Local Induction Program
Soon after you enrol, your supervisors(s), or Postgraduate Co-ordinator will
arrange an induction for you. The induction will provide you with an opportunity
to familiarise yourself with your new work environment, the administrative procedures
within your School and, of course, some of the staff and other students with
whom you will interact during your candidature.
Features of your induction program will commonly include a discussion of:
• the arrangements made for you to access the resources and facilities
that will be required for completion of your research project. These arrangements
will be set down formally when you lodge the "minimum
resources proforma (pdf 27kB)" as part of the requirements for completing the
"core component of the structured
program (pdf 62kB)" and include:
- on-site facilities (e.g. phone, facsimile, pigeon hole, stationary)
office and/or laboratory accommodation
- equipment (including computer hardware and appropriate software) and technical
support
- internet access for research purposes
- available financial support for research maintenance, which may include
individual student travel, conference and workshop attendances,photocopying,
printing, inter-library loans, database searches and
- special equipment and facilities not available within your School.
• the schedule of your School’s program of seminars
• your responsibilities as a research candidate and your supervisors’
responsibilities (refer to Appendix
1)
• completion of the "Expectations in supervision scale" with
your supervisors (refer to Appendix
4)
• the nature and standard of research expected of a PhD or Master's
by research candidate in your discipline and the time-
frames for achieving the various milestones
• the University’s "Guidelines and rules for responsible
practice in research", which are available in Appendix
5 and on-line at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/96/
The Guidelines encompass a number of research considerations including:
- data storage and retention
- authorship of publications
- intellectual property and confidentiality considerations
- ethical guidelines for University research
- conflicts of interest and
- research misconduct (including plagiarism and misrepresentation)
• Occupational Health and Safety procedures appropriate to your discipline
and
• How to apply for ethical clearance (where applicable).
In Schools that have a larger number of research students, the arrangements
for induction programs are likely to be quite structured, whilst in other areas
of the University you may be inducted informally by your supervisor(s). If you
have any questions after your induction and require further information about
any of the topics outlined above, you are encouraged to approach your supervisor(s)
or Postgraduate Co-ordinator in the first instance.
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