution to Knowledge)

Tara introduces a key new movement in doctoral education:  SOCK.  We explore the Significant Original Contribution to Knowledge.