Do graduate students do research?

This is a mistake; all graduate students should be involved in research from the first month of their graduate careers. Most of your research will be conducted in collaboration with your advisor, but it is a good idea to do some research with someone else in the program. It broadens you intellectually.

How do graduate students get involved in research?

Once you identify one or more potential advisors, get to know them. Introduce yourself and describe the area you’re interested in. Attend their research group meetings if they hold them regularly. Give them a copy of a research proposal if you have a good idea of what you want to work on, and ask for comments.

What do graduate student researchers do?

A graduate student researcher (GSR) is a graduate student who performs research related to his or her degree program under the guidance and oversight direction of a faculty member or an authorized principal investigator. GSR positions are especially valuable for graduate students pursuing research careers.

What is the purpose of graduate level research?

The graduate student’s research paper will sustain deeper analysis of a topic at greater length and with narrower focus than the undergraduate paper. Graduate research papers will employ a significant scope of sources that are current, authoritative, and recognized within a particular area of study.

How do graduate students get into research?

Read research summaries by faculty members (which are usually published by the department), go to talks they give, and attend or audit courses given by professors you might be interested in working with. Talk to other graduate students and recent graduates.

What can supervisors do to support graduate students?

Supervisors should be available to help their graduate students at every stage, from formulation of their research projects through establishing methodologies and discussing results, to presentation and possible publication of dissertations.

What is the role of the research supervisor?

The research supervisor is the key person in a student’s graduate degree program. Graduate education is greatly affected by the nature of the supervision and the quality of communication between graduate students and their supervisors.

Do professors do a good job supervising?

For the most part, professors do a good job of supervising, say administrators and students, despite the dearth – until recently – of professional development courses on how to do so effectively.

How important is the supervisor-supervisee relationship in education?

“The quality of the [supervisory] relationship is fundamental for the student to succeed,” says Dr. Audette. “When there is a problem, the chances are really high that the students will just give up. That is why we pay so much attention to the supervisor-supervisee relationship.” And, to be sure, not every student is thriving.