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Procedure for the Submission of MSc(Part II) Annual Reports 2005

The Faculty of Science requires that the annual review of MSc (Part II) reports is completed in early August. In order to meet this deadline, we will have to COMPLETE OUR INTERNAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS BY FRIDAY 29th of JULY at the very latest.

MSc(II) candidates are asked to submit TWO COPIES of their School Annual Report to Sharlie Cousland (Room 119C) by WEDNESDAY JULY 6TH. 

The annual report form can be downloaded from the MRGS Web page:

http:/www.monash.edu.au/phdschol/apr2005/.

The reporting requirements for MSc(II) students vary depending on the stage that you have reached in your candidature. When preparing your reports please adhere to the following:

STUDENTS IN FIRST YEAR OF CANDIDATURE

Start date after March 14, 2005:  You do not need to submit an annual report.

Students whose candidature is at the stage between research plan approval but not quite at confirmation stage should submit Section A of the MRGS proforma and their Research Plan PLUS a brief comment on progress & brief description of experiments done. 

MSc(II) STUDENTS IN SECOND YEAR OF CANDIDATURE

Students who have had their candidature confirmed after March 14, 2005 do not need to fill in an annual report.  You will need to return the MRGS cover sheet together with the 'Request for exemption from completing a report' form.

All other students should follow the normal annual reporting procedures outlined below. Your report is to consist of a completed section A of the MRGS proforma, a ONE-PAGE Introduction to the topic of your thesis plus ONE of the following: 

  1. a draft of experimental work conducted in the previous 12 months, students are strongly encouraged to include R & D so that the Student Research Panel can provide feedback

    2. or

  2. a draft of a paper which has recently been submitted or which will be submitted in the near future

    3. or

  3. a progress report provided to external organisations (e.g. CRC’s).

The cover sheets for the annual reports are held by Sharlie, who will attach this page to your report before returning it to MRGS.

The report will be read by your main supervisor and one advisor, who will assess whether progress is satisfactory.  If their views differ, the second advisor will read the report and make a recommendation and a meeting convened by the Associate Head Postgraduate affairs to discuss the matter.

In cases where progress has been deemed to be unsatisfactory, the advisory panel will meet with the student to discuss difficulties that may have slowed progress and where appropriate, to devise a plan of action that will assist the student in the conduct of the research program.

TIME LINE FOR MSc(II) STUDENTS:

Wednesday, 6th July: Students submit two copies of their reports to Sharlie Cousland
Thursday, 7 July: Reports distributed to supervisor and first advisor.
Friday, 15th July: Receive recommendations from supervisor and first advisor.
Friday, 22nd July: Receive recommendations from second advisor (where appropriate).
Wednesday, 27th July: Convene Advisory Panel (where appropriate) and make recommendations to Head of School.
Friday, 29th July: Completed reports given to Sharlie Cousland who will then forward them to the Associate Head Postgraduate Affairs for comment and approval. 

Dr Steven Langford

Associate Head Postgraduate Affairs