Planning and reviews of progress
Academic regulations for higher degrees by research state that students 'must make satisfactory progress during the course of the candidature to obtain approval for re-enrolment in the program'. The formal planning and review documents monitor and report this progress to the Research Degrees Committee and therefore must be completed by all HDR students, their supervisor/s and coordinator. More information about the planning and review process
This resource focuses on those sections of the planning and Review of Progress reports that relate to achieving the Research Degree Graduate Qualities.
- Research training activities (Planning and Review of Progress Report)
- Key competencies (Final Review of Progress)
- How to complete the RDGQ sections
- Planning and review forms and guidelines (Research degrees website)
Research training activities
In the Planning and Review of Progress Report - Section A, students are asked to list research training activities tied to Research Degree Graduate Qualities under the headings 'Review of activities' and 'Plan of activities' for a specific time period.
Research training refers to all those activities that students undertake during their research degree that contribute to their development as researchers within their field of research. Research training includes but is not limited to:
- supervision
- independent research
- participation in:
- school seminars
- divisional conferences and colloquiums
- participation in local, national and international conferences
- scholarly publications (conference proceedings, journal articles, book chapters and reviews)
- participation in scholarly networks (discipline, professional, industry and peer-based)
- preparing funding applications
- attending formal workshops, workshop series, and courses both face to face and online
- teaching in the field of research.
Key competencies
In the Final Review of Progress - Section 4, students are asked to document the key competencies linked to each of the seven Research Degree Graduate Qualities developed during the research degree.