SUPERVISORS' EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS

  1. supervisors expect their research students to be independent

  2. supervisors expect their students to produce written work that is not just a first draft

  3. supervisors expect to have regular meeting with their students

  4. supervisors expect their students to be honest when reporting on their progress

  5. supervisors expect their students to follow the advice that they give, when it has been given at the request of the research student

  6. supervisors expect their students to be excited about their work, able to surprise them and fun to be with!

  7. supervisors expect to learn from the research student

Adapted from:
Estelle M. Phillips and Derek S. Pugh, "How to Get a PhD" (5th edn), Open University Press, 2010

 

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