Level 1

Level 1 of the program consists of nine modules, each having up to two key tasks. Level 1 can be self-paced or undertaken through a combination of workshops, seminars, attendance at supervisor-student meetings and self-directed learning. All modules and units within them must be undertaken successfully in order to meet the requirements of this level. You need to allow 3-6 months to complete the course.

The nine modules comprise:

1. Postgraduate research training policy
2. First meetings
3. Initial three to four month period
4. Monitoring student progress as candidate pursues research plan
5. Reading and providing feedback on student's work
6. Problem solving
7. Producing the thesis
8. Examination process
9. Final debriefing with mentor

Application form for Level 1 accreditation

Detailed description of modules with application forms for Level 1 accreditation (RTF)

Workshops

Workshops are held according to demand and numbers on the waitlist. There are about 3 MRGS Level 1 workshops each year. The Faculty of Medicine also run workshops with the same modules.

For Faculty of Medicine workshops email Phyllis di Palma with your name, department/institute and phone number (also dept of honarary appointment if appropriate).The Faculty workshops are held twice per year (June and Oct/Nov). Both Faculty or MRGS workshops cover some of the 9 modules in the accreditation program but vary slightly.

Next MRGS Workshop

If unable to attend on 28 November 2008 add your name to the Waitlist for MRGS Level 1 Workshop, for the next workshop in 2009 (date to be set - possibly March 2009).

MRGS Workshop: Remaining Requirements

If you have participated in a Monash Research Graduate School Level 1 workshop you need only complete the following steps:

• Outstanding modules to be completed (see below)
• Application for Accreditation form to be sent to MRGS

Faculty Workshop: Remaining Requirements

If you attended a workshop run by a faculty, please contact the organiser in the faculty for details of the modules that need to be completed.

Completion of Module 8: Examination Advisory Panel

Attendance at an examination advisory panel is a requirement of Module 8: Examination Process. An examination advisory panel is convened within the faculty subsequent to receipt of doctoral examiners' reports where there is a discrepancy between examiner recommendations, where one or both examiners have recommended revision and resubmission, or where there is another problem. It is not to be confused with the confirmation of candidature panel.

Some faculty workshops cover this component. The MRGS workshop does not, so you will need to either attend a mock advisory panel (2 hour seminar), or an actual examination advisory panel in the faculty. MRGS holds mock panels several times per year. 

Please register your name on the advisory panel waitlist, and we will contact you when an actual or mock advisory panel is convened.

• Mock advisory panel registration:  http://mrgs.monash.edu.au/exPERT-bookings/
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• See also Guidelines for Examination Advisory Panel Convenors

Completion of Level 1

Once the program has been completed and the signed Application form for Level 1 accreditation returned to the Monash Research Graduate School, a certificate of accreditation will be signed by the Deputy Chairman of the Research Graduate School Committee. A central record is held in MRGS of all supervisors accredited through this program.

Please note that completion of a doctoral degree is normally required by the Monash Research Graduate School for accreditation as a main research supervisor of doctoral candidates. Some faculties, schools, departments, or centres may have additional training requirements for accreditation as a supervisor of doctoral candidates in their academic unit.

Completing the module forms

If you attended an MRGS or faculty workshop, you do not need to obtain signatures for all the elements covered at the workshop. All you need to do is indicate the date/s of the workshop so that we can cross-reference this with our records. Similarly, if you attended the MRGS mock advisory panel, we do not require a signature, just the date. Please indicate your title, name and academic unit so that we can record your accreditation correctly.

Further Resources

Presentations from Level 1 Workshops

Presentations from recent workshops will be uploaded here and will be available to Monash staff for a period following the workshop.

Guide to Level 1

We have put together a guide that incorporates presentations from previous speakers at the supervision trainng workshops and activities from the fIRST website. This guide is intended as a complement to the workshop for staff who wish to extend their knowledge of supervision best practice.