Advising Doctoral Students

Provide innovative professional training for doctoral supervisors Advising Doctoral Students Provide innovative professional training for doctoral supervisors Program structure: Number of courses: 7 Core activities: 7.45 hours Additional activities: 13.5 hours

Contributors LEAD ADVISOR: Professor Nicholas Steneck Director of the Research Ethics and Integrity Program of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research and Professor Emeritus of History, University of Michigan, USA

Professor Barbara Knuth Contributors Dr George E. Walker Retired Professor of Physics and the Chief Strategy Officer at Cleveland State University Professor Barbara Knuth Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at Cornell University

Development Group Members Contributors Development Group Members Florida International University Kansas State University Oregon State University  University of California -San Diego Western Michigan University  

About this program Advising Doctoral Students empowers universities to ensure that all faculty involved in advising candidates are well equipped to deal with emerging challenges in this continually-changing field. The program is designed to help both new and experienced doctoral advisors develop their ability to effectively mentor doctoral students and to support them in becoming in independent researchers. The Advising Doctoral Students program has been adapted for US universities from the Supervising Doctoral Studies program, published for the International non-USA market in August 2014 (The original authors of SDS are credited in the ADS program WelcomeScreens).

Overview The eight 30-minute units will help to create effective advisors by allowing them to consider and reflect key areas of responsibility such as: The evaluation of potential students and their suitability for doctoral study. Assessing the doctoral students’ diverse needs and provision of timely training. A thorough understanding of institutional guidelines and career expectations. Administration of the supervisor-student relationship. Guiding a student through their research period and transition to writing. Preparation for qualifying examinations and dissertation defense.

Syllabus Introduction to Advising Doctoral Students Introduction to Advising Doctoral Students introduces the program and prepares participants for later units. It asks the pressing question ‘What makes an effective doctoral advisor?’, which the full program aims to answer. Core: 30 minutes Syllabus: Introduction to the program and features What makes an effective doctoral advisor? Preparing to be an advisor and recruiting the right students Preparing to be an advisor and recruiting the right students covers strategies for recruiting and admitting the students best fitted to an advisor’s doctoral program. It sets the stage for the courses that follow by helping advisors consider their attitude and suitability for doctoral advising, in addition to their institutional context. Core: 45 minutes Additional: 2 hours 30 minutes  Responsibilities of a doctoral advisor Initial preparations Recruiting doctoral students Admitting doctoral students Meeting applicants’ expectations Getting started Getting started suggests tools for clarifying advisor’s and students’ expectations of each other and aligning different advising styles to student needs. It gives advisors practical guidelines for keeping their students on track and helps them consider how they can support a diverse, inclusive doctoral environment. Core: 1 hour Additional: 2 hours 20 minutes Syllabus:  Establishing relationships and clarifying expectations Understanding different approaches to advising Getting you and your student organized Supporting diversity and inclusion

Syllabus Pre-candidacy Cross-cutting challenges Pre-candidacy covers the range of issues that advisors need to consider before their students advance to candidacy, including: creating a supportive doctoral environment, helping students follow best practices for research integrity, ensuring that students acquire the necessary research and writing skills, and delivering effective feedback. Core: 1 hour Additional: 3 hours 10 minutes Syllabus: Creating a supportive doctoral environment Fostering integrity throughout the doctoral process Assisting with skills development Developing communication and writing skills Providing feedback Preparing for and advancing to candidacy Cross-cutting challenges   Cross-cutting challenges covers issues that advisors may need to consider to various stages of their students’ progress. In particular, the course focuses on helping students plan for and develop their careers, whether academic or non- academic, managing relationships with students and colleagues; and providing support to students who struggle with personal difficulties, learning disabilities, health issues, or an overall lack of motivation. Additional: 2 hours Syllabus:  Academic professional development Career development Managing relationships with students and colleagues Providing personal support Supporting students with learning disabilities and health issues Supporting students if they lose motivation

Syllabus Conclusion and practice scenarios The doctoral project and dissertation The doctoral project and dissertation considers how advisors can help students find and develop dissertation topics, select appropriate members of their doctoral committee, and handle common on problems that may come up throughout the research and writing process. Core: 1 hour Additional: 3 hours 15 minutes Syllabus: Defining the project and identifying key tasks Establishing a committee Supporting the production of the dissertation Dealing with problems Finalizing and submitting the dissertation Conclusion and practice scenarios  This concluding unit allows advisors to reflect on the program as a whole, to assess their own performance, and to apply what they have learned to real-life scenarios. It provides advisors with strategies to develop and improve their practice by seeking feedback and establishing their own mentor relationships Core: 25 minutes Additional: 20 minutes Syllabus:  Reflective practice and performance assessment Practice scenario activities

Advising Doctoral Students Course features: Video interviews with new and experienced supervisors and students Case studies and practical scenarios exploring real-life examples Polling feature enabling participants to compare their responses to complex questions with those of their peers Customizable portfolio incorporating practical and in-depth reflective self-development activities Conclusion unit containing full program resource bank, reference and interactive practice scenarios 13 hours of additional self-development, peer-to-peer and tutor-led activities Supplement which covers how to implement the courses for effective results and integrate the additional activities into a fully blended learning program.

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