Spring is the time of Independent Progress Assessment Panels (IPAP) and Annual Progress Reviews (APR). As the supervisor, it is crucial that you have a good understanding of student progress and how students' competency as researchers should be developing over time. Although you may have an intuitive sense of what makes a competent postgraduate researcher, developing a strategy to support students through this journey means articulating these qualities both for yourself and for your students. Exploring these qualities as a group provides a more nuanced sense of what progress looks like for PGR students, and through discussing with colleagues across disciplines we are able to also better articulate what progress looks like within our own disciplines.

In this seminar session, we will discuss expectations of postgraduate research student progress and competency development. The seminar will also be an opportunity to discuss options for when students are not progressing as expected.

In preparation for this session, we encourage you to take a look at the following resouces:

Elearning outlining the PGR journey at Liverpool: link to PGR journey page
Benmore (2016) Boundary management in doctoral supervision: how supervisors negotiate roles and role transitions throught the supervisory journey. Studies in Higher Education, 41(7), 1251-1264, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2014.967203
Trafford & Leshem (2009) Doctorateness as a threshold concept. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 46(3), 305-316, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703290903069027

Meeting details

Date & time: Wednesday 18 May 2022 12:00 - 13:00

The seminar will be hosted on Zoom: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/91792820808?pwd=dnNpeExVTy9KcnJVYjFUT0ROT0Z2dz09

Meeting ID: 917 9282 0808

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