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Supporting Taught Programmes – Dissertations & Projects. Dr Marita Grimwood. In their shoes…. Thinking back to your own experiences as UG or PGT project students, what were the benefits and motivations for you?. What motivates students?. Relevance and realism Career orientation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Supporting Taught Programmes
– Dissertations & Projects
Dr Marita Grimwood
In their shoes…
Thinking back to your own experiences as UG or PGT project students, what were the benefits and motivations for you?
What motivates students? Relevance and realism Career orientation Ownership, choice and responsibility Assessment and feedback Peer pressure and team working Presenting work to others An interested and enthusiastic
teacher
Case study Read the case study and, as a small
group, tease out the issues in project supervision raised by it.
Using your thoughts, prepare a poster with bullet points showing: What students have a right to expect of
supervision Ways in which you could contribute to
this
Giving Feedback
Consider environment and timing Express standards clearly Communicate your views about progress
clearly in relation to standards Using examples is helpful Providing written and verbal feedback helps
Be encouraging but honest Check understanding and views
Supervisor’s Roles Director Facilitator Advisor Teacher Guide Critic ?
RolesBrown, Smallwood & Bragan-Turner, 1996
Freedom-giver Encourages and supports students in making
decisions Critical friend
Gives encouragement and advice, shows interest Friend
Extends concern to non-academic aspects Manager
Develops plans, checks & records progress
Further support
The Staff Development Unit runs further workshops on supervision.
If you are a researcher with more substantial supervisory responsibilities and would like to know more, please contact [email protected]