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Unit of Study TCH03411 - Higher Degree Research Supervision (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    8

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Pre-requisites

    Higher degree by research

  • Enrolment information

    It is strongly recommended that you have completed Higher degree by research prior to enrolling in this unit.

Unit description

Develops and extends participants' repertoire of supervision skills and understandings through engagement with current literature, institutional practices and professional networks. Participants have the opportunity to engage in critical self-reflection, critical analysis and the scholarship of higher degree research supervision. This critical and practical engagement is applied to their own supervisory practices and scenarios.

Unit content

1. Context of HDR supervision 

2. Models of supervision 

3. Supervisor-candidate relationship 

4. Stages of candidature

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 3 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Discuss the current theoretical and policy contexts of HDR supervision at national and international levels
2 Critically evaluate Southern Cross University's or their own institutional policies and guidelines in relation to HDR candidature
3 Engage with practices appropriate for different stages of development of HDR candidature
4 Analyse models of supervision and effective supervisor-candidate relationships
5 Critically reflect on their own supervision practices and scenarios

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the current theoretical and policy contexts of HDR supervision at national and international levels
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. Critically evaluate Southern Cross University's or their own institutional policies and guidelines in relation to HDR candidature
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  3. Engage with practices appropriate for different stages of development of HDR candidature
    • GA5:
  4. Analyse models of supervision and effective supervisor-candidate relationships
    • GA5:
  5. Critically reflect on their own supervision practices and scenarios
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.