1997 QUT Handbook

Thesis Supervision
(i) Criteria for selecting supervisors for Doctor of Education students are: domain expertise, qualifications
and supervisory experience. Normally the Principal Supervisor will be a member of the Faculty of
Education.
(ii) Consistent with QUT Rules, Doctor of Education students must have a Principal Supervisor and at
least an Associate Supervisor.
(iii) No staff member will normally be permitted to supervise, either as a principal or an associate
supervisor, more than six full-time higher degree students concurrently.
(iv) Where appropriate an associate supervisor may be appointed from industry.
(v) Students may obtain from the Course Coordinator, Heads of School and Directors of Centres and
Research Concentrations information regarding procedures for selection of supervisors.
(vi) Supervision is discussed with Heads of School, Directors of Centres or Research Concentrations and
with the Course Coordinator.
(vii) The Course Coordinator, after agreement with the relevant Heads of School(s) and Directors of
Research Centres/Concentrations recommends the names of supervisors for specific students to the
Higher Degrees Advisory Committee which, in turn, recommends these supervisors to the Faculty
Academic Board.
(viii) The names of supported supervisors will be transmitted for University approval to the Research
Management Committee.
Progression and Unsatisfactory Progress
Progression
In each year of candidature the academic progress of each candidate shall be reviewed by the Course
Coordinator. Satisfactory progress for provisional candidates will consist of passing of qualifying
requirements or course units at appropriate academic levels.
All candidates are required to satisfactorily complete confirmation of candidature prior to proceeding to
the thesis implementation stage.
Once a student has been confirmed, six monthly reports are required from the principal supervisor twice a
year. The report shall be signed by the candidate and the supervisor and submitted through the Head of
School and the Director of Research Centre/Concentration to the Course Coordinator for reviewing. The
report is forwarded through the Higher Degrees Advisory Committee to the Research Management
Committee.
Unsatisfactory Progress (under review)
When progress is deemed unsatisfactory by the Course Coordinator or supervisor, the Course Coordinator
will write to the candidate to request an indication of what action has been or will be taken to ensure
progress is satisfactory for the next report. When two consecutive reports indicate unsatisfactory progress,
the Dean may require the candidate to show cause against exclusion.
A student excluded under these rules has a right of appeal to the Academic Appeals Committee. The appeal
will be referred to the Faculty Academic Board and will be considered by the Faculty Academic Performance
Committee.
(i) With respect to coursework studies, candidates who have not attained a credit level (grade of 5 or
better) or who have otherwise progressed unsatisfactorily may have their candidature terminated on
the recommendation of the Higher Degrees Advisory Committee.
(ii) With respect to the thesis project, progress which is considered clearly unsatisfactory by both the
Supervisor and the Course Coordinator may lead to a recommendation by them to the Higher Degrees
Advisory Committee that the candidate be excluded from the course.
(iii) Before the Higher Degrees Advisory Committee recommends termination of candidature, the candidate
shall be given the opportunity to show cause why this action should not be taken.
Confirmation of Candidature
Within 18 months of enrolment (or two years part-time) the student in consultation with the supervisor
should present for confirmation. The Confirmation of Candidature Review Panel of the Higher Degrees
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