Level 2

Level 2 of the Supervisor Accreditation program consists of a series of Master Classes, which commenced in 2005 following a review of research supervision training. They are designed both for new supervisors and more experienced supervisors wishing to refresh their skills.

Level 2 accreditation allows a supervisor to supervise a maximum of 12 research students.

The master class program consists of:

Master Class 1 Case Studies on the Breakdown of the Student-Supervisor Relationship

Master Class 2 External Supervision & Supervision in Teams

Master Class 3 Power Relationships and Dealing with Students from Different Cultures

Master Class 4 Introduction to Intellectual Property

Master Class 5 How to Examine a Thesis

Master Class 6 Case Studies in Building Research Teams

Master Class 7 Project Design in the Humanities & Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts)

Master Class 8 Ethics

Master Class 9 HDR Publication & Co-publication: Possibilities and Protocols (Faculty of Arts)

Master Class 10 Challenges of mid-candidature (Faculty of Arts)

Level 2 Accreditation Requirements

To obtain Level 2 Accreditation, you must attend a total of 5 Master Classes.

Compulsory Master Class for all supervisors is:
Master Class 4 - Introduction to Intellectual Property

It is also compulsory for Faculty of Arts Supervisors to attend:
Master Class 7 - Project Design in the Humanities & Social Sciences (Faculty of Arts)
And 1 of the following:
Master Class 9 - HDR Publication & Co-publication: Possibilities and Protocols (Faculty of Arts)
OR
Master Class 10 - Challenges of mid-candidature (Faculty of Arts)

To view available sessions or register for any of these Master Classes, please go to
http://mrgs.monash.edu.au/exPERT-bookings/

If you find that the session you are interested in is booked out or not scheduled to run you can add your name to a wait-list and you will be notified when a session or place is available. Links to the waitlists for all sessions are at: http://www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/research/staff/supervision/waitlists/

Once you have completed the requisite Master Classes, you can apply for Level 2 accreditation by completing the
Application form for Level 2 accreditation

Resources

The presentations and handouts of all Master class sessions are available to Monash staff.

The fIRST website has resources on supervision which we have aligned the Master Class topics with.