Research Education at UniSA

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Research Education at UniSA
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Overview

• Research degree candidates at UniSA
• Funding (Research Training Scheme)
• Supporting and monitoring candidates progress
• Supervisor development
• Research Degree Websites

Graduate Studies Office
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Research Degree Enrolments

• Currently in 2005 there are
• 925 Higher Degree by Research Degree Candidates
  (842 PhD and 83 Masters)
• Four Divisions
• BUE 212
• EASS 335
• HSc 111
• ITEE 188
• Two Institutes
• IWRI 44
• ITR - 24
• (these figures do not include candidates
  not yet enrolled or those currently on Leave of
  Absence) 11 PhD candidates are enrolled at
  Whyalla campus
• Completions in 2004 - 122

Graduate Studies Office
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Research Education Funding

• Research Training Scheme (RTS) introduced in 2000
• Focus on RTS is on
• Timely completions
• Reduction of attrition / wastage
• Reduction in the number of Australian candidates
  while allowing an increase in International
  candidates

Graduate Studies Office
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Implications of the RTS

• The need for timely completions has led to a
  focus on
• Load management enrolment in areas of research
  strength
• Research Education Support Program
• Supervisor Development Program

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Research candidacy processes milestones

• Research Education Support Activities
• Statement of Agreement
• Detailed Research Proposals
• Reviews of Progress
• Research Degree Graduate Qualities

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Supervision

• Code of Good Practice
• Register of research degree supervisors
• Getting on the register
• Staying on the register
• Professional development workshops

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Research Degree Websites

• http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/default.asp
• http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/workshops/REP.a
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• http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/forms/default.a
  spagreement
• http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/gradquals.asp
• http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/workshops/super
  program.asp