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Title: Confirmation of Candidature


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Confirmation of Candidature
CRICOS No. 00213J
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Research Students Centre
Confirmation of CandidatureInformation Session
www.qut.com
  • Supporting Research Students through
  • Admission Enrolment
  • Candidature
  • Scholarship
  • Thesis Examination
  • Training Resources
  • Contact web address
  • Kathy Scorah Administration Officer
    (Candidature) research.candidature_at_qut.edu.au

Queensland University of Technology
CRICOS No. 00213J
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Higher Degree Research Student Life Cycle
Graduation/Employment
Admission Enrolment
Stage 2
Final Seminar
Annual Progress Report
Annual Progress Report
Confirmation
Conference/Publication
Student re enrols via QUT Virtual in October each
year
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Who?
Where?
What?
Why?
When?
How?
of the confirmation process
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Confirmation of Candidature
  • PhD Milestones - Confirmation
  • Who? All students enrolled in a PhD and those
    students wanting to articulate from a Research
    Masters to a PhD, or from a Professional
    Doctorate to a PhD
  • Where is the information/guidelines?
  • http//www.research.qut.edu.au/restdncen/postgradc
    rse/formsandguid/currentstudents.jsp (reporting
    form to be submitted to RDC)
  • http//www.mopp.qut.edu.au/Appendix/appendix09.htm
    l1220Confirmation20of20Candidature (PhD
    regulations)

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Confirmation of Candidature (contd)
  • What is it? The process consists of
  • A seminar held in your faculty
  • A detailed proposal to the review panel within
    the faculty
  • A reporting form with attachments that go to the
    Research Degrees Committee from the review panel
  • When do you do it?
  • 12 months after beginning your candidature
    (full-time)
  • 24 months after beginning your candidature
    (part-time)

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Confirmation of Candidature (contd)
  • Why? To confirm your capability to complete
    your research higher degree.
  • This seminar demonstrates that you are a
    competent research student at a PhD level
  • It shows that the project you are doing is an
    appropriate one for a PhD level
  • Based on the timeline provided you have a
    reasonable chance to complete within the 3 year
    period.

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Confirmation of Candidature
  • How do you go about it?
  • Managing timelines dates/documents
  • Due date for confirmation you will be notified
    on Portia http//researchstudent.qut.edu.au/portia
    /
  • Check out the dates for RDC meetings and plan
    accordingly If you wont be able to make the
    date for your confirmation seminar you must apply
    for an extension one month prior to this date
  • http//www.research.qut.edu.au/restdncen/postgradc
    rse/formsandguid/currentstudents.jsp
  • http//www.research.qut.edu.au/downloads/StudentCe
    nter/RDC_2006_Meeting_Dates.pdf
  • Seminar documents must be submitted (one to
    each panel member) 14 days prior to seminar

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Confirmation of Candidature (contd)
  • How to go about it?
  • Policy document Section 12
  • Confirmation of Candidature Recommendation to RDC
    form.
  • Necessary attachments
  • Flyer
  • Progress to date (scholarly activities
    undertaken)
  • Brief description of project
  • Research plan and timeline
  • You will be advised of your success via email
    message and new dates/upgrades in Portia.

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Under review
  • Rare event
  • Of the 1581 current HRD students 9 are under
    review
  • In 2005 211 students completed confirmation and 2
    were put under review.
  • What to do if you are put under review?
  • Complete listed requirements
  • Listen to advice
  • Seek assistance
  • Actively seek critique, comment and collegial
    advice

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What are you trying to achieve?
  • A Doctor of Philosophy is someone who takes a
    new/different perspective to a problem, issue or
    a reflection on practice. They write well and
    most importantly they research well. A PhD is all
    about creating a really good argument that is a
    good read. In Australia, it is a unique writing
    genre.

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What are your responsibilities?
  • Talk with your supervisor arrange meetings
  • Know the policies and procedures relating to your
    degree
  • Maintain a schedule of background
    reading/literature review
  • Attend any coursework suggested by your
    supervisor
  • Participate in scholarly activities
  • Strive to design a research program which is
    intellectually challenging and of sufficient
    scope to allow a significant original
    contribution of knowledge to be made, but focused
    enough to permit completion within about three
    years (full-time) of commencement
  • Develop planning skills and to plan and achieve
    early targets
  • Be confident that when it comes to Confirmation
    of Candidature you will be successful

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