The document outlines students' expectations of their dissertation supervisors. It defines a supervisor as an advanced faculty member who guides graduate students through their doctoral studies. Students expect regular supervision rather than meeting only when convenient. They expect supervisors to provide written feedback on overall progress and details of work, not just assurances that work was read. Students also expect supervisors to be available when needed, read work in advance of meetings, have good knowledge of the research area, and introduce students to innovative work in the field.

1. Presented by
Andleeb zahra

2. Subject :
Writing dissertation/thesis.
Topic :
Students expectations from
supervisor.

3. Who is supervisor ?
“A doctoral advisor (also dissertation
director or dissertation advisor, and known in
British English as a doctoral supervisor) is an
advanced member of
a university facultywhose role is to
guide graduate students who are candidates
for a doctorate degree, helping them select
coursework, as well as shaping, refining and
directing the students' choice of sub-
discipline in which they will be examined or
on which they will write a dissertation.”

4. Who is research student ?
“a student studying for a doctoral
award, that is, a PhD or an M.phil.”

5. Student’s expectation from
supervisor.
• Student expect to be supervised
regularly as opposed to whenever it
is convenient for its supervisor or
once he have nearly completed the
dissertation.
• Student expect the supervisor to
make (written) comments not only
on the details of the work but also
on the overall progress of the study.

6. Conti.
• Student expect supervisor to correct and
comment on his/her written work and not
only assure student that s/he has read it.
• Student Expect from supervisor read all of
the work submitted, and to allocate an
appropriate amount of time to discuss it with
student.

7. Conti.
• Student expects from supervisor to read its
work in advance of a meeting.
• Student expect the supervisor to be available
when needed.
• Student not restrict itself to the scheduled
meetings alone. If S/he feel the need to talk
with supervisor about something urgent or
important, S/he do not hesitate to request a
meeting.

8. Conti.
• Student expect its supervisor to be an advisor
and not a judge.
• The supervisor is not only there to praise for
student’s excellent work or condemn for its
poor progress. She / he should be able to ask
the right questions and make useful
suggestions.

9. Conti
• Student expect its supervisor to be
constructively critical.
• The supervisor criticize and provide feedback
in a constructive way supported by reasonable
arguments.
• Student expect its supervisor to have a good
knowledge of the research area.

10. Conti.
• Student expect from supervisor to have a
good knowledge of the research area a
student working in and to be able to
understand what student is doing and
supervise student effectively.
• Student expect from Supervisor able to
introduce him/her to innovative and
experimental work.

11. Conti.
• As research proceeds, student expect the
balance in the relationship with supervisor to
change from one where the supervisor is
guiding and directing student’s work to one
where student is in control of what student is
doing.

13. Thanks for your time
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