REPORT: 6 (due before 30 September of Year 2)
UNIVERSITY OF YORK
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
POSTGRADUATE REPORT FORM
Date of Thesis Advisory Panel meeting:
STUDENT DETAILS
Name:
Student Number:
Current registration status: MPhil/PhD
Date registration began:
Date of submission deadline:
Mode of Study: Full Time/Part Time
MEMBERSHIP OF THE THESIS ADVISORY PANEL:
(This should include the supervisor and two other members of staff, one of whom might be a postdoctoral
fellow, and one of whom should serve as the chair of the TAP.)
Supervisor:
Chair of TAP (not supervisor):
Additional member of staff:
STUDENT’S REFLECTION ON ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE GOALS:
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Please provide a brief description of the area you intend to work in and summary of work so far:
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What would you consider to be your greatest accomplishment in the last six months?
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Have you encountered any difficulties in the last six months, if so, how did you overcome these issues?
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What do you hope to achieve in the next six months?
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What are the plans for submission of articles?
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Do you have plans for lab visits away from York?
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Have you applied for ethical approval?
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Name of research ethics committee:
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Please summarize any other work you have undertaken in this period (e.g., teaching, outside job).
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GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
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Please take a moment to reflect on the skills you have developed in the past six months, and those
that you hope to develop in the future. For skills you have developed in the past six months,
please specify the number of hours spent on each activity, and how the activity maps onto the
Researcher Development Framework (http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/researcherdevelopment/framework/). You can list skills here, or if you have used the RDF Planner to
collect your past activities, please attach a print out of the results to your TAP form.
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To summarize skills you plan to develop in the future, please use the personal development
planning (PDP) template available at http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/researcherdevelopment/students/personal-development-planning.htm. Examples of how to fill out the
PDP can be taken from the Researcher Development Team website:
http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/hr/researcher-development/students/personal-developmentplanning.htm). Please attach a copy of the PDP to the TAP report.
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Do you have any training needs that are not currently being addressed?
Note: In addition to formal courses, training in this context includes: Attendance at departmental seminars and colloquia,
academic conferences and taught modules including Transferable Skills and Research Design and Statistics.
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TAP MEETING
Materials submitted for TAP meeting:
o
RDF Planner Yes/No
if the RDF Planner was not used what alternative format was adopted to track personal development?
o
PDP
Yes/No
If the PDP was not submitted, when will it be completed?
o
Materials for confirmation of PhD
 Is confirmation being attempted at this meeting?
Yes/No/already completed
 First substantial empirical study:
planned/underway/complete
 Write-up of empirical study:
planned/underway/complete
 Literature review:
planned/underway/complete
Note: If confirmation of PhD has not yet been completed, this is the final meeting at which an attempt can be
made. If this is confirmation is being attempted for the second time, the Graduate School chair must be present
and the meeting must be recorded.
Report by supervisor on student’s progress:
Note: The committee should give careful consideration at this meeting to a plan of work that was agreed would
lead to submission of the thesis at the end of Year 3. If there are reasons to believe that the candidate might not
be ready to submit at that point, they should be stated here.
Additional comments of the Thesis Advisory Panel:
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EVALUATION BY TAP PANEL:
The evaluation given in this report refers to work that has already been completed. It does not constitute a
prediction of performance for the degree as a whole.
Has the student’s progress been evaluated and judged to be satisfactory? Yes/No
Have the student’s supervisory needs been considered? Yes/No
Have the student’s skills and training needs been considered? Yes/No
Please state any skills and research training needs identified by the panel that the student should undertake by
the next TAP meeting (please note if such training is compulsory to meeting the requirements of their award):
Provisional date for next TAP meeting:
Signed:
Student
Date:
Signed:
Supervisor
Date:
Signed:
2nd supervisor
(if applicable)
Date:
Signed:
Chair of TAP
Date:
Signed:
TAP member
Date:
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REVIEW OF SUPERVISION:
This section should be completed without the supervisor present and should remain confidential unless the
student states that they believe it would be beneficial to the supervisory relationship for this information to be
shared with the supervisor.
Supervisory Meetings (frequency, length):
Research guidance and support (is it sufficient for the stage the student is currently at in their PhD?):
Feedback (is feedback consistent, constructive and timely?):
Any other comments:
Has the student granted permission for their supervisor to see these comments? Yes/No
Signed:
Student
Date:
Signed:
Chair of TAP
Date:
Students wishing to discuss their relationship with their supervisor are entitled and encouraged to take up the
matter in confidence with any other member, in particular the Chair of the TAP, or the Chair of the
Postgraduate School Board.
You should keep a copy of the form for your own records and give a copy to the Graduate Administrator.
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