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FDSC40770

Academic Year 2024/2025

Supervising & Mentoring (FDSC40770)

Subject:
Food Science
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
3
Module Coordinator:
Ms Julie Dowsett
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

UCD has been at the frontline of Supervisor support and Development. The Research Supervisor Support & Development Programme is a new series of workshops, targeted at new inexperienced research supervisors. These collaborative webinars address common research supervisory practices and challenges and include panel discussions with experienced research supervisors, experts in the field, professional staff, and students.
In addition, a live session with the Postdoctoral Developer Tara Hughes will focus on the skill set of a mentor including establishing a mentoring agreement and setting SMART goals for the mentoring partnership. Sessions on networking, negotiation and self-motivation techniques will also be provided allowing fellows to plan, monitor and reflect on strategies to overcome procrastination and perfectionism and maximise productivity to build on personal impact.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module Fellows will be able to:

1. Understand the broad range of competencies necessary to successfully supervise and mentor research students
2. Have developed their professional network
3. Develop self-efficacy and demonstrate ways in which they are self-motivated
Appreciate tools to overcome procrastination, perfectionism and enhance productivity

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Lectures

15
Total

65

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students to select the range of webinars and online workshops that reflect their needs. When the required number are attended in full students will receive a certificate of attendance.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Ciara Spillane Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Laura Rice Tutor
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