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Thu 13 Feb 2025
10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Online

Provided by: Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning


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Supervising Postgraduate Research Students (STEMM)

Thu 13 Feb 2025

Description


This workshop explores the principles of good postgraduate supervision, different approaches to supervising, how to deliver feedback for best results, and the teacher/learner roles of the supervisor-supervisee relationship. It is aimed at new or experienced postgraduate supervisors looking to develop their skills in effective and inspired pedagogy.


Outcomes:

  • Understand the teacher/learner roles central to the supervision of postgraduate students
  • Explore good practice for delivering feedback
  • Understand possible issues and where to go for support in the Cambridge system
  • Consider the elements of positive research culture in a group and lab
Target audience
  • Principal supervisor or co-supervisor of postgraduate students (University staff)
  • Please note that PhD students are not eligible for this course
  • If you are a PhD student please see An Introduction to Undergraduate Supervision
  • Further details regarding CCTL's eligibility criteria are available here
Prerequisites

This course has pre-course preparations, please see the 'joining instructions' in your booking confirmation for details.

Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Thu 13 Feb 2025   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Online Dr. Sophie Pickford
Aims
  • to consider your role as a supervisor: expectations and duties
  • to provide an introduction to the administrative requirements of the role
  • to reflect on best practice to guide students successfully and on how to avoid pitfalls
  • to have an awareness of the range of sources of support available in the collegiate University
  • to consider a range of approaches to supervising
Notes
  • The dates above are for STEMM supervisors
  • If you require the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences sessions please follow the link
Duration

Two hours


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