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SPHPM HDR Orientation

15th March 2016

2 Overview of session

• Welcome
• MPA advocacy
• Student reps introduction

– Activity – Shut Up and Write activity

• Student panel Q&A
• Introduction to library services
• GRAMS enrolment overview
• Doctoral administrator
• Optional tour

MPA Welcome

MPA advocacy services

Berihun Zeleke Cass Wright Carole Lunny Susie Cartledge Who we are:

6 Ice breaker

• 1. Divide into pairs/groups of three
• 2. Your assignment is to find ten things you have in

common, with every other person in the group, that have nothing to do with work. One person must take notes and be ready to read their list to the whole group upon completion

• f the assignment.
• 3. Each group shares their whole list with the whole group.

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• ~150-160 students enrolled at any one time
• 25% international; 75% domestic
• Mostly full-time, but some part-time (some switch between)
• Split over a number of campuses!

Who are the other students in the school?

Student locations

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• VERY diverse topic areas (some clinical, many are not)
• Mix of methods applied (both quantitative and qualitative)
• Students come from a range of professional backgrounds
• If you want to meet other students to find out who is

working in a similar area, come along to the seminars and PD, and student events Who are the other students in the school?

10 What do student reps do?

• Advocate on behalf of students (e.g. for improved facilities,

support, services)

• Arrange monthly professional development sessions
• Organise monthly social drinks/events
• Run the Shut Up and Write group
• Help to coordinate the Writing Group run by learning skills

advisor Tomas Zahora

• Provide support/advice for students encountering difficulty
• Communicate upcoming relevant events or important info
• Run an annual survey to capture student needs

11 Monthly PD

• Organised by students, for students
• Topics can be suggested to reps (e.g. last session was

requested by a student on ‘Dealing with critical feedback’

• Bring in internal or external speakers depending on topic
• We attempt to record all sessions and upload to intranet:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/intranet/sphpm/higher- degrees/student-reps.html

12 Monthly PD

13 HDR social events

14 Shut Up and Write When?

• Alternating Tuesdays, 10am-11am (or stay until seminar)

Where?

• Tutorial room 8, Level 5, Alfred Centre

What?

• Students bring whatever they're working on and work at

the same time, with a timer going for 25 minutes

• No phones, no Facebook, no reading the news.
• When the timer stops, you've got a few minutes to chat

with the people around you and meet people

• The timer starts again for another 25 minutes and

everyone is back working.

Shut Up and Write activity We’ll start the timer and you write down as many different questions that you might have about doing a PhD (5-10 mins)

Common areas:

• Managing workload and stress
• Time commitment
• Getting paid work
• Short courses and PD
• Supervisory issues
• Time management
• Support services
• Facilities/support at Alfred

16 Writing group (alternate Tuesdays) When?

• Alternating Tuesdays, 10:30am-12pm

Where?

• Tutorial room 8, Level 5, Alfred Centre

What?

• Led by our Learning Skills Adviser Tomas Zahora
• A group of students aiming to improve their writing
• Involves learning about writing styles and technique (with

practise applying them) e.g. active vs. passive voice

• Can submit drafts to group or to Tomas for feedback

17 Why do we run these groups?

• It can be really easy to feel isolated during your PhD
• These groups are a chance to debrief – many students

encounter the same issues

• Greater student social cohesion has been shown to assist

students in managing their project/supervisory issues

• Because you need to find time to relax (a little)

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• We reps are happy to hear from you if you need advice
• We can also help refer you on to the appropriate person if

you’re struggling – it may be Liz/Natalie, MPA, or a Monash-based service

• Contact us any time at sphpm-doctoral-reps@monash.edu

(Or reply to one of our weekly emails that we send out)

• Look out for the annual student needs assessment

survey and please take the time to answer it

• If you have an idea for a professional development

session, please also let us know! Who do I go to if I need help!

Q&A panel with current students

GRAMS enrolment overview

21 GRAMS

22 GRAMS

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7y8VDDOTY4mZ29Ra0NDUGpnRDQ/view

Library services

Doctoral Administrator

Optional tour

(PhD Seminar starts at 12pm, Lecture theatre, Level 5)