Requirements for HDR Supervisors within the Faculty of Commerce

For a staff member to be a primary supervisor of HDR students in Commerce the following criteria have to be met:

Primary supervisors must:

1. Hold the level of qualification to which they are supervising (PhD for PhD students or a Masters Research for Masters Research students) and have a continuing appointment.
2. Have completed the University’s program of four supervision modules.
3. Have supervised at least two HDR students to completion as Secondary supervisor before becoming a Primary supervisor.
4. Have completed their HDR award no less than two years before taking on the role of Primary supervisor.
5. Be considered active researchers with a proven research track record (at least 3 journal articles over the past six years).

Also, it is a requirement that no supervisor should be involved in no more than five HDR supervisions, except if they are mentoring less experienced staff members in supervison.

For further information, please contact the Associate Dean Research, the School Research Director or the Head of Postgraduate Studies for the relevant School.

Last reviewed: 6 March, 2008