RESEARCH SUPERVISION WORKSHOP 2009

Introduction to the workshop

Chris van Zyl

Needs for this workshop?

Student-supervisor relationship define Structure of a research project Literature review what & how & why? Quantitative & qualitative divide Data analyses tools/techniques Writing of the project Plagiarism (ethical implications) Institutional policies & guidelines

Student-Supervisor relationship
How should this be? Communication (responsive) Trust Shared value (research focus) Bonding (professional!!) Empathy Reciprocity
(Sin,Tse, Yau, Lee and Chow, 2002: 656-676)

Student-Supervisor relationship
What should supervisor NOT do: Choose the research topic Find relevant literature Do critical thinking (on behalf of) student Develop research questions/hypotheses Choose most appropriate methodology Perform data analysis Teach student statistics Do language editing Rewrite the work Correct the referencing technique

Welman, Kruger and Mitchell (2005: 284)