Graduate Studies Research Reporting Day
To be held on Friday, June 8, 2007
Download the 2007 Program (pdf format)
What are Research Reporting Days?
Reporting days are rostered for candidates to speak briefly to their research and field questions from assembled members of the School as to their progress, methods and other issues as relevant. These "reporting days" have been recommended in the Faculty of Arts' Operational Plan for 2001 as a means of providing better research support for students, especially HDR candidates.
Research Reporting Day, 2007
As in previous years, the School will host a Research Reporting Day on Friday, June 8, 2007. This is the one day out of the whole year that all of the Graduate Research students and supervisors in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics have the opportunity to meet and share ideas while fulfilling candidature research reporting obligations. The day also puts research students into contact with academics other than those directly involved with their supervision.
The event provides all graduate students with an opportunity to present their research in a public forum and to receive useful feedback and academic guidance. It also gives academic supervisors and program coordinators recent information on the research progress of their students.
Attendance is compulsory for all PhD and MA research students (100% and 66%) and it is expected that all candidates will remain for the duration of the event. The open forum has been specifically programmed for the benefit of all those participating in the day.
Each student has twenty minutes for their presentation, including fifteen minutes for presentation and five minutes for questions and discussions. All students are advised to contact their supervisors well before the Research Reporting Day for advice on how to present and what content should be included (and excluded).
Before 2005, we asked students to provide feedback on various issues arising out of the research process including any problems encountered (for example, inadequate materials and facilities, supervisory difficulties, problems with writing etc.). However, starting in 2005, we moved to a mini conference format, which we believe is more suitable. We therefore no longer require participants to respond to issues specific to their research process, though they may still wish to discuss these. By and large, however, the focus should be on presenting interesting aspects of their research.
Of course, if students would like to raise with the audience any difficulties they are experiencing, they can by all means do this-students and academic staff may well be able to provide useful suggestions for solving them. If students would prefer to discuss these issues or any other matters to do with their studies with Professor Bruce Jacobs (Graduate Research Coordinator), please make an appointment. (Room S520, phone ext. 52233, email: Bruce.Jacobs@arts.Monash.edu.au ).
As our School is large, students have been divided into 5 groups with parallel sessions running at the same time. This year we are happy to announce that we have 46 candidates participating. Prior to lunch, Professor Rae Frances, Dean, Faculty of Arts, will speak to us. Morning tea and a buffet lunch will be provided.