Super Vision 2 The research affair Research workshop notes prepared for discussion with staff at Divine Word University November, 2012 By Prof Neil Béchervaise

Super vision 2 The research affair Team supervision Note 1: for a team supervision model to work, all supervision team will need to be ready to attend all meetings all supervision team will need to contribute to the candidate’s development all supervision team will need to be willing and prepared to help when called upon

Super vision 2 The research affair Session 1 – Your first date Whole team will be attending for Relationship Building discussion Candidate background – family, home, ambitions, maybe shared interests Team interests and various backgrounds How individual team members will support candidate project

Super vision 2 The research affair Session 1 – Your first date Entry knowledge base of candidate Research interests of candidate Reasons for candidate entering research project University rules about length of candidature Likelihood of completion <50% unless … Expected contact frequency – Weekly until proposal completed Contact frequency during candidature – various but regular

Super vision 2 The research affair Session 1 – Your first date Required progress output - seminars, papers & completion dates Need for preliminary research proposal -before next meeting – by Make clear This is a journey of development. Neither of you will be the same when it comes to an end

Super vision 2 The research affair Session 1 – Your first date Need for preliminary research proposal -before next meeting – by Exchange contact details – , phone? Set up meeting for next week

Super vision 2 The research affair Pre-proposal follow-up sessions Discuss and refine preliminary research proposal Establish required sections or chapters Discuss content of each section Establish approximate section word counts Set up meeting for next week

Super vision 2 The research affair Pre-proposal follow-up sessions Discuss and refine preliminary research proposal Discuss sampling procedures – how large, what or who, data collection methods Discuss ethical issues identified – privacy of respondent, confidentiality of data, protection of beliefs and traditions Provide ethics application form for completion and submission to YOU before next meeting Set up meeting for next week

Super vision 2 The research affair Pre-proposal follow-up sessions Discuss and refine preliminary ethics application Develop research proposal to include sampling procedures [how large, what or who, data collection methods] Establish possible library and database possibilities for preliminary literature review Send candidate to ICT to load Endnote & set up workshop Agree on Endnote database listing of at least 20 entries to include a mix of relevant books, journals and websites for next meeting Set up meeting for next week

Super vision 2 The research affair Pre-proposal follow-up sessions Work with candidate to finalise research proposal and ethics application forms Establish when applications must be sent for review by relevant committees Provide models for development of letters of informed consent to go with ethics application Arrange to check informed consent letters and submission of applications to relevant committees Arrange meeting dates for weeks following each meeting

Super vision 2 The research affair Pre-proposal follow-up sessions Work with candidate to finalise research proposal and ethics application forms Establish when applications must be sent for review by relevant committees Provide models for development of letters of informed consent to go with ethics application Arrange to check informed consent letters and submission of applications to relevant committees Arrange progress meeting dates and establish deadlines for data collection and literature review progress discussions

Super vision 2 The research affair Remember During research development the lead researcher is the candidate and The supervision team exists to provide ongoing support for the candidate

Super vision 2 The research affair Remember 2 An expert team is always better than a team of experts