Rhodes University - Annual Postgraduate Progress Report - Supervisor's Form

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Annual progress report forms must be completed independently by both the supervisor and any co-supervisors of all students enrolled for Masters or Doctoral degrees.
Completion of this form is necessary for the student to be able to re-register or graduate. Please complete it even if your student has already completed his or her studies this year.

Please submit this form electronically no later than the end of November. A copy will be e-mailed to you.
The period of reporting is for the current year (up until November).
Do not show or send this form to your student. It is confidential and is only for the use of the Dean.
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Thank you for your co-operation! If you experience difficulty in submitting this form, please send e-mail to p.terry@ru.ac.za or phone 046-603-8292.

Your identity

Your Rhodes Employee Code (eg MAAP033) (if applicable)

Your own primary E-Mail Address (Required) You can look up your supervisees here

Your alternative E-mail address

The student's identity

Student's Surname, Title and Initials (eg Smith, Mr AB) (Required)

Student's Rhodes Student Number (eg 04S1234) (Required) You can look up student numbers here

Student's E-mail address (if known) (Typically of the form g04S1234@campus.ru.ac.za - but not always)

The supervisors' identities

Name of the Principal Supervisor for this student (Required)

Name(s) of co-supervisor(s) for this student (if applicable)

Your own supervisory role Supervisor Co-supervisor

Please use the pull down menus carefully!

Department and Subject for which this student is registered Department (If not on menu!)

Subject       (If not on menu!)

Degree and Faculty of Registration Degree        (If not on menu!)

Faculty

First registration for this degree Month Year (Upgraded PhD students only) Year of upgrade

How is this student studying? Full Time Part Time

Where is this student studying? In attendance Off campus Partly On, Partly Off

Type of degree? Coursework Only Research thesis
Coursework+Project/Half thesis

Have you read and complied with the requirements for supervision given in the Higher Degrees Guide? Yes No Available online in PDF format HERE

Would you describe this student's coursework progress this year as Good Poor N/A (Research only) Feel free to comment further

Would you describe this student's research progress this year as Excellent Good Poor Non-existent
N/A (Coursework only) Feel free to comment further

On average, how often do you have supervision contact with this student? Daily Weekly Fortnightly Monthly
Quarterly Other Never Feel free to comment further

Do you keep written records of these supervision sessions? Never Occasionally Always Feel free to comment further

Do you consider this level of contact satisfactory? Yes No Feel free to comment further

Has this student worked consistently? Yes No Sometimes Very erratically Feel free to comment further

Are you aware of any difficulties this student may have had (financial, academic, personal) which have affected progress? Yes No Feel free to comment further

Do you sense that this student has excessive extra-mural interests that might detract from devotion to study (part time employment, sport etc)? Yes No Feel free to comment further

Can you comment on the level of funding that this student has received? Non-existent Inadequate Adequate
Comfortable Excellent Unknown Please give brief details of the funding that has been given to this student (that you are aware of)
Please give an actual amount where possible - funding is an often quoted problem.

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By when do you realistically expect this student to complete this degree? (It won't be January 2010 - take care!) Month     Year Feel free to comment further

Recommended academic status for the forthcoming year Good standing Conditional Deregister
Expected to submit by the end of this year
N/A (Student has already submitted)
Suspend Registration (give reason) Feel free to comment further

Please make any other comments that you would like to bring to the attention of the Dean of your Faculty

If you are not happy about anything, please can you suggest to the Dean any action you would like taken on your behalf?

If you feel so inclined, please comment on your experience in completing this form, so that we can improve it in future versions.

(Submission of this form requires that your browser supports JavaScript - nearly all of them do!)

Your identity
Your Rhodes Employee Code (eg MAAP033) (if applicable)
Your own primary E-Mail Address (Required)		You can look up your supervisees here
Your alternative E-mail address

The student's identity
Student's Surname, Title and Initials (eg Smith, Mr AB) (Required)
Student's Rhodes Student Number (eg 04S1234) (Required)		You can look up student numbers here
Student's E-mail address (if known)		(Typically of the form g04S1234@campus.ru.ac.za - but not always)

The supervisors' identities
Name of the Principal Supervisor for this student (Required)
Name(s) of co-supervisor(s) for this student (if applicable)
Your own supervisory role	Supervisor Co-supervisor

	Please use the pull down menus carefully!
Department and Subject for which this student is registered	Department	(If not on menu!)
	Subject	(If not on menu!)
Degree and Faculty of Registration	Degree	(If not on menu!)
	Faculty
First registration for this degree	Month Year	(Upgraded PhD students only) Year of upgrade

How is this student studying?	Full Time Part Time
Where is this student studying?	In attendance Off campus Partly On, Partly Off

Type of degree?	Coursework Only Research thesis Coursework+Project/Half thesis

Have you read and complied with the requirements for supervision given in the Higher Degrees Guide?	Yes No	Available online in PDF format HERE
Would you describe this student's *coursework progress* this year as	Good Poor N/A (Research only)	Feel free to comment further

Would you describe this student's *research progress* this year as	Excellent Good Poor Non-existent N/A (Coursework only)	Feel free to comment further

On average, how often do you have supervision contact with this student?	Daily Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Quarterly Other Never	Feel free to comment further

Do you keep written records of these supervision sessions?	Never Occasionally Always	Feel free to comment further

Do you consider this level of contact satisfactory?	Yes No	Feel free to comment further

Has this student worked consistently?	Yes No Sometimes Very erratically	Feel free to comment further

Are you aware of any difficulties this student may have had (financial, academic, personal) which have affected progress?	Yes No	Feel free to comment further

Do you sense that this student has excessive extra-mural interests that might detract from devotion to study (part time employment, sport etc)?	Yes No	Feel free to comment further

Can you comment on the level of funding that this student has received?	Non-existent Inadequate Adequate Comfortable Excellent Unknown	Please give brief details of the funding that has been given to this student (that you are aware of) Please give an actual amount where possible - funding is an often quoted problem.

	Please use the pull down menus carefully!
By when do you *realistically* expect this student to complete this degree? (It won't be January 2010 - take care!)	Month Year	Feel free to comment further

Recommended academic status for the forthcoming year	Good standing Conditional Deregister Expected to submit by the end of this year N/A (Student has already submitted) Suspend Registration (give reason)	Feel free to comment further



Please make any other comments that you would like to bring to the attention of the Dean of your Faculty
If you are not happy about anything, please can you suggest to the Dean any action you would like taken on your behalf?

If you feel so inclined, please comment on your experience in completing this form, so that we can improve it in future versions.