If anything could go wrong, it did!!
Janice WhatleyIRIS Doctoral School
April 3rd 2012
Your progress Who has gone through the Interim
Report stage? Did anyone need to redo this? Who has completed the Internal
Evaluation? Did anyone need to redo this?
Talking about your work Can you give me in 1 sentence (or
2) what your thesis is all about. If you can’t explain your work in
this way, you will not be able to defend it in the Viva.
What does a PhD mean? Creation and interpretation of
knowledge, extending the discipline Ability to conceptualise, design and
implement projects Qualities for employment:
Making informed judgements Innovative ways to tackle problems
See page 49 of Code of Practice
Researcher Development Framework Knowledge and intellectual abilities Personal effectiveness Research governance and
organization Engagement, influence and impact
Interim Report What is expected How much to write Presentation is important Outcomes:
Fast track Transfer Repeat Continue
Internal Evaluation What is expected How much to write Care with presentation Outcomes:
Transfer Repeat Continue
Progression Points Good areas Negative feedback more important Look for the SPoRT session on Progression Points
Links to useful information
http://www.pg.salford.ac.uk/page/general_forms
the PhD journey diagram here is useful too
http://www.pg.salford.ac.uk/page/pgr_pt_journey
Balancing the workload Work and Life Full-time, Part-time, GTA Other priorities
RGC Regulations Assessment criteria Timing of the progression points Binding the work for submission
Working towards VE Day Advice:
Keep records of everything you do. Don’t throw anything away, it might come in
handy later, when the direction of your work deviates from originally planned.
Be reflective, part of this process is your development as a researcher.
Reflection on your learning and on the research methods is part of the process.
Submit to the SPARC conference