DDPs in the school & Key Milestones in Year 1 Dr Patrick Eyers Dr Peter Grabowski Year 1 Postgraduate Tutors 1.

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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• 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.