ddps in the school & key milestones in year 1 dr patrick eyers dr peter grabowski year 1...
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DDPs in the school &Key Milestones in Year 1
Dr Patrick Eyers Dr Peter Grabowski
Year 1 Postgraduate Tutors
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Year 1 of your PhD Postgraduate Induction Course (PIC) –Mon 17th October to Tues 25th October 2011
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Outline• Pebble Pad
• Annual Training needs analysis (TNA)
• The mentoring system
• DDPs (Doctoral Development Programmes)
• Transfer to PhD (in most cases)
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Login:Pebblepad.co.uk/SheffieldUsername:Password:
• Not Facebook or Linked In!• A ‘personal learning environment’ before and after your PhD• For students, teachers and administrators• Learning, teaching, reflection and assessment• Continuing professional development
Pebble Pad e-portfolio system
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• 26th October 2011 1.30-2.30 SU auditorium• Uploading TNA onto Pebble Pad
Pebble Pad Interface
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Training needs analysis (TNA)
• Meeting expectations and good practice for training PGR students
• Formalises what most Supervisors currently do, but on an annual basis
• Process should occur early (next three weeks) and will inform DDP choices throughout PhD
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Mentoring:Role of the Personal Tutor
• Contribute to and steers TNA
• Otherwise independent of supervisor
• Twice annual meeting to discuss progress
• Pastoral role in case of issues-academic or otherwise
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DDP Annual Cycle
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School of Medicine DDPs
• Compulsory:
• Med 6950 – Literature Review
• Med 6960 – Research Training
• Driven by TNA and scientific need/interest
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Online DDP registration
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Online DDP registration
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School of Medicine DDPs
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Many DDPs are available
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School of Medicine DDPs
• Compulsory:
• Med 6950 – Literature Review
• Med 6960 – Research Training
• Driven by TNA and scientific need/interest
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Med 6950 – Literature Review
• All students will be undertaking an *original* literature review early in their studies
• Places your own research into context
• Learn the rules early!!
• Gives perspective on the state-of-the-art
• Fosters independent thinking
• Feeling of ownership
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Med 6950 – Literature Review
• Assessment – 4,000 word (+ References): An original Literature review
• Timing – within first three months after registration (by 11/01/12 for Sept/October registrants)
• Contacts – Pat Eyers and Peter Grabowski• Tutorials (4 rounds): 1) 27th Oct 2011 2-3PM 2) 10th Jan 2012 1-2PM (LT3, F)
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Med 6960 – “Research Skills”
• Formalises and acknowledges training elements (scientific, general lab) in year one
• Develops additional skills including presentation formats (Powerpoint does and don’ts)
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Med 6960 – “Research Skills”Assessment tools, 2 rounds:1. Training log and lab books – summary of: • Lab book keeping • courses• presentations given/attended, • safety training (eg radioisotopes, GM)• skills learned in the lab and in other labsRound 1:Tutorials: (1/11/11 (11AM!) & 02/02/12-LT3)Assessments: 13/12/2011 & 19/4/2012-LT3)
2. 1st year symposium Round 1: (compulsory)•Oral Power Point Presentation (26/04/12 & 3/05/12, perhaps just one day)
Med 6960 – “Research Skills”
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End of Year 1:Transfer• Most students register as MPhil to PhD or MPhil
to MD
• Transfer is assessed by at least two examiners and will involve Pebble Pad e-portfolio
• Will examine the candidate for ability to complete a PhD, not for having completed an MPhil
• A probationary evaluation, not a qualification
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Transfer
Assessment by
• PhD Project report, ‘40-50’ pages
• Foundation document for final thesis
• Examined by viva by at-least 2 academics
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Transfer
Timing:
• Title & Abstract – July 2012
• Transfer report – End July 2012
• Viva – within 3-6 weeks of this date
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Transfer
Decisions:
Pass: Registration transfers to MD or PhD
Refer: student has chance to revise thesis and the revised thesis, RTP documents, lab books & any mitigation will be considered by the SGRC panel, who will decide to transfer registration or not
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• The DDPs and transfer process are designed to be complementary
• Literature Review forms the basis of the Transfer Report Introduction (and thesis?)
• The research skills paper will help to structure the thesis etc. etc.