Postgraduate Development
Record (PDR) system
What is the PDR?
• The Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) is a
University-wide, web-based system to record meetings with
supervisors, record training, and track postgraduate student progress
• It will be used across the University from September 2011
• It is for all Postgraduate Research students and all those involved in
the career of a research student, i.e.
- supervisor(s)
- postgraduate research tutors
- internal and external examiners, advisors, external supervisors,
research groups, members of transfer assessment panel
- administrators
Intended benefits
• Help PGR students to record and track their progress
• Allow supervisors and PGR Tutors easier access and overview
• Web-based, securely accessible off campus
• Allow for electronic sign off of key documents
• Allow joint supervisors to share information more easily
• Indicate and send reminders about ‘milestone activities’
• Provide a record of progress and supervision
• Provide reports
• Easy for students and supervisors to use without training needed
• Flexible to suit certain faculty and school requirements
• Replace paper-based processes.
The PDR will support
these requirements
Monitoring Attendance
• The University must ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for
monitoring attendance to meet UKBA arrangements for Tier 4 visas
Supervision Meetings
• Ensuring “fit for purpose” meeting notes of formal supervisory meetings
• Recording any reservations about progress, so that students are aware
• Recording minimum 10 supervision meetings a year, required for those
who first registered in or after September 2005 (min. 5 meetings part
time, as appropriate for split site)
Transfer
The whole of the transfer process will be recorded in the PDR, from
arranging transfer to submission of documentation and transfer report
sign off
Research Training
•
Postgraduate Research students
must attend training specified
within their training plan
•
Training needs analysis is
undertaken within one month of
commencement and reviewed
min. annually; the needs analysis
report can be uploaded onto the
PDR
•
Training can be recorded in the
PDR, i.e.
a. SDDU training from SAP TEM
database
b. Faculty and School level
c. Ad hoc training, including
external, in a free text area
Milestones
The PDR allows you to track milestones
(specific dates for meetings, completion,
etc.). These can be added by an
administrator, supervisors, or students.
Student’s view
Supervisor’s view
Administrator’s view
Link and contacts
• Access the PDR from September 2011 at
https://www.pdr.leeds.ac.uk
then enter your ISS University username and password.
• For further information
Local contact David Appleyard (IT); Michelle Lesnianski (PGR Admin)
Central contact (to October 2011)
Sally Edwards, S.Edwards@adm.leeds.ac.uk
RSA contact (policy & process) Catherine Mills, c.m.mills@adm.leeds.ac.uk
See also
www.leeds.ac.uk/student_processes_project/pdrs/index.html