School of Education Progress Review Guidelines

Your confirmation of candidature review will include the submission of your candidature and project documents, a 30-minute meeting with the review panel, and an open 20 minute oral presentation and 10 minutes of question time. Quality expectation: Demonstrates critical insights into the research problem and methodological approach, ability to respond to questions and advice.

Your review documents will include the candidature documents and project documents outlined in the snapshot. You should submit the following project documents:

• A confirmation document containing Research problem, aim(s) of the study, literature review, methodology section detailing the research plan, timetable, budget. 10,000 words (PhD); 6,000 words (MPhil) (main document without references); candidate is expected to start the ethics application after successful R1. Quality expectation: Demonstrates critical insights into the research problem situated in the literature, appropriateness of methodological approach, and academic written skills
• An iThenticate report of your confirmation document

These documents must be submitted by the census date of the research quarter in which the progress review is due.

A record of attainment, verbal feedback and recommendations will be given during progress review meeting. Written feedback will be provided within two weeks by your reviewers after the progress review meeting. Your chair will also prepare a written report detailing the recommendations of the Progress Review Panel to the Dean, UQ Graduate School.

Your second progress review will include the submission of your candidature and project documents and a 30 -60-minute meeting with the review panel.

Quality expectations: Demonstrates critical insights into the research problem, methodological issue and/or key educational debate, ability to respond to questions and advice and engagement with feedback from previous progress review.

Your review documents will include the candidature documents and project documents outlined in the snapshot. You should submit one of the following project documents:

• a draft analysis chapter, or
• a substantial piece of academic writing, or
• an article submitted for publication to a refereed journal or full conference paper.

Plus a one page Progress Report (outlining challenges, career directions and aspirations, response to written feedback from previous progress review and adjusted timeline). Overall word count: 12,000 words (PhD); 8, 000 words (MPhil) (main document without references).

Quality expectations: Demonstrates critical insights into the research problem, key educational debate to the problem and/or methodological issue, academic written communication skills and engagement with report from previous progress review.

If applicable, it is expected that candidates have finalised their ethics application and most of their data collection.

You should also submit an iThenticate report for the document(s) from the list above.

A record of attainment, verbal feedback and recommendations will be given during progress review meeting. Written feedback will be provided within two weeks by your reviewers after the progress review meeting. Your chair will also prepare a written report detailing the recommendations of the Progress Review Panel to the Dean, UQ Graduate School.

Your third progress review will include the submission of your candidature and project documents and a 30 -60-minute meeting with the review panel.

Quality expectations: Demonstrates critical insights into the research problem, methodological issue and/or key educational debate, ability to respond to questions and advice and engagement with feedback from previous progress review. 

The Interview is expected to replicate the Oral Examination process and can be seen as preparation of the Candidate for the Oral (Viva).

Your review documents will include the candidature documents and project documents outlined in the snapshot. You should submit the following project documents:

• A completed draft chapter from late in the thesis (eg findings, discussion, analysis), one page Progress Report (outlining challenges, career directions and aspirations, response to written feedback from R2, and final timeline) and list of thesis chapters (preferably with brief synopsis of each).Quality expectations: Demonstrates work of PhD/MPhil standard, as appropriate.
• An iThenticate report of your draft chapter

A record of attainment, verbal feedback and recommendations will be given during progress review meeting. Written feedback will be provided within two weeks by your reviewers after the progress review meeting. Your chair will also prepare a written report detailing the recommendations of the Progress Review Panel to the Dean, UQ Graduate School. In addition to matters normally covered by feedback and recommendation documents, the R3 feedback attests to the quality and scope of the research, details any decisions that may have been reached about the mix of thesis examiners and notes the expected Thesis submission date.