1. Mamood Gousy Lorna Main Alice Neave
Developing a supervision strategy for undergraduate programme of studies
Mamood Gousy
Lorna Main
Alice Neave

2. Key drivers
Professional regulations for Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Science
Increasing number of undergraduate students
Student evaluation and supervisor’s feedback
University Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy

3. Methodology
Gathering students’ perception of their role; the role of their supervisor and their experience of supervision through focus group discussion.
Gathering supervisors’ perception of their role; the role of students and their experience of supervision.
A comprehensive review of the literature exploring supervision in undergraduate programme of studies: supervisor’s and student’s role and responsibility, good practices and challenging and potentially challenging issues.
A reference group providing comments on the process and outcomes of the project.

4. Key outcomes
To a larger extent both supervisor and student share similar views of supervision- expectation of each others role and responsibility do not differ significantly.
Effective communication can be challenging and frustrating both for student and supervisor.
Record keeping which maximises effective monitoring of progress and achievement can be enhanced.
Students are not always adequately prepared to engage effectively with the supervision process.
Supervisors should be supported to undertake their role.
Universities tend not to have a standardised approach to the supervision of undergraduate research project.

5. Main interventions Role and responsibility of student.
Role and responsibility of supervisor.
Minimum standards for undergraduate project supervision.
A new approach to record of project supervision.

6. What’s next?
Evaluating the strategy.
Refining the strategy
Thank you.