Chosen Activity: Building Supervisor-Supervisee Relationship Stage 1: Conduct a needs assessment that enables us to see clearly the needs of supervisors/supervisees in this area of relationship Stage 2: Plan actual workshop (i.e. based on the feedback on the needs assessment, we can determine how to apportion time to the various areas of focus in a day’s workshop)

Specific areas to cover: Awareness creation of the role and responsibilities of a good supervisor Enhancing supervisor’s self understanding – understanding own supervisory style Establishing a match between supervisory styles and candidate needs Clarifying expectations between supervisor and supervisee Clarifying expectations of graduate student Content: Information from phase I ToT on building relationships (e.g. different approaches to start a new PhD student, aligning expectations, understanding own supervisory style; adapting own supervisory style to student needs, etc.; from book pg ) Assessment instruments for feedback (progress feedback sheet for both supervisor/supervisee; pre-supervision, supervision assessment)

Strengths Experienced resource persons Faculty sponsorship Good leadership Structure of the workshop facilitated learning and participation Provision of refreshment Provision of certification for participation Weaknesses Program could be less packed Because it is a workshop, instead of a program module, it was difficult to conduct formative assessment

Opportunities Improve supervisor/supervisee relationship Improve completion rate Enhance number of publication Attract more graduate students It serves as a platform to share, to support, and to normalize challenges Threats Funding Sustained funding for continuation of program Sustained interest