Introduction
An introduction to Gina Wisker and The Good Supervisor
Getting Started
In this section we look at some of the systems, the project management and the relationships management involved in supervising.
Working with postgraduate students
Supporting and enabling student writing through a masters or doctorate
Giving feedback to enable learning-feedback and feedforward
Nudging conceptual work and contributions to knowledge
Difference-working with students from different contexts, cultures, learning approaches and motivations
This sections looks at working with students who are different, from your own learning background and learning styles and behaviours, your own culture, age gender sexuality, religion ability and perhaps whose ways of writing, researching and motivation for the postgraduate study are entirely different from your own. Read more
Preparing for the examination
How can supervisors advise students about what to expect in their doctoral examination and viva? What do examiners say they are looking for in successful PhD theses which make a contribution to knowledge? How do examiners go about their reading and examining a thesis? Read more
Postgraduate students are for life- publishing, references, co-research
Supervisor wellbeing and resilience
Being a supervisor is a responsible, time consuming job and often supervisors experience stress in their roles. Read more
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