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Milestone reviews for Science-enrolled HDR students

Monash Graduate Research Office and the Faculty of Science are committed to providing ongoing support to graduate research students, including opportunities to review progress in association with their supervisors and to inform relevant parties of any problems. This page outlines the respective university and faculty progress reporting requirements for Science enrolled graduate research students.

Overview of University/Faculty progress reporting requirements

Commenced between 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014

* Timeframes expressed in candidature months.

Commenced on or after January 2015

* Timeframes expressed in candidature months.

Initial Project Review – Faculty of Science

The initial project review is the first formal review of a graduate research student's academic performance in the Faculty of Science. The purpose of the review is to:

1. Ensure academic performance is at the appropriate standard.
2. Maintain student focus from the very beginning of their candidature.
3. Receive feedback from the supervisory team and student review panel on the project design, progress-to-date and general research direction.

Students are required to submit to their school a Research Plan which includes the following suggested format:

• a thesis title
• a preliminary literature review;
• an outline of the research significance;
• an outline of the applicable research plan methodology;
• a summary of the equipment, facilities and resources needed for the project;
• a brief statement indicating possible risks to research progress;
• a brief statement of progress to date and any issues/concerns you may have;
• timeline of anticipated progress in the coming 12 months, including milestones; and
• MDP Pathway Plan (optional) – Guide to assist in planning MDP activities throughout your candidature (templates available under Monash Doctoral Program)

The literature review should be expressed in paragraph format. Other aspects of the plan can be expressed in simple dot point format.

Please refer to the Faculty of Science Graduate Research Moodle Page for further information and School specific requirements.

(NOTE: the sites below can only be accessed by currently enrolled students. If you are a current student and unable to open these links, please contact your School Graduate Research Administrative Officer).

Faculty of Science Initial Project Review proforma

The Faculty of Science Initial Project Review proforma is accessible from here: Faculty of Science Initial Project Review proforma

Confirmation

All probationary graduate research students are required to present their work in progress to a review panel and submit a confirmation report at the end of their probationary period.

For a list of requirements please see the below links:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Research Master's (MPhil or MSc (Research))

For a copy of the report form please see: Milestone report form

Mid-Candidature/Progress Review

All graduate research students are required to present their work in progress to a review panel and submit a progress report.

For a list of requirements please see the below links:

Pre-Submission Seminar/Final Review (PhD candidates only)

All PhD students are required to present a public seminar to a critical audience in the presence of the Milestone Review Panel and submit a progress report.

For a list of requirements please see the below link:

• Doctor of Philosphy (PhD)

Further information

• Faculty of Science, Graduate Research Administrators.
• Monash Graduate Research Office (MGRO)

Graduate Research Progress Management Procedures

Faculty of Science HDR Re-enrolment

MSc, MPhil and PhD students will need to re-enrol via the Web Enrolment System (WES) by using their Monash student email login and password.

Re-enrolment occurs between early October and mid-November each academic year.

Information about the re-enrolment process

Do I need to re-enrol each year?

Yes, or you could lose your place in your course and will lose your student privileges including library and Internet access. You will be required to re-enrol online via WES each year and shall be notified by email each October about the re-enrolment process.

Please be reminded that the university sends all official emails to student email accounts only.

You can access your student email via the my.monash portal.

Students who prefer to use their private or Monash staff email accounts are required to forward their Monash University student email to these accounts. Please see instructions for mail forwarding.

If you have problems logging into WES or have forgotten your student username and password, contact the IT Service desk on +61 3 990 32777.

Contact

For further assistance or if you have any questions about the Faculty of Science HDR Re-enrolments, contact:

Graduate Research +61 3 990 58870 sci-gradresearch@monash.edu

Do not leave your re-enrolment until the last day. You may encounter problems and be unable to access assistance in time to avoid incurring the late enrolment fee.