PhD Progression Points

Dr Sonja TomaskovicResearch & Innovation

University of Salford

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What are Progression Points for?

Structure!

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What is the Criteria?

Originality!

Understanding & Knowledge!

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What is the Criteria?

Project Management!

What is the Criteria?

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What is the Criteria?

Research Skills!

What is the Criteria?

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What are the Ph.D. milestones?

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Timeline - full time PhD

Annual Report

Annual Report

Annual Report

Self Evaluation Report

Self Evaluation Report

Self Evaluation Report

Learning Agreement: within 3 months

Interim Assessment: 9-12 months

Internal Evaluation: 12 months after IA

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Write-up and assessment period

Timeline - part time PhD

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

+ 2

Learning Agreement: within 6 months

Interim Assessment: 17-23 months

Internal Evaluation: 20 months after IA

Write up and assessment

Annual Report

Annual Report

Annual Report

Annual Report

Annual Report

Self-Evaluation

Self-Evaluation

Self-Evaluation

Self-Evaluation

Self-Evaluation

Learning agreement

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Self-evaluation report

Annual progress report

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Annual Reports

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Interim Assessment (IA)

Within 9–12 months (17–23 for PT)

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Requirements - 4000 words - oral exam (supervisor + 2 staff

members)

Literature review

Clarity of research

focus

Data findings

General knowledge

Future Work

Original Contribution

Evaluation

Interim Assessment - Outcomes

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In 3 months

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Interim Assessment - Outcomes

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Interim Assessment - Outcomes

PhD

MPhil

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Interim Assessment - Outcomes

Internal Evaluation (IE)

12 months after IA

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Requirements- 10k–15k words (i.e. chapter of your thesis)

- oral exam (2 research active staff members)

Internal Evaluation (IE)

12 months after IA

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Requirements - 10000 - 15000 words

- oral exam (2 staff members, NO

supervisor)

Solving complex issues

Independent Researcher

Original Research

Creation of new

knowledge

OvercomingObstacles

Substantial Knowledge

Evaluation

Internal Evaluation - Outcomes

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In 3 months

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Internal Evaluation - Outcomes

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Internal Evaluation - Outcomes

PhD

MPhil

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Internal Evaluation - Outcomes

Arrangements

Your responsibility!

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All the forms can be found:

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THANK YOU!

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