Pam Denicolo, Dawn Duke, Julie Reeves

Delivering Inspiring Doctoral Assessment

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides academics, trainers and supervisors worldwide the tools to effectively support doctoral students in the assessment process. Its multidisciplinary approach makes it a uniquely useful manual for the examination of works from conception to completion, and dissemination in both formative and summative assessments. It gives clear guidance on:

· How assessment is structured and conducted,

· Activities and questions for the supervision of vivas and public debates,

· How to manage assessment outcomes.

This book equips early career assessors to effectively perform their duties and supportive roles, and is a valuable resource for doctoral students seeking insight into the rationale behind the ways in which their preparation is structured and delivered.

Produktdetails

• Success in Research
• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9781526465016
• ISBN-10: 1526465019
• Artikelnr.: 56975072

Autorenporträt

Working across a range of disciplines (Psychology, Health & Social Care and Pharmacy), Pam Denicolo, a Professor Emerita from the University of Reading,  a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, has wide-ranging experience both of using a range of research approaches and methods and of teaching how to use them well to a broad range of students and professionals world-wide. She has served on executive boards and committees of national and international learned societies and organisations devoted to research and teaching. She continues to publish widely student support materials, books, and journal articles on research because she remains passionately committed to mentoring and coaching newer researchers and academics.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 What is 'doctorateness'
Chapter 2 What is the role of assessment in doctoral studies?
Chapter 3 What are the regulatory requirements and responsibilities of doctoral assessors?
Chapter 4 What different forms does assessment take and why during the process of a doctorate?
Chapter 5 How can assessment be made inclusive?
Chapter 6 How can you establish an appropriate rapport and respect in doctoral assessment?
Chapter 7 What feedback is useful and how can it be negotiated?
Chapter 8. How can you deal well with less positive assessment outcomes?
Chapter 9. What forms of final doctoral assessment procedures might an examiner encounter?
Chapter 10. What should we be looking for in a thesis?
Chaptee 11. What are the purposes of a viva voce and how can it be conducted rigorously and compassionately?
Chapter 12. What are potential outcomes and what will be your continuing role?

Rezensionen

This engaging and inclusive book provides supervisors and examiners with a complete guide to assessment in the doctoral process. Anyone who is supervising or examining a PhD will benefit greatly from its wisdom and candour. Paul Ashwin 20190716