Semester One 2013
Thursday 13 June
Schedule
| Time | Presentation | Venue |
|---|---|---|
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3.30–4pm |
Registration |
Foyer, Education building |
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4–5pm |
Concurrent conference paper presentations |
Check program on the day |
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5–6pm |
Concurrent conference paper presentations |
Check program on the day |
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6–7pm |
Keynote and announcements |
Lecture Theatre 424 |
Keynote
Professor Peter Freebody
Pre-early career … : Priorities for research students
The backgrounds from which students come to university, the career, civic, and personal goals they pursue through their work at university, the ways in which they are accustomed to learning, and the professional settings that await them on graduation, have become more diverse and complex. Also it is increasingly the case that doctoral graduates enter fields other than university teaching and research – including research-based fields in both the private and public sectors. Further, there are recent developments in the global research environment that are relevant to its consideration of research training and supervision (RTS), including increased competition between countries, universities, and faculties, the changing clientele for graduate research studies, and emerging practices in research in the social sciences. So what are the basic ingredients that students should be looking for in their RTS? This presentation will address that question by drawing on some international approaches to RTS and on the Faculty’s recent Review of RTS, chaired by Prof Freebody. The Review stressed the importance of providing students with both opportunities to create new knowledge through both instruction and immersion in a field of study, and structured experiences and apprenticeships to active and experienced researchers. The recommendations of this Review will form the starting point for the presentation. The session will include time for questions and discussion.
Register to attend
Click here to register to attend.
Registrations to attend close on Friday 7 June.
Call for papers
Presenting at a Research Students Forum is a great opportunity for higher-degree-research students to present in a friendly and supportive environment. Many students have said this is a great way to practice for an international conference.
As a faculty higher-degree-research student, it's also a requirement of your candidature that you present at a Research Students Forum (previously known as PESSA Forum).
Click here for details about your candidature presentation requirements.
You can present either a 25-minute conference paper (15-minute presentation with 10-minutes discussion) or a poster presentation (poster presenters are required to be available for discussion at the forum). To submit your abstract, you must first register to present at the forum. The online registration form has an entry in which to submit your 250-word abstract.
Registration to present and submit your abstract closed on Friday 17 May.
Best Research Paper Award
If you are planning to present a conference paper at the Research Students Forum, consider writing a full paper and submitting this for the Best Research Paper Award.
Click here for full details.
The deadline for submissions of full written papers was Friday 17 May.
Enquiries
Please contact if you have any questions about this Research Students Forum.