Tara Brabazon podcast

Once the thesis is submitted, students fret, sweat and stress. Many supervisors do the same. But how can the 2-3 months of examination be used productively and well?

In this professional development session for supervisors, Tara explores the challenging few weeks before the submission to examiners. How do we stop those weeks becoming months, while controlling the emotion and stress of students and supervisors? Tara presents one solution: 10 drafts to submission.

To enable a student to finish a PhD - and certainly finish in the minimum time - requires a sharp, precise and considered beginning to the programme. As part of her STEPS Professional Development Programme for PhD supervisors, Tara introduces the 'Setup document,' the foundation for her first meeting and, indeed, the first year of a candidature. The link to the setup document is here: https://www.academia.edu/35713046/Tara_Brabazon_PhD_setup_document.pdf and here: https://www.scribd.com/document/370035847/Tara-Brabazon-PhD-Setup-Document

PhD milestones can be tough for the student. They should be rigorous, precise and clarifying. They should not be brutalizing, cruel and confusing. This flipped training session for PhD supervisors probes the type of questions that can be asked of students and the scenarios to avoid. What is a productive suite of questions for students and their development?

Tara introduces the PhD by prior publication. What are the specific skills required to supervise this mode of doctorate?

This steps training session prepares supervisors for the artefact and exegesis PhD. What are the challenges in this mode of doctorate and how can they be examined with success and consistency?

Tara talks through post-candidature care strategies - and employment strategies - for PhD students.

Tara presents a flipped training sonic session on the 'external PhD.' How do we supervise students that are disconnected from the physical campus? In these new times, it is time for new doctoral supervision.

Tara talks with supervisors about the part-time PhD and strategies to ensure that students remain connected throughout the candidature.

Tara introduces a key new movement in doctoral education: SOCK. We explore the Significant Original Contribution to Knowledge.