 Resources
and Programs for New Staff
Getting
Started at Flinders
Aimed at staff members new to Flinders, this
program includes online and hard copy resources and an orientation
program
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Introducing Flinders University
This booklet provides the basic information new
staff are most likely to need in their first weeks and
months at Flinders:
- making sure you get paid
- parking permits
- building access
- organisational structure
- support available
- the policies new staff need to know about.
This guide is posted to new staff with
their letter of offer. Additional hard copies are available
from the Staff
Development and Training Unit or you can download
a PDF
version
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Guide
for New Staff
This site is a resource made available to staff members
new to Flinders. Its purpose is to assist new staff
become familiar with a great deal of information very
quickly, by providing links to relevant information.
It works in conjunction with the Guide for New Staff
Members Handbook which contains information designed
to assist in the process of transition. It is available
at
http://www.flinders.edu.au/staffdev/orientation/newstaff/
Getting
Started as a Postgraduate Research Student Supervisor
Supervising postgraduate research is an important connection
between the teaching and research aspects of your academic
career. At its best it can be exciting, rewarding and a
wonderful learning experience. Equally, done well, it is
demanding and challenging, requiring careful attention
to detail, policies, student needs and interests, and academic
integrity and rigor.
The new research environment shaped by the white paper
has had implications for postgraduate research supervision,
notably, that higher degree students are expected to complete
their degree in 4 years or less. There will be financial
penalties for institutions if students do not complete
within the prescribed time or fail to complete at all.
With this in mind, Flinders University has reviewed and
enhanced its existing arrangements to support students'
successful participation in research degrees. This is outlined
in a June 2000 paper from Flinders to DETYA titled Research
at Flinders University- Planning for Continued Success.
Section 4 deals with Ensuring a High Quality Educational
Environment For Research Higher Degree Students.
According to the Australian Vice Chancellors' Committee,
the purpose of an honours program is to provide students
with research training. Therefore honours programs nearly
always have a strong research component. Many supervisors
go on to publish the honours research that they have supervised,
in conjunction with their students. Furthermore, many honours
students continue on directly to a higher degree, often
with the same supervisor they had in their honours program.
Honours supervision requires somewhat different strategies
to PhD supervision and is governed by different policies
because of the nature of its size and its time constraints.
This program is compulsory for staff
members new to supervising Postgraduate Research Degrees
Students at Flinders.
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Postgraduate Research Supervision
The program comprises of two core workshops
and two electives which are:
Getting
Started as a Tutor and Demonstrator
Aimed at new Tutors and Demonstrators at Flinders,
this program includes online and hard copy resources.
- Starting Off As a Tutor at Flinders University
This booklet is aimed at outlining some of the basic
things that a new tutor at Flinders University will
need to know. You can download
a copy in PDF format. The booklet is also available
in hard copy from the Unit. Contact staff.development@flinders.edu.au
to get a copy sent to you
- Demonstrating Laboratory Classes at Flinders University
This booklet aims to provide information and advice
to increase laboratory teaching skills, in order
to
make demonstrating a stimulating and productive experience
for both demonstrator and students taking the class.
The topics covered include,
- Aims of laboratory work
- Preparing for teaching laboratory classes
- Teaching strategies
- Assessment
- Health and safety issues
Starting
Teaching at Flinders
Aimed at Academic Staff members new to Flinders
Getting
Your Research Started at Flinders
Support for Researchers
Aimed at Staff members new to Flinders, this
program includes hard copy resources and a Mentoring scheme
for early career women researchers
- Getting Your Research Going at Flinders University
This handbook, available here
in PDF format, has
been designed to assist staff who are new to research
or new to research at Flinders. The aim of the handbook
is to provide information to help staff understand
the research "system" and get started in their research
career at Flinders. Topics covered include understanding
research at Flinders; planning your research career;
applying for funding; and writing for publication.
Mentoring Scheme for Early Career Women
Researchers
In April 1998 the Affirmative Action in Research
Committee initiated a pilot mentoring scheme for early
career
women researchers, sponsored by the Strategic Research
Advisory Committee. The aim of the scheme is to encourage
and support
research, as well as to provide women with access to informal
networks. The scheme was set up to provide academic women
staff at early stages of their careers with access to expertise,
experience and advice from a more senior colleague with
whom they had been carefully matched, with a primary focus
on research.
A comprehensive evaluation of the scheme has
shown that there are many positive benefits for women including
increased research success and improved job satisfaction.The
report, entitled "Making
a Difference: Flinders University Mentoring Scheme for
Early
Career Women Researchers" provides
evidence of significant benefits already flowing from the
scheme for the individuals and for the University. A copy
of the Pilot Program Report can be obtained from the Staff
Development and Training Unit.
The scheme has a part-time coordinator who will assist
you with determining your needs and choosing a mentor.
All participants also attend a mentoring workshop.
Contact Maria Gardiner by email at mentor@flinders.edu.au
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