Higher Degrees by Research Services and Key Information

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Higher Degrees by Research Services and Key
Information

• Jayne Taylor
• Manager, Research Education Training
• Orientation 2008

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Graduate Studies Office

• Around 1200 HDR students
• One stop shop for Higher Degree by Research
  Students Applications (international and
  domestic), Admission, Scholarship allocation,
  Enrolment, Monitoring progress, changes to
  candidature, Examination, Payment of scholarship
  stipends, HDR Student visa queries.
• Were here to help with
• Administrative inquiries

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More on the role of the GSO

• Scholarship Scheme management
• Domestic students
• Australian Postgraduate Award UniSA APA
  (USAPA)
• International
• Endeavour Scheme (EIPRS) and UniSA
  Presidents
• AusAID/Australian Leadership Australian
  Development
• Vacation Scholarships (3rd/Honours)
• Ability Grants
• International Travel Grants
• Commercialisation Training Scheme
• Completion and Fee relief scholarships
• Industry new scholarships

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The Learning Connection (each campus)

• Research Education Advisers
• Workshops (Research Education Support Activities)
• Individual appointments in person, phone, email
• Research support groups (including writers
  circles)
• International Student Advisers
• Counsellors
• Disability Advisers
• Career Advisers
• Overseas Student Health Cover

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The Library

• Support researchers and staff with research
• Each Institute/School/Centre/Group has a
  designated team
• Get to know your discipline librarians they
  assist with resources, information skills
  workshops

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Key Things to know
Where to go to get help Supervisor Research
Degree Coordinator Dean of Research /Research
Education (and staff) Learning Connection
(Student Advisers), Research Education
Training team Web site Template for thesis
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More things to know

• Academic Regulations - Higher Degree by Research
• Code of Good Practice Research Degrees
  Management and Supervision your
  responsibilities
• Research Degree Graduate Qualities
• Statement of Minimum Resources
• Statement of Agreement
• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of
  Research

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and even more

• Research Proposal getting confirmed in your
  candidacy
• Planning and Review of Progress
• Intellectual Property
• Plagiarism rules - referencing
• Ethics Safety requirements (including
  Occupational Health Safety)
• Thesis requirements

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Key things to do

• Be computer literate!
• Check your UniSA email regularly (my UniSA)
• Keep in contact with your Supervisor
• Register for Research Education Support
  activities
• Use Portia (record meetings, workshops attended,
  plan research)
• JASON (national scholarship database)
• ATN activities e-grad school,
• student home pages (coming soon)

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Time to complete

• Research Doctoral students
• Academic Regulations allow up to 3.5 years
  (full-time equivalent) extensions are not
  automatic for scholarship holders or admission
  only students
• Masters - 2 years full-time equivalent for
  Masters
• Domestic HDR students (Australian/Permanent
  residents Research Training Scheme) receive a
  tuition fee scholarship for the times outlined
  above. Tuition fees payable after this time
  however fee-relief and completion scholarships
  available
• International HDR students time allocations the
  same but see your letter of offer. VISA
  restrictions also apply.

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Milestones

• Statement of Agreement
• Research Proposals
• To be completed within first 6 months of
  enrolment
• Formally checked to the satisfaction of the
  Division
• Wherever possible, formal presentation
• Formal advice of acceptance
• Monitoring Performance twice yearly
• Annual Report of Progress enables re-enrolment
• Involvement of Co- or Associate Supervisor
• Nomination of Examiners
• Declaration on Thesis Originality academic
  integrity
• Final Review of Progress
• Completion and Graduation

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Rules in brief

• SCHOLARSHIPS various conditions (KEEP Letter of
  Offer and documents)
• EMPLOYMENT restrictions if on a full time
  scholarship UniSA requirements (maximum 8
  hours) and DIAC different. UniSA takes
  precedence
• LEAVE 6 months maximum at any at time
• Longer than 12 calendar months approved only in
  exceptional circumstances
• Leave is not necessarily allowed for
  international candidates (DIAC)
• CONCURRENT enrolment in another degree is
  restricted
• STUDYING AWAY FROM UniSA permission required.
  This is important for safety reasons.
• OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY depending on the
  project special permission may be required
• POLICE checks in some instances

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PORTIA

• Postgraduate Research Training Information
  Assistant online system
• Assists the HDR student and supervisor to manage
  the research
• Record meetings and issues
• Supervisors have immediate access to their HDR
  student records
• Training available Quick guide at elbow
• Access via myUniSA my Academic Record

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Your research is valued

• Australian community is making an investment in
  you and your research
• The moral imperative!
• If you have difficulties, there is always someone
  who can assist
• Enjoy your research and your
• time at UniSA

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Some web addresses save as Favourites!

• Research Degrees http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegre
  es/default.asp
• Code of Good Practice http//www.unisa.edu.au/pol
  icies/codes/goodprac/mansupvising.asp
• Research Degree Graduate Qualities
  http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/gradquals.asp
• Research Education Support Activities
  http//www.unisa.edu.au/researchsupport/default.as
  p
• Learning Connection http//www.unisanet.unisa.edu
  .au/learningconnection/
• Academic Regulations http//www.unisa.edu.au/poli
  cies/policies/resrch/res10-regs.asp
• PORTIA http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/candid
  ates/portia.asp
• Statement of Resources http//www.unisa.edu.au/p
  olicies/policies/resrch/res10-regs.aspAppendix3
• UniSA Funding and Grant Opportunities
  http//www.unisa.edu.au/resdegrees/scholarships/sc
  holar.asp
• JASON (Joint Australian Scholarships Online
  Network) http//www.jason.edu.au
• Ethics Safety http//www.unisa.edu.au/res/ethic
  s/default.asp
• Legal (Intellectual Property) http//www.unisa.ed
  u.au/res/legal/default.asp