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Advising
Who Will
Advise?
a) For the
student's first two semesters, the doctoral chair will serve as adviser.
Advising will be accomplished through periodic meetings of the entire
doctoral student body or of each cohort, as well as through individual
appointments.
b) By the end of
the second semester, the doctoral chair and each student will identify
a faculty member to serve as adviser. This person should at least potentially
be the dissertation director. If the faculty member consents, his or
her appointment as adviser will be submitted to the Doctoral Chair and
the Dean for action.
c) No later the
end of the fourth semester, the student and the adviser will put together
a list of appropriate faculty to serve as members and chair of the student's
committee. If the faculty members consent, their appointment will be
submitted to the Doctoral Chair and the Dean for action.
d) All advisers
and committees will be appointed by the Dean in consultation with the
Doctoral Chair
Outline
of Advising Tasks
Second
Year Advising
I. What
students need to accomplish this year in consultation from the adviser
A. Fall Semester
Plan and design
the research practicum; identify site and research supervisor
Identify a minor
program and map out supporting program courses
B. Spring Semester
Begin to formulate
a dissertation area and some possible research questions
On the basis of
the probable direction for the dissertation, identify and recruit members
of the dissertation committee. There must be at least one member
with expertise in the substantive area, the methodology, and the statistical
or data analytic strategies for the dissertation.
The student should
consult with the adviser about research assistantships for the third
year
The adviser should
encourage the student to explore possible sources of funding for the
dissertation research
Third
Year Advising
The third year
adviser should be the probable dissertation adviser.
I. What students
need to accomplish this year with consultation from the adviser
A. Fall Semester
Students should
be formulating a dissertation plan as part of the dissertation seminar.
The instructor in this course will read and critique their preliminary
dissertation proposals and plans for the qualifying examination. Students
should share these critiques with their adviser.
On the basis of
the probable dissertation plan, students should have decided the final
composition of their committee, and should be consulting with them about
the dissertation. (See
Section on the Student's Committee).
When the adviser
and the student think the dissertation planning is far enough along
that a judgment can be made about its adequacy and feasibility, the
adviser should convene a meeting of the full committee to approve the
preliminary dissertation proposal
Students should
continue to consult with their adviser as they formulate the plans for
the qualifying paper. As part of SoWo 313, they are expected to end
the semester with a detailed outline for the qualifying paper (a detailed
review of the literature, leading to the plan for the dissertation),
which the adviser and committee should review and approve.
The adviser should
encourage the student to explore possible sources of funding for the
dissertation research.
B. Spring Semester
Students should
be continuing their review of the literature and working on their qualifying
paper; advisers should offer support and consultation
During this semester,
or the next if student is continuing coursework, students should be
completing the qualifying paper, and the adviser should assist in determining
when the paper is finished, and when the committee members should be
asked to read it (detailed criteria for evaluating the qualifying paper
are being developed)
The adviser should
encourage the student to explore possible sources of funding for the
dissertation research
C. Spring Semester
of third year, or fall semester of fourth year
When the qualifying
paper is completed and judged to meet the criteria for evaluation, the
student will distribute it to the other committee members, who will
read it and offer feedback. A rating
form is available to guide the student in preparing and the
committee in evaluating the paper. Written feedback on the paper will
be provided to the adviser, who will integrate it, decide what revisions
are needed, and guide the student in completing them.
When the suggested
revisions have been completed, the adviser will poll the members to
ascertain that they find the paper acceptable, and should schedule the
oral examination on the qualifying paper. The adviser will inform the
chair of the doctoral program who will advise about formal procedures
and documents that have to be completed.
The Graduate School
requires that the written examination should be certified to be passed,
and permission obtained before the oral examination can be scheduled.
Following the student's
passing the oral examination, s/he is admitted to candidacy.
As soon as possible,
s/he should complete the final dissertation proposal and submit it for
approval by the adviser and the committee.
Regular consultations
between the Ph.D. student and adviser are an essential means to encourage
timely and scrupulous completion of the dissertation. Both student and
adviser should be responsible for seeing that such meetings take place
on a regular basis. (Council of Graduate Schools:21) A good rule of
thumb might be biweekly consultations between adviser and student.
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