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Supervision survey

Your doctoral supervision experience

What are the challenges of doctoral supervision currently experienced by academics at this university?

This questionaire aims to get better understanding of supervision to inform academic staff development sessions provided by Centre for Learning and Research in Higher Education (CLeaR).

Please respond to each question based on your own past and present experience. 'Supervision' includes both as main and co-supervisor.

Click here to review the Participant Information Sheet (PDF)


How many doctoral students does your direct experience of supervising cover? Please give a number below.

Which faculty or LSRI do you work in? Select from the dropdown menu.

If you selected other, enter affiliation here

How many cumulative years of doctoral supervision experience do you have?
Less than 1 year
Between 1 and 3 years
Between 4 and 7 years
Between 7 and 10 years
Between 10 and 13 years
More than 13 years

Are you a
Senior Tutor
Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor
Professor
Other

Please evaluate your own experience of doctoral supervision by answering the following questions using a 5-point scale, typically
1) never
2) not often
3) sometimes
4) often or
5) always at some stage of every supervision.  

Choose the most accurate option. A comment box below each set of options lets you add any comments you need to make, and three boxes at the end below will allow for any further comments on these issues or others.

1. Has maintaining good communication with a doctoral student throughout supervision ever been challenging for you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

2. Has getting a doctoral student to write throughout supervision ever been challenging for you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

3. Has the quality of a doctoral student's research writing ever been challenging to you during supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

4. Has a doctoral student's passivity and/or dependency ever been challenging for you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

5. Has it ever been quite energising to watch a doctoral student's development show in their writing?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

6. Has a doctoral student's reluctance to follow advice during supervision ever been challenging to you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

7. Has getting a doctoral student to write simply, clearly and succinctly ever been challenging for you during supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

8. Have you found you benefited by learning about the topic from a doctoral student's work you supervised?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

9. Has giving feedback on a doctoral student written drafts ever been challenging for you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage with every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

10. Has working with a co-supervisor and any other advisors as well as with a doctoral student ever been challenging for you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

11. Have you found your passion for your discipline increased as a result of a doctoral supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

12. Have you enjoyed helping a doctoral student develop their writing?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

13. Has teaching a doctoral student how to demonstrate critical evaluation of literature and or theory in their writing ever been challenging?
1.never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

14. Have you felt satisfaction that you are launching a brilliant emerging researcher during your doctoral supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

15. Has overseeing the design of a doctoral student's research project ever been challenging to you during supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

16. Has communication with a doctoral student in the final stages before submission ever been challenging to you during supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

17. Have you found conversations during supervisory meetings really energising--for you?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

18. Have you ever felt that giving a student accurate advice about punctuation and grammar was challenging during doctoral supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

19. Have you felt that supervising a doctoral student was the best aspect of your academic work to date?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. often
5. always at some stage of every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

20. Have you found satisfaction in the strong working relationship developed with a doctoral student during supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4.regularly
5. always with every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

21. Would you say that co-authoring doctoral student publication has advanced your own research profile and career and is well worth the time investment?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. regularly
5. always with every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

22. Have you helpfully expanded/strengthened your professional network system through doctoral supervision?
1. never
2. not often
3. sometimes
4. regularly
5. always with every supervision

Any comments you want to add:

23. Please add any comments on the issues covered above:

24. What didn't I ask about? Please add any other comments likely to illuminate supervisory experience:

25. What gives you the most satisfaction about supervision?

26. This is an anonymous questionnaire; however, if you would like to talk more about supervision, please leave name and contact here:

      

―For any concerns regarding ethical issues you may contact the Chair, The University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee, The University of Auckland, Research Office, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142. Telephone 09 373-7599 extn. 87830/83761. Email: humanethics@auckland.ac.nz‖.

―APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND HUMAN PARTICIPANTS ETHICS COMMITTEE ON …21/05/2013……… for (3) years, Reference Number ….9451./2013

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