4.+Candidature+Plan

**UTS Education: Doctoral Candidature Plan (CP)**
- the elements of a doctoral program - ways of accessing support in achieving these elements To negotiate which elements and outcomes will achieve during each semester, conference presentation/papers.
 * Plan to indicate:**

A. Candidature Plan developed and signed off
 * Phase 1: Pre-Doctoral Assessment**

B. Prepare Doctoral Assessment paper: presentation, assessment, feedback: research proposal 1. Rationale, problematic, research questions, justification (clear articulation of resaerch topic and its location) 2. Critical literature review 3. Methodology review 4. Analysis (as negotiated in CP) 5. Developed research design 6. Ethics

**Phase 1: Pre-Doctoral Assessment (2009)**
Phase 1 – development and signoff ||  ||  ||  || || Participation in a research community ||  ||  ||  || (in preparation for DA paper) ||  ||  ||  ||
 * ==== ==== || ==== **COMPONENT** ==== || ==== **DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY** ==== || ==== **DUE DATE** ==== || ==== **ACHIEVED** ==== ||
 * ====** Requirements **==== || Candidature Plan (CP)
 * ^  || Preparation of Doctoral Assessment paper – presentation, assessment and feedback ||  ||  ||  ||
 * ==== **Doctoral elements –** evidencing doctoral standard ====
 * ^  || Locating the research – clear articulation of problematic and its location || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Contribution – indication of the nature of the research contribution || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Justification – clarity about why particular choices have been made || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Ethical conduct || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Coherence – background and focus coherent || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Organisation and clarity – clear structure and organisation || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Decision-making – making choices about research || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Outcomes **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> (to ‘doctoral’ standard/value) || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Research proposal

2. Written audit of research literacy competancioes and developmental needs in terms of operational, cultural and critical research literacies. 3. Methodology paper to explore possible methodogies. 4. End note database, annoted bibliography, literature review paper: work through literacies required for doctoral research
 * AUTUMN SEMESTER** 1. Reflective essay about feedback after interviewing people to get feedback on your inital research ideas.

1. Map or table that locates your research, paper on implications. 2. Position paper, analysing the meaning of practice-based reseach for doctorate. 3. Oral presentation in block 3 Spring (how does that work with part-time?): formal research proposal (this will then form the basis for developing the DA paper) 4. Consider ethical issues for social research in general ann begin to prepare formal HREC application.
 * SPRING SEMESTER**

- [|Research philosophies] - [|Research methods] - [|Resources for research methods]


 * Doctoral Assessment: 2nd year (2011) **

- Seminar Presentation - Paper submission

Doctoral Assessment (DA) paper based on Phase 1 Research Proposal evidencing doctoral standard. Doctoral assessment conducted by academic panel confirming doctoral elements achieved and providing feedback.

Info on publishing: [|STAR: Scholarly Activities]

**Doctoral Assessment (mid 2010)**
|| <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || by academic panel confirming doctoral elements achieved and providing feedback || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ==== **Requirements** ==== || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Seminar presentation
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">DA paper submission || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Outcomes **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> (to ‘doctoral’ standard/value) || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">A Doctoral Assessment (DA) paper based on Phase 1 Research Proposal evidencing doctoral standard || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Doctoral assessment conducted


 * Post- Doctoral Assessment: 2nd, 3rd years (2010, 2011, 2012) **

- CP Phase 2, adjustment and signoff - Research site, access negotiated - Ethics, HREC application, submission, approval - Data Collection and Analysis - Writing, thesis, portfolio, papers - Examination, preparation, practices, submission, review, final submission - Final seminar, presentation, post completion: planning publications and future developments

Doctoral elements: - complex conceptualisation (multi-level analysis and complexity) - different modalities (able to operate in different contexts and to different audiences) - change and resilience (a sense of transformation and empowerment) - autonomy and ownership (owning your project, developing your voice)

Outcomes: - ethics approved - data management (collection, transcription, filing, storage) - data analysis (plan, progress) - writing plan, structural overview and abstract for tangible doctoral 'outcomes', drafts and final output form (thesis, portfolio, papers) - completion of doctoral writing outcomes (thesis, portfolio) - conference papers (presented at national/international conference) - co-authored papers (presented at national/international conference) - journal paper (submitted for review)

**Phase 2: Post-Doctoral Assessment (mid 2010-2013)**
<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">CP Phase 2 – adjustment and signoff || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Research site – access negotiated || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Ethics – HREC application, submission, amendments, approval || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Data collection and analysis || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Writing – thesis, portfolio, papers || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Examination  || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Final seminar – presentation || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Complex conceptualisation – multi-level analysis and complexity || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Different modalities – able to operate in different contexts and to different audiences || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Change and resilience – a sense of transformation and empowerment || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Autonomy and ownership – owning your project, developing your voice || || ||  || (to ‘doctoral’ standard/value) || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Ethics approval || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Data management – collection, transcription, filing, storage || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Data analysis – plan, progress || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Writing plan, structural overview and abstract – drafts and final output (thesis, portfolio, papers) || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Completion of doctoral writing outcome(s) (thesis, portfolio) || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Conference papers (presented at national/international conference) || || ||  || <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Co-authored papers (presented at national/international conference) || || ||  || Journal paper (submitted for review) || || ||  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Requirements **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Requirements **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> ||
 * <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Doctoral elements **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> – evidencing doctoral standard ||
 * <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Doctoral elements **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> – evidencing doctoral standard ||
 * <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Outcomes **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">
 * <span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Outcomes **<span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">