Trans-Pacific doctoral success – a collaborative cohort model
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Paper/Presentation Title | Trans-Pacific doctoral success – a collaborative cohort model |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Partridge, Helen (Author), Bruce, Christine (Author), Hirsh, Sandra (Author), Haycock, Ken (Author), Edwards, Sylvia (Author), Stenstrom, Cheryl (Author) and Gasson, Susan (Author) |
Editors | Picard, Michelle and McCulloch, Alistair |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2016 |
Place of Publication | Adelaide, South Australia |
ISBN | 9780994310316 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.qpr.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/QPR_Proceedings_FINAL.pdf |
Conference/Event | 12th Biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference (QPR 2016) |
Event Details | 12th Biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference (QPR 2016) Parent Biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR) Event Date 20 to end of 22 Apr 2016 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | The San Jose Gateway PhD program is a doctoral partnership between the School of Information at San Jose State University (SJSU) in the USA, and the Information Systems School at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. Because of Californian legislation, SJSU has not been able to offer PhD degrees. The Gateway Program therefore provides a research pathway for SJSU’s coursework students. It also helps the School to grow the research capacity of academic staff. For QUT, the Program provides the opportunity to advance research agendas and to build strong international connections and partnerships. The Program began in 2008. It is a distance-delivered cohort-based scheme with new students commencing in August of each year. All students are enrolled as part-time students in QUT’s Doctor of Philosophy. Each student is assigned supervisors from both universities. In addition to individual and group supervisory meetings, all students and supervisors meet in a virtual meeting space once a month. The online monthly meetings are supplemented by two residential events each year: (i) a one week face to face residential in August at San Jose State University, and (ii) an online residential in March. This paper will critically reflect upon this unique Program, which has led to high quality research outcomes, rapid completions, and noteworthy graduate employments. Critical consideration of the challenges and future proofing of the approach will also be explored. |
Keywords | distance education; cohort-based program; part-time students; multi-national partnerships; higher degree research education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted Version. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Queensland University of Technology | |
San Jose State University, United States | |
Ken Haycock and Associates, Canada | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3y41/trans-pacific-doctoral-success-a-collaborative-cohort-model
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