Covers !Supervisor models, roles and styles of supervision; responsibilities of a PhD/MBA candidate; 2.Supervising the research design, research methodology and knowledge creation; 3 The examination process and requirements.

SESSION 1: Supervisor models, roles and styles of supervision; responsibilities of a PhD/MBA candidate; by Prof HB Klopper
Different models and approaches of supervision
The various tasks a supervisor must accomplish
The ways in which a supervisor interacts with the student and their responsibilities

SESSION 2: Supervising the research design, research methodology and knowledge creation; by Prof Benjamin Anderson
Making informed choices about research design
Aligning research methodology and mode(s) of enquiry
Knowledge creation: Mode 1 vs Mode 2 vs Mode 3

SESSION 3: The examination process and requirements; by Prof Ralph Hamann
A discussion on the general PhD/MBA examination process (not institute specific), to clarify two main aspects:
the requirements for supervisors to prepare PhD/MBA candidates for dissertation/thesis submission and examination, and their responses to external examiners’ comments for examination, and
to clarify what is generally expected from PhD/MBA external examiners in commenting on the dissertation and during the examination process.

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