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Faculty of Human Sciences
Higher Degree Research (HDR)
Commencement Program 2010
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Dean’s Welcome
Professor Janet GreeleyExecutive Dean
Faculty of Human Sciences
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Faculty of Human Sciences
The Australian School of Advanced Medicine (ASAM)
Department of Education Department of Linguistics Institute of Early Childhood (IEC) Institute of Human Cognition and Brain
Science (IHCBS) Department of Psychology
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Enrolled HDR Candidates 2010
Arts 449 27.9%
Business and Economics 107 6.6%
MGSM 115 7.2%
Human Sciences 430 26.8%
Science 506 31.5%
All Degrees - University Total 1607
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Faculty Staff
Executive Dean Prof. Janet GreeleyExecutive Assistant to Dean Ms. Judy LawrieAssociate Dean, HDR A/Prof. David HallFaculty Manager, HDR Ms. Robyn
GuilmetteAssociate Dean Research Prof. Jennifer
BowesFaculty Research Manager Mr. Colm HalbertAssociate Dean, Learning & Teaching A/Prof. Judi
HomewoodFaculty General Manager Mr. Ian Jones
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Top 10 Survival Tips
1. Set up a clear working relationship with your supervisor right from the start
2. Expectations (frequency of meetings, meeting deadlines, getting feedback) • Keeping records • Setting goals • Setting timelines • Talk about your project with others and listen to
feedback
3. Present early on: feedback *Department and Faculty Seminars and CONFERENCES*
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More tips…
4. Publish as you go5. Join in the University and
Dept/Institute/School/Centre culture - sense of belonging
6. Tutoring opportunities7. Set aside clear – undisturbed time8. Break the task up into steps9. Seek help early if problems arise10.Program in some time to have fun
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Associate Dean Higher Degree
Research
A/Prof David [email protected]: +61 2 9850 9647Fax: +61 2 9850 9352
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Faculty HDR Sub-committee
• Chaired by: A/Prof David Hall– Planning and resources– Research showcase and conferences– Research training– Respond to HDR candidate feedback– Policies and systems supporting HDR
candidature– Quality of supervision– HDR candidate representative
• (Andrea Gaede, ASAM)
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HS HDR Administrative Group….
Administration; processes, policies and resources Faculty Ms. Robyn GuilmetteEducation Ms. Alex LovedayInstitute of Early Childhood Ms. Alex LovedayLinguistics Ms. Thi Thi AungPsychology Ms. Erin ThatcherIHCBS Ms. Lesley McKnightASAM Ms. Lee McGrath
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Academic Advice
Supervisory team
HDR Academic Coordinator or Director in your Department, Institute or School
Head of Department, Institute or School
Associate Dean, HDR
Executive Dean
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Code of HDR PracticeCandidate
Executive DeanFaculty of Human Sciences
Associate Dean, HDRFaculty of Human Sciences
HDR Coordinator/Head ofDepartment, Institute or School
Principal Supervisor
Dean, HDR University HDRO
DVCR AppealsUniversity Committee
Associate Supervisor
Advice and Grievance Structure
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Planning your budget
Specialist equipment and software• Research related materials • Assistance with coding and transcribing• Reimbursement for approved local
travel to a designated research site• Remuneration for participants• Printing and postage for large mail-outs
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Planning your budget (2)You may in some circumstances be able to obtain
funding for:• Equipment for distance candidates (this does
not normally include computers)• Items of specialised equipment not already
available within areas. • Attendance at training workshops directly
relevant to the candidate's topic.• Attendance at conferences without presenting a
paper.• Library membership fees for internationally
based external candidates.• Field research
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Not normally funded
• Data entry• Research Assistance (but transcription or coding for
blinded studies are allowable )• Laptop purchase (check with Department for loan)• Equipment that can reasonably be expected to be
supplied by the Department (e.g. stationery, photocopying) or equipment available for loan such as recording equipment (see Technical staff)
• Costs related to thesis production• Conference travel costs if not presenting at the
conference• Alcohol consumption during conference attendance• Text books• Workshop or course enrolment unless it is part of a
conference or if attendance is fundamental to thesis design and analysis, and appropriate support is not available internally
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Planning your research-related travel1. You should normally be presenting a paper at
the conference to be eligible to apply for conference funding. Conference presentations must be based on work related to your HDR research.
2. Supportive documentation such as conference information, confirmation of presentation, conference fee options, to be attached to the application (or must be supplied before funds can be released).
3. All other costs over and above the grant are at your own expense.
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Planning your research-related travel 2
4. You must provide a clear but brief justification and indication that you have investigated accommodation options, in line with University policies.
5. Costs may include travel, accommodation, poster printing (through MQ Printery), a contribution towards living expenses and conference registration at the lowest applicable rate, but will not include association membership unless this is a mandatory condition of presentation. Living expenses should be based on 50% of the Australian Tax Office per diem rate for the location of the conference, but reimbursement will only be made against receipts.
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Sources of funding
• Your Department• The Postgraduate Research Fund
(PGRF) – up to $4000, available once during candidature
• Check with supervisor on other sources of funding
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Thesis by publication
• Research comprising a number of independent related studies
• Must have strongly coherent framework• Studies must be of publishable standard
(not necessarily actually published)
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Commencement program1. Induction sessions:• All candidates: University Central Commencement Session• International candidates: MI Induction session• All candidates: Faculty induction session• All candidates: Departmental induction session2. Unit enrolment, auditing, presenting• All candidates: agree unit enrolment or auditing with
supervisor• Psychology/MACCS candidates: attend PSY907• Linguistics candidates: attend at least 66% of Departmental
research seminars• Education/IEC candidates: present at Commencement
Presentation Day• ASAM candidates: participate in Scientific Meetings3. Research report• All candidates: submit a satisfactory research plan and
complete the Faculty Commencement Program report
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What is LINGALRS?
LINGALRS is a web-based resource designed to help HDR students in the Human Sciences improve their academic writing. However, while the focus is on the human sciences, the content may be of use to HDR students across the campus.
Each module includes a discussion of a specific aspect of academic writing, together with examples to illustrate the points being made. After you have read the discussion, you are invited to apply what you have learned both by analysing texts written by authorities in the field and then by analysing you own writing.
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What does LINGALRS include?
ALRS currently includes 8 modules: • Module 1: Writing a thesis proposal• Module 2: Writing a Literature Review• Module 3: Writing a Research Article• Module 4: Expressing Your Voice• Module 5: Stance: Interacting with your readers• Module 6: Organising an argument: The role of topic
sentences• Module 7: Constructing cohesive and coherent
paragraphs• Module 8: Inductive and deductive organisation of
arguments
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How do I access LINGALRS?
To access these modules you need to will need:• your student number (the 8 digit number located on your campus card)• your password
If you do not have a password, log on to the student portal https://my.mq.edu.au/ and complete the procedure outlined under the First Time Log In Process, located on the left of the screen.
If you have forgotten your password, complete the procedure outlined under Login Assistance, also located on the left of the screen.
Once you have logged into the site, you will need to self-enrol in LINGALRS, which you can do by following the instructions.
If you have any problems, please contact Jean Brick:[email protected]
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Adult Migrant EnglishProgram Research Centre
(AMEP)(Faculty Research Centre)
Contact: A/Prof Lynda YatesActing DirectorPhone: 9850 9646Email: [email protected] http://www.ameprc.mq.edu.au/home
Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration
and Citizenship, the centre provides research, professional
development, publications and information services to the
Adult Migrant English Program nationally.
Research Centre services for the Adult Migrant English
Program include:• conducting research into language and literacy
education• coordinating a national research program for
the AMEP• maintaining the website which provides news,
information and access to online professional development for AMEP teachers across Australia
• publishing and distributing research reports and associated teaching and learning materials
• publishing Prospect, the internationally recognised journal of the AMEP.
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Applied Linguistics and Language in Education Research Centre (ALLE)
Contact: Prof Anne BurnsDirectorPhone: 9850 8604Email: [email protected]://www.ling.mq.edu.au/centres/alle/index.htm
ALLE members are involved in a wide range of research
projects. Follow the links below to find out more about some
of these. • Addressing the ongoing English language growt
h of international students• A study of English in Cambodia, • Australian Sign Language: Interpreting Compre
hensibility. • Auslan Interpreter Mentoring Program. • Developing a diagnostic tool and early intervent
ion strategies to support postgraduate students academic literacy needs
• International Commercial Arbitration Practices• Language-Teacher Education by Distance• Plain English in Translation (PET) • The Nature of Expert Communication as Requir
ed for the General Practice of Medicine
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Centre for Language in Social Life (CLSL)
Contact:
A/Prof David ButtDirectorPhone: +61 2 9850 8793Email: [email protected]
http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/clsl/index.htm
Currently the Centre undertakes projects in:
• health and risk in the community • business and professional discourses • language and nationhood • ideology and variation: issues of class,
gender, race, war • human and language evolution • language in education and children's
development • communicating with a language
impairment • human computer interaction • verbal art and models of human
experience
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Research focuses on the understanding,
treatment and prevention of anxiety,
depression and related mental health
problems
Centre for Emotional Health (CEH)
Contacts:Prof Ron Rapee, DirectorPhone: +61 2 9850 8032Email: [email protected] Gail Stewart WhiteAdministration OfficerPhone: +61 2 9850 4084Email: [email protected]
http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/CEH/index.html
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Children and Families Research
Centre (CFRC) Contact:Prof Jennifer BowesDirectorPhone: +61 2 9850 9844Email: [email protected] http://www.iec.mq.edu.au/cfrc.aspx
Research is underway on:• Integrated services for children and families• Parenting support programs• Quality in early childhood care and
education• Gifted children• Children with autism• Family violence and children’s
development• Children in emergency/ disaster situations
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Research Centres in the FacultyCentre for Translating and
Interpreting Research (CTIR)
Contacts:DirectorDr Jemina NapierPhone: +61 2 9850 8756Email: [email protected]
http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/translation/index.htm
Current Projects
• Auslan interpreter mentoring project• Deaf jurors & sign language interpreting pr
oject• Dictionary Assessment Project• Dictionary Use in Translation• Medical Signbank project• Perceptions of interpreting project• T & I Program Review• T&I survey project• Translation Competence
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Macquarie Centre for Cognitive
Sciences (MACCS)
Contact:Prof Anne CastlesDirectorPhone: 9850 4860Email:
[email protected] http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/
Research at MACCS focuses on:
• the production and comprehension of normal and disordered spoken and written language
• the processing of visual information• the modelling of the nature of delusions in
schizophrenia and other disorders including e.g. Capgras, Cotard, Fregoli, and Mirror delusions
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Macquarie E-Learning Centre
of Excellence (MELCOE) Contact:Prof James Dalziel DirectorPhone: 9850 7539Email: [email protected]
http://www.melcoe.mq.edu.au/
Current research projects:
• LAMS (Learning Activity Management System), an easy-to-use e-learning solution that allows teachers to build reusable learning activities (modules) and connect them together to become a an activity sequence.
• MAMS provides support for development of prototype middleware/common technical services, to enhance national research effectiveness.
• The Research Activityflow and Middleware Priorities (RAMP) project seeks to improve national research effectiveness
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre
Contact:Prof John HedbergDirectorPhone: 9850 8665Email: [email protected] http://www.macict.edu.au/
Current projects:
• Indigenous Storytelling• Robotics• Local Eco Study Project• Gamemaking• Learning Design• Virtual Worlds• Technology Leaders Project• Visual Literacy• Connected Classrooms
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Research Centres in the Faculty
Macquarie University Special
Education Centre (MUSEC) Contact:Dr Jennifer StephensonActing DirectorPhone: 9850 8694Email:
http://www.musec.mq.edu.au/
research.aspx
Research at MUSEC
• research and development in special education
• Current research projects have been initiated with the aim of providing effective empirically-based solutions to contemporary problems in special education. MUSEC researchers have continually asked how educational 'best practices' for children with special needs can be made more efficient, better supported, more strategic and thus easier to implement.
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Research issues for HDR candidates
• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
• Publications, authorship and IRIS
• Ethics review of human research
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Carol Walker
Liaison librarian
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Library: www.library.mq.edu.au• Education
Carol Walker 9850 6519
John Elias 9850 1090
• Institute of Early Childhood Carol Walker 9850
6519 John Elias 9850 1090
• Linguistics Karen Marks 9850
9009??tba 9850 7535
• Psychology John Elias 9850 1090Mary Simons 9850 7536
• Institute of Human Cognition & Brain Sciences
John Elias 9850 1090Mary Simons 9850 7536
• School of Advanced Medicine Mary Simons 9850 7536Karen Marks 9850 9009
Email: [email protected]
http://www.library.mq.edu.au/help/liaison.php
Correct as at: 11th February 2010
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Sara CotterallHDR Candidate, Linguistics
HDR candidature and the importance of getting involved.
JUST DO IT!
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Doing a Phd is like …
You can:
• go at a gentle pace, enjoying the view
• aim to finish in record time
• play the role of ‘the lone scholar’
• become part of a community of scholars
• focus single-mindedly on your destination
• enjoy some twists and turns along the way
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You can get involved by …
• Attending seminars
– your department
– MUPRA
– other universities
• Taking part in the Human Sciences Faculty Research
Showcase
– Date TBA
– attend presentations outside your field
• Conferences
– Macquarie
– Sydney
– Australia
– International
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Get involved by …
• Asking questions … (there’s no such
thing as ...)
• Accepting invitations …
• Volunteering … (watch your email)
• Joining a club or two …
• Talking to others …
• Attending social functions …
• ENJOY YOUR TIME AT MACQUARIE!
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Faculty of Human SciencesHDR Showcase
