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• The research degree is designed to foster explicit links between research and

professional practice and development.

• The research degrees provide a framework in which specific taught elements

appropriate to graduate study can be combined with a substantial piece of

original research.

• Research students will be given the opportunity to work with individuals

who are at the forefront in research in their field of interest.

• It is expected that the majority of the students pursuing research degrees

should be sponsored by an end user of the likely outcome of the research

project. Sponsorship can take the form of members of staff seeking funds

from donor agencies.

RESEARCH DEGREE SUPERVISION

Panel of Supervisors

Graduate research degrees in the University of Technology, Jamaica are super-

vised by a panel of two or more supervisors. The use of a panel of supervisors

for a research student has benefits for both the student and the members of

the panel. A supervisory panel can give the student access to a multifaceted

support network, with a cross-section of experience and knowledge to guide

the student through to successful completion of their research degree. The

panel also provides for secondary members valuable staff development and

experience in skills required to become an effective research supervisor.

Principal Supervisor

The principal supervisor has primary responsibility for the technical direction

of the research work and must be a recognized expert in the field of study.

He/she must hold terminal qualification in the field, be actively engaged in

research in the field, have published at least five papers in the field, for the

supervision of PhD candidates, and at least three papers for the supervision of

MPhil candidates hold an academic appointment in the University of Tech-

nology, Jamaica or some other recognized university, and preferably have pre-

viously supervised graduate research students.

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