Students’ overall contribution should involve activities that help enculturate them into academic life, engage them with the academic community, and provide them with authentic experiences typical of those carried out by practicing university academics.
Each School’s Research Committee (called the Postgraduate Committee in some Schools) must develop a process for assigning activities to students. As part of this process it is expected that the supervisor and the student will be consulted about the activities that will most effectively contribute to the student’s development as a teacher and researcher, as well the student’s skills and interests. Each assignment should clearly show the activities assigned, and the number of hours (including preparation, and marking if relevant) associated with each activity.
The assignment of activities should normally cover the full academic year, though variations can be agreed during the year if these are required.
Guidelines for activities
Activities suitable for the training plan amongst others include:
- Acting as a tutor or teaching assistant in Victoria courses, including preparation and other tasks reasonably related to the task of tutor or teaching assistant such as attending the lectures, preparing and marking tests, assignments or exams; invigilating tests and exams.
- Tutor Orientation/ Introduction to Teaching and/or the Assessment Workshop through the Centre for Academic Development may count towards contribution with prior approval from Supervisor and School Manager.
- Research assistance.
- Helping to organise a conference or other research events and programmes within the School.
- A reasonable amount of general administration including photocopying, filing etc.
