UTROP
Requirements
Role of the UTROP coordinator and committee
- Calls for project proposals
- Calls for, acknowledges, and notifies applicants of the result of the selection process
- Convenes and chairs the selection panel
- Mentoring and problem solving
- Calls for/organises assessment of final reports
- Coordinates evaluation processes
- Encourages students to secure a reference from the supervisor.
Role of the UTROP supervisor
- Coordinates and organises UTROP student’s project
- Completes supervisor agreement which includes assurance of adequate facilities and resources
- Liaises with the University's People Management and Development division or other relevant personnel within partnership agencies (other than salaries)
- Provides ongoing supervision, including coordinating the roles and responsibilities of other staff associated with the project
- Supervises reporting by UTROP student
- Provides written feed-back to the student on their performance.
Role of the UTROP student
- Conducts themselves with the same integrity and professionalism expected of all members of the faculty
- Complies with CDU administration procedures and adheres to policies and procedures of the host institute
- Fulfils the formal reporting requirements for UTROP (final report and evaluation form)
- Liaises with their supervisor and UTROP coordinator as required.
Starting UTROP
Having been accepted into UTROP, you and your UTROP supervisor will organise the times when you will work. This may be library, archive or computer-based research, laboratory-based research, fieldwork, or a combination of each. If your host organisation is CDU, a staff member will contact you to organise your participation in relevant safety courses. Should your UTROP placement be elsewhere your supervisor will organise this for you.
Expectations of all parties
UTROP participants must be honourable in their intentions to participate in UTROP. This means that UTROP students should actively pursue the opportunity to learn research skills enthusiastically and not simply participate in the program for the monetary benefit. UTROP supervisors are expected to take an active interest in the student's apprenticeship as a research assistant.
UTROP reporting requirements
The aim of UTROP is to give students realistic experience in research. A UTROP participant will be treated as a professional member of the research team from the beginning of participation in the program.
UTROP students are required to write a report on their project.
Discontinuation
UTROP students must notify the UTROP coordinator and their supervisor(s) of their intention to discontinue UTROP and come to an agreement about the date when their UTROP will cease. The UTROP coordinator, in consultation with the UTROP participant and their supervisor(s), may request that a UTROP student discontinue in the program if the student has not met the UTROP expectations, criteria and guidelines.
Other project difficulties
If you are having any problems with your project or placement please contact the UTROP coordinator.
Evaluation
UTROP students will be asked to complete a UTROP program evaluation form at the end of their project. UTROP supervisors will asked to complete a UTROP student feed-back form, which they will give directly to the student on completion of the project. Both forms are available from the UTROP website.
The UTROP coordinator can be contacted at any time with feed-back on the program.
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