Annual Progress Reports (APR)

Please Note:
APRs will be released to students
through SOLS on 23 September 2011

Purpose of Annual Progress Report

The Annual Progress Report is the means by which the University assesses whether the student candidature will continue into the following year. Written reports from students and their supervisors are an important and formal means to monitor research student progress.

Each report should be a frank appraisal of the student's progress by both the supervisor and the student.
The annual report is the means by which the University assesses whether the candidature will continue into the following year.
The Progress Report form will also provide an opportunity for you to check and update if necessary the details pertaining to your full-time/part-time status, your thesis title, and your supervisor.

One Warning Rule:

HDR Students who do not complete section 1 or 3 of the APR by the due dates noted below will be given one written warning. Those students who have not completed Section 3 by due date will have their candidature discontinued. Re-enrolment once discontinued, may only be possible by submitting a new application for admission through the online application process. Approval for admission in these cases will be at the Faculty’s discretion.

Students are responsible for checking if their APR has been submitted by the due dates. If your supervisor has not submitted Section 2 for your review please contact them BEFORE the due date. If your supervisor is unavailable/unable to be contacted please advise RSC IMMEDIATELY.

Directions on filling in Annual Progress Report

An Annual Progress Report will be made available online each year via SOLS. This report needs to be completed on-line by both yourself and your supervisor.

Please note: Students who are currently on Leave of Absence are still expected to complete an APR. It is important for students who have been on leave to establish a research plan for the coming year.

The Head of Postgraduate Studies and the Dean of the Faculty also need to approve the APR before it is returned to the Research Student Centre. HDR Students will NOT be re-enrolled without a completed APR. It is extremely important that all parties comply with the due dates for completion to allow RSC to process the enrolment prior to the Autumn Session enrolment audit date of 31^st March.

Due Dates

Due Date	Actioned by	Action
23 September 2011	RSC	APR's released on SOLS Candidates should discuss APR with supervisor at this time.
14 November 2011	Student	HDR candidate should submit the final version of Section 1 their Progress Report on to their Principal Supervisor.
28 November 2011	Supervisor	Principal Supervisor should complete Section 2 and publish to Student.
6 December 2011	Student	HDR candidate should complete Section 3 and submit the Progress Report to the Head of Postgraduate Studies.
20 December 2011	HPS	The Head of Postgraduate Studies should forward the APR to the Dean of the Faculty.
31 January 2012	Dean	The Dean of Faculty should return the APR to the Research Student Centre.
1 – 28 February 2012	RSC	RSC process HDR re-enrolments, LOA etc for 2012.