Unit 4: Support, Training & Resources

Unit 1: HDR & GRS HDR Cohort GRS Role GRS Office & Structure GRS Webpages HDR Policies & Rules Course Administration

Unit 2: Induction & Orientation Induction Campus Card Student Email studentConnect Supervision SPORS Professional Relationships Graduate Research Coordinators Scholarships SSAF & OSHC

Unit 3: Candidature Management Enrolment ACE & Coursework Enrolments DELNA Milestone Paperwork Research Funding Research Proposals Annual Progress Reports Confirmation of Candidature GRS Forms Ethics Approvals

Induction Structure

Re-enrolment Candidature Variations Leave & Suspensions Student Travel & Travel Awards Partnerships & Internships IP & Legal Services

Unit 4: Support, Training & Resources GEOs Researcher Training Resources & Training Academic Writing & Editorial Assistance STUDYSmarter Turnitin LinkedIn Learning Library Services Computer & IT Help Statistical Consultations Research Integrity Training Ethics Application Support Careers Guild & PSA Safety & Security Wellbeing

Unit 5: Examination Thesis Examination Viva Voce Thesis as Series of Papers

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ABLE Arts, Business, Law and Education

ACE Academic Conduct Essentials

AEC Animal Ethics Committee

APA Australian Postgraduate Award

APR.Intern Australian Postgraduate Research Intern

COI Conflict of Interest

DBA Doctor of Business Administration

DELNA Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment

EMS Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

FTE Full Time Equivalent

GEO Graduate Education Officer

GRC Graduate Research Coordinator

GRS Graduate Research School

HDR Higher Degree Research

HDR Prelim HDR Preliminary

HMS Health and Medical Sciences

HREC Human Research Ethics Committee

IPEd Institute of Professional Editors

IPRS International Postgraduate Research Scholarships

LMS Learning Management System (BlackBoard)

MPhil Masters of Philosophy

MRes Masters of Research

ORE Office of Research Enterprise

OSHC Overseas Health Cover

PhD Doctor of Philosophy

PPD Paid Professional Development

REU Research End User

RIA Research Integrity Advisor

RTF Researcher training Framework

RTP Research Training Program

RTS Researcher Training Scheme

SCI Science

SIRF Scholarships for International Research Fees

SJD Doctor of Juridical Science

SPORS Student Perceptions of Research Supervision

SSAF Student Services and Amenities Fees

TEQSA Tertiary Education Quality and Standards

UPA UWA Postgraduate Award

UWA University of Western Australia

Contact a GEO

UWA offers a wide range of resources, training and development for HDR students. Some of these opportunities will be discipline specific and will communicated to you by your school or faculty. More generic opportunities that are suitable for most or all HDR student, will be communicated to you by the GRS Graduate Educations Officers.

The GEOs provide a range of training and professional development opportunities, including workshops, retreats and writing groups.

At any time you are welcome to book an appointment to see a GEO to discuss your candidature.

Graduate Education Officers

Researcher Training Framework

The UWA Researcher Training Framework (RTF) is a professional development tool developed by the GRS and the UWA library to enhance researcher excellence at UWA.

This interactive, online tool helps to identify the skills and attributes useful for a chosen research career, links these skills and attributes to training events offered at UWA and beyond, and describes these skills and attributes in a language familiar to potential employers.

You can use the RTF in discussion with your supervisors, mentors and career advisors when planning a research development strategy.

Research Training Framework

Resources and Training

A GRS Resources and Training webpage lists development opportunities under the headings of academic writing skills, communication skills, research skills and professional development.

Upcoming events are highlighted in the GRS Newsletter sent each month to all enrolled HDR students and their supervisors.

Events are also promoted using the GRS Events Calendar, which can be filtered according to RTF domain. Many GRS events are managed through EventBrite.

GRS Resources and Training

GRS Newsletters GRS Events Calendar

Academic Writing & Editorial Assistance

Editorial Assistance

Your supervisor can advise you about structure, style and general editing issues but within limits. Your thesis must express your voice and reflect your ability to write and argue with clarity.

The GEOs will also inform you of the wide range of academic writing development opportunities available to you throughout candidature.

You can seek paid editorial assistance with your academic writing but the assistance is restricted. The GRS webpages provides advice about using a professional editor and the contact details of editors that have offered their services to the GRS.

Nationally, there is some concern that HDR students may be using online services to commission thesis writing. This practice is commonly called ghost writing or contract cheating. You are encouraged to discuss the difference between editorial assistance and ghost writing with your supervisors.

STUDYSmarter

STUDYSmarter is UWA's Academic Skills Centre. The centre offers advice on study techniques, time management, writing, communication and English language development.

STUDYSmarters workshops and online materials are designed for all UWA students, from undergraduates to postgraduate research students.

You may find STUDYSmarter particularly useful if you are looking for either spoken or written English language development opportunities. They also run drop-in sessions where you can obtain one-on-one feedback on your writing.

If you are seeking more specific advice on advanced academic writing techniques, thesis writing or journal paper preparation and submission, you are encouraged to review the GRS Resources and Training webpage.

STUDYSmarter WRITESmart Drop-In

Text matching using Turnitin

Turnitin Access

You can request access to Turnitin to confirm that drafts of your papers and thesis do not match other published text too closely. Prior to accessing the unit, you should discuss plagiarism with your supervisors and also discuss if sharing your text with a third party, such as Turnitin, is problematic. You may not want to share the sections of your text that contain sensitive, confidential and/or commercial-in-confidence information.

After you request access to Turnitin, you will be provided with instructions on how to find Turnitin with the LMS and links to information about using the software for text matching.

Text Matching LibGuide Avoiding Plagiarism

LinkedIn Learning

Activate LinkedIn Learning

You have unlimited 24/7 access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers an extensive range of micro-credentialed online video courses. LinkedIn Learning can be accessed from your LMS Account. LMS is UWA’s online learning platform.

LinkedIn offers beginner to advanced software courses, such as MS Office, Word, Excel, R, and other graphic design and illustration software. You can search LinkedIn to determine if they offer courses in the software you are interested in using.

Beginner to advanced courses in career and personal development, leadership, marketing and time management , amongst others, are also available.

LMS

Library Engagement

You can seek assistance from UWA librarians about library inductions, literature searching, systematic reviews, finding theses, copyright/licensing information, publishing, predatory publishing and open access, data management, inter-library loans and more.

Queries can be directed to the relevant faculty librarians or visit on of UWA’s six libraries in person.

ABLE Librarian EMS Librarian HMS Librarian SCI Librarian

The library also run a series of workshops (both face-to-face and online via Zoom) that are advertised in the GRS Events Calendar.

You are also are able to request a profile in the UWA Research Repository to promote your research achievements. You will need to create an ORCiD before you create a UWA profile.

Research Profile Apply for ORCiD

Computing and IT Support

UWA will support you with a range of IT services and computing systems.

UWA Student IT support will help you with your Pheme account, email, Unifi network access on and off campus, software requests and file-sharing. You can get IT help in person by visiting one of the various libraries on campus.

IT support also help you stay cyber safe and provide social media guidelines.

Your faculty or school computing staff can tell you what access you have to computers. Discuss this with your supervisors or contact your faculty or school computer support personnel.

IT Help Faculty IT Help

Centre for Applied Statistics

Free one-on-one advice by statisticians is offered to HDR students seeking support with the design, implementation or interpretation of statistical analysis.

Short courses on statistics are also available. These courses are heavily subsidised by the GRS, but there is a small residual cost for enrolment in these courses.

Book Stats Appointment Stats Courses

Research Integrity Training

Research Integrity Training You are encouraged to complete the Research Integrity Training Unit that can be accessed from UWA LMS. The unit core includes • Responsible conduct• Research planning• Managing & recording research• Data selection, analysis & presentation• Scholarly publication• Professional responsibilities

The supplementary modules include • Conflicts of interest• Human participants research• Animals in research• Intellectual property• Export controls

You are also able to ask the Research Integrity Advisors in your faculty any questions you might have about research integrity.

Research Integrity Advisors

Human Research Ethics and Animal Ethics Support

If your research involves animals, or humans or their data, you will need to submit a UWA ethics application. Supervisors are responsible for guiding and assisting you in the preparation of these applications and the ethics offices also provide students and supervisors with support.

On the third Thursday of each month, the Human Research Ethics Office runs Q&A sessions for HDR students who intend to conduct research with human participants.

Every Wednesday, HDR students are able to attend an Animal Ethics session for review of their AEC application by the Animal Welfare and Veterinary Advisor prior to submission to the AEC.

Both HREC and AEC sessions are advertised in the GRS Newsletter and GRS Events Calendar.

GRS Newsletters

UWA Careers

UWA Careers Advisers can assist you with networking, resumes and cover letters, career planning, job searching, accessing employers, building employability skills and navigating job application and selection processes.

The UWA Career Hub also advertises part-time and casual jobs, provides career resources and templates.

You can practice your interview skills online using 24/7 interview simulation software called Big Interview.

CareerHub workshops are also run in conjunction with the GRS, focussing on academic and non-academic career paths.

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Book a Career Appointment Big Interview Career Hub

UWA Guild & PSA

UWA Guild

The UWA Student Guild is run by students, for students. Activate your free Guild membership at the Guild Student Centre to receive discounts at the Guild cafes on campus, at UniPrint and other businesses in WA.

The Guild has over 120 social clubs and societies. The Guild also offers independent & confidential financial and welfare advice from Student Assist Officers for free. They can help you with personal problems, complaints, finance and advocacy.

The Postgraduate Students’ Association (PSA) is a Guild department run by postgraduate students. PSA can provide advice and assistance on the range of issues HDR students may face. The PSA also runs a number of social activities, including PSAConnect each month, and administers grants and awards specifically for postgraduate students. Membership of the PSA is free and automatic for all HDR students.

UWA PSA Student Assist

Security & Safety

Security Escort Service

UWA is committed to protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of you, your supervisors and the other students and staff around you. If you undertake laboratory or field work or other activities where you may be exposed to significant hazards, your supervisors will help you carry out a risk assessment to identify the known and potential hazards There a number of safety courses and you may be required to complete if relevant to your research. UWA Security provides advice on safety on campus and provides an after hours escort service to carparks, colleges and accommodation immediately adjacent to UWA.

Student Wellbeing UWA offers a range of services to support your wellbeing during candidature. Accommodation assistance is offered by UWA Accommodation. Counselling is offered by UWA Counselling and Psychological Services. UinAccess support students with a disability, medical condition or temporary injury affecting their participation at UWA. If you have a disability, it is important you contact UniAccess to learn about UWA’s services. You are also encouraged to make an appointment with the GRS to discuss accommodation arrangements for your candidature. The UWA Medical Centre offers medical consultations, examinations, minor surgical procedures and counselling on health matters, including mental health. UWA Sports offers a range of sport and recreation activities, including gym memberships, social and competitive team sports, and access to the UWA aquatic centre.

Accommodation Counselling UniAccess Medical UWA Sport

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