Common use of Supervision arrangements Clause in Contracts

Supervision arrangements. Each student will have at least two supervisors, at least one each from the two chosen places of study. If one of the two degree‐awarding institutions is the University of Kent, the Kent supervisor will be either an approved supervisory chair or be part of a team of two Kent supervisors, one of whom is an approved supervisory chair. The composition of the supervisory team will be considered at application stage and finalized with each student during the individual pathway consultations in semester 1. Supervisors will work closely together and meet with their students on a regular basis (either in person or through electronic means) to ensure that they are making satisfactory progress. If neither of their two main supervisors is a Kent staff member, students will be allocated a Kent advisor for the duration of semester 1. During the meetings in the first semester initial targets will be agreed with each student. At the end of the first semester, students are required to agree a personal research plan with their supervisors, demonstrating that they have embarked on the main body of their research and setting out any further required skills training. At the end of year 1 they are required to undertake a formal assessment in order to progress to year 2. A supervisory board, consisting of the main supervisor from University 1 and one further TEEME staff member from the same site, will review the student’s work to date and decide on progression to year two. The second supervisor not present during this meeting will comment on the student’s work in writing. After year 1 there will be two formal progress meetings each year, in addition to frequent informal supervisory meetings. Reports on these formal progress meetings will be discussed with the student. The second progress meeting at the end of year 3 will take the form of a submission meeting.