Centreforprofessionalpracticeand HEE KSS

UniversityofKent

CentreforProfessionalPracticeand HEE KSS

MScinPrimaryDentalCareWL 898

Guidancefor MScStudentsand Supervisors

Contents

SectionTitlePageNumber

Section 1 / Introduction / 3
Section 2 / StudentSupport / 5
Section 3 / Schedulefor Completion / 6-7
Section 4 / Formatand Submission / 8
Section 5 / Guidanceon DissertationContent / 9-11
Section 6 / Questionsand Submission / 12-13
AnnexA / Responsibilitiesof theStudentDissertation Project MScinPDC / 14
Annex B / MScinPDC
GuideforDissertation Supervisors / 15-17
Annex C / STUDENT/SUPERVISORRECORDOF SUPERVISION / 18
Annex D / UNIVERSITYOFKENTNOTICEOFSUBMISSION OF
DISSERTATION COURSEWORKDEGREES / 19
Annex E / UNIVERSITYOFKENTACCESSTOAMASTER’SDEGREE ORPOSTGRADUATEDIPLOMADISSERTATION / 20

GuidanceforMScStudentsand SupervisorsSection 1– Introduction

Aim ofguidancefor MSc studentsandsupervisors: Theaim ofthisguideistoprovidestudents withdetail ofthestructureandrequirementsforthe writtendissertationrequiredforWL898. Detailsofthe ResponsibilitiesoftheStudentDissertationProject MScinPDCandThe MScinPDCGuidefor DissertationSupervisorscan befound at AnnexA and Brespectively.

Usein conjunctionwiththe ModuleGuide:Thisguidehasbeendesignedto beusedinconjunctionwith the ModuleGuideforWL898.

Aimofthedissertation:Thepurposeofthedissertationisforstudenttodemonstratethat theyhavecriticallyexamined,indepth,aresearchquestionrelevanttotheirprofessionalpractice and are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the methods used and results obtained.Thisshouldbesupportedbyacriticalreviewoftheliterature,astatementofthemethods,ananalysisofthedataandanextendeddiscussionofthefindings.Furtherdetailscan befoundinSection5.

Useofsupervisors:Eachstudentwillbeallocatedadissertationsupervisor.Studentsshouldworkwiththeirallocatedsupervisorforthedurationofthemoduletoensurethattheirworkiscompletedto meetthe submissiondeadline.Studentsshoulddirecttheworkandinitiatetheir contactswiththeirsupervisor.

Eachstudentmayhaveupto10hourstutorialsupport,whichincludesanytimeusedforreadingorcommentingonmaterial,withtheirAcademicsupervisor,orothermemberoftheprogrammeteam;whichmaybeinperson,byemail,telephone,Skypeandsoon–tosuitindividualcircumstance.Monthlysummariesoftutorialsupportwillberecordedbythesupervisors,usingtheformatAnnexC,andacopywillbeforwardedelectronicallytothestudentfortheirownrecordandacopyforwardedtotheMScinPDCat placeintherelevantfileforqualityassurancearchivepurposes.

Typesof Supervisors

Studentsmaybeassignedtoonesupervisorwhowillactasbothalocalandacademicsupervisor.Insomecasesstudentsmaybeallocatedtotwosupervisorstoensuretherequirements oftheproposedresearchdissertation aremet.

AcademicSupervisors

TheroleoftheAcademicsupervisoristoguideandassiststudentsduringtheirproject,thisshouldinvolvenomorethan10hoursofsupervisionovertheyear,whichmaybe bytelephoneande-mail,plusattendanceatabriefingatthebeginningofthethirdyear,attendanceataworkshoptostandardisemarkingdissertations,andpossibly,ifrequired,attendanceatalocalethicscommitteehearing.AcademicSupervisorsareexpectedtomarkdissertationsfromstudentsother thantheonestheyaresupervising.

Local/AdministrativePractical/ClinicalSupervisors

Theroleofalocalandclinical supervisoristoguideandassiststudentsforwhom theyareclinically responsible in aTrust.Local supervisioninvolvesassistingstudentsingainingapproval for their projectfrom theTrust, ResearchandDevelopment Officeand/ or AuditorNHSEthicsCommittee,andensuringthat theyaregivenevery opportunityto collectdatafortheirproject. It doesnot involvesupervisingthewritingofthedissertation.

CombinedSupervisors

Somesupervisorscancovertherolesandresponsibilitiesofthelocalandacademicsupervisors.

Contactdirect:Thestudentsandsupervisorsshouldbeindirectcontact.Studentsshouldinitiatecontacts.

Negotiatetime:Supervisortutorialsshouldbenegotiatedtomeettherequirementsofthestudentandtheavailabilityofthesupervisor.Thetutorialsmaybefacetofaceor bytelephone orbyemail orbyotherelectroniccommunicationsuch asSkype.

Expectedresponsetime:Inroutineworkingtimestudentscanreasonablyexpectaresponsefromsupervisorswithin2workingdays.Ifsupervisorsorstudentshaveplannedabsencesorannual vacationthenstudentstheyshouldnotifyeachother inadvance.

Plagiarismandduplication:Plagiarismistheactofpresentingtheideasordiscoveriesofanotherasone'sown.Tocopysentences,phrasesorevenstrikingexpressionswithoutacknowledgementinamannerwhichmaydeceivethereaderastothesourceisplagiarism;toparaphraseinamannerwhichmaydeceivethereaderislikewiseplagiarism.Astudentmustnotreproducein any worksubmittedforassessment(forexample,examinationanswers,essays,projectreports,dissertationsortheses)anymaterialderivedfromworkauthoredbyanother withoutclearlyacknowledgingthe source.

TheUniversitydoesnotacceptplagiarismandimposesseverepenaltiesifitoccursincoursework,dissertations,projectsandexaminations.Ifyouneedguidanceonthecorrectuseandpresentationofquotationsandsourcematerial,youshouldconsultyoursupervisor.FulldetailsoftheUniversityPlagiarismpolicycanbefoundat:

Section 2- StudentSupport

LibrariesandAccessing Literature

AsTrustemployees(DCTsandSalariedDentists)orNHSContractors ( thoseworkinginpractices withcontractsforprovidingGeneral DentalServiceswithin theNHS),all NHSdentists haverightsofaccesstothe libraries intheirlocalhospital librariesandto helpfromthe librariansinlocatingandaccessingliteratureandalso to beingissuedwithAthenspasswords.

Those,who aremembersoftheBritishDental Association can alsoaccessliterature via theBDA'sInformationCentre(library)(Tel 02075634550).

StatisticalSupport

DrMikeNichollsoftheCentreforProfessional Practice(CPP)formerly ofthe University ofKenthasagreedtobe available to advise anystudentsonstatisticalqueries. His

R&D and EthicsApprovalApplications

Thelocalsupervisorisresponsiblefor checkingapplications to R&DOfficersandethicscommitteesandfor countersigningthem.If requested, thelocalsupervisorshouldaccompanya student to an NHSEthicsCommitteemeeting at which the relevantapplication is beingconsidered.Oncecountersignedbythesupervisor, beforetheyaresubmitted,NHSEthicsapproval applicationsshould be sent totheUniversity ofKent'sResearchEthicsandGovernanceOfficer - NicolePalmer ()whowillcheckthem,adviseifanyrevisionsarenecessaryandcountersignthemonbehalfofthesponsoringorganisation(theUniversity ofKent).After thistheyshouldthen be submittedtoIRAS.

Section 3- Schedulefor Completion

Thefollowing Schedulefor Completion isprovided as aguide tohowthe projectdissertationmightbeachieved in thetimescaleavailable.At eachof thedatesindicatedstudentsare askedtocontacttheirSupervisor to provide an update on theirprogress.

1September2016-Beginfurtherdevelopmentofliteraturereview(initialreviewmayhavebeencompletedwhenwriting the protocolanddefining theresearchquestion).

By3October 2016-ifrequired,haveobtained Ethicsapproval andhave started datacollection.

3Septemberor8September 2016 -Attendanceataonedaytaughtsessiontopresentworkcompletedsofarandforbriefingonwritingupdissertation(style,assessment,etc).DatesaredependentuponnumbersenrollingontotheMSc,thirdyear.Datesaredependentuponthenumber ofstudentsenrollingontothe MSc,thirdyear.

TBC 2017 -MScPresentationDay.Attendance atoneoftheMScPresentationdays.Datesaredependentuponthenumberofstudentsenrollingontothe MSc,thirdyear.

The oralpresentationisgiven inFebruaryandMarch2017. It is in theformofa20minute PowerPointplus five minutesfor questions.ThePowerPointshouldcoverthetitle of theMSc project, thebackgroundtotheproject, whichincludesthe relevantliteratureandtherelevancetothecandidate's practice,theaimsand astatementoftheproblem,themethodsused,theresultsand a discussionoftheresults.Thediscussion shouldhighlight anylimitations inthestudyandcomparethe resultswiththoseofpreviousstudies.

If datacollectionandanalysis for thestudyhas notbeencompletedbythe timetheoral presentation is given, then it is satisfactoryforthecandidate togive apresentationofinterimresultsandtoexplainthatthis is a limitation in thediscussion.Thosereportingtheresultsofsystematicreviews shoulduse thesameformat.

Ontheday,candidatesshouldprovidehandoutsoftheirpresentation.Theoralpresentations areassessedfor scientificcontentandthestyle,against ascoringgrid,a copyofwhichwill be given to candidatesin September2016,when theyare briefedonhowto give the presentationsanddesigntheir slides.

By24thMay2017.Tohavesenttheacademicsupervisoracompleteddissertationforchecking.

By8thJune2017. Tohave obtained academicsupervisor'spermission and submittedthefinalversionofthedissertation.

Bythe16thJune2017.TwohardcopiesplusoneelectroniccopymusttobesenttoAcademicRegistrar,theelectroniccopyto dthetwo

hardcopiestoAcademicRegistrar,HEEKSS,DentalDept,2nd Floor, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN. Nolater than 5pmon the16thJune 2017.

Markingwillbecompletedbythefirstmarkersnolaterthanthe4th July2017and

2ndMarkersbythe 8July2017

12thJuly2017.Workwill be thenforwardedtoExternalExaminerfor comments.

TBC (end)July2017.BoardofExaminerswillbeconsiderandconfirmtheresults,priortotheirsubmissiontotheUniversityof Kentforfinal confirmation.

Marks:UnconfirmedmarksmaybegiventoMScstudentsinAugust2017.However,theyhavetobeconfirmedbytheUniversityofKentandformalnotificationbewillnotbegivenuntiltheresultshavebeenconsideredbytheUniversity'sBoardofExaminers.

Section 4– Formatand Submission

The“body”ofthe dissertation(fromintroductiontofinal sentenceof conclusionsbut excludingtitlepage, acknowledgements,abstract, tablesofcontents, listof references and annexes orappendices)should be10,000wordslongorwithin+/-10%ofthislength.Asan absoluteminimum andusually considerablymorethanat least40+ relevantreferenceswill be cited.

Thedissertationshouldbe writteninthethirdpersonin UK English.SpellingshouldconformtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary.

Thefollowinglayoutshould beused:Paper:A4

Font:Ariel

FontSize:12 point forthetext

Spacing:Doublespacing

Left handmargin:Approximately40mm onbindingedgeandthe other marginmustbe at least15mm

Print should be on one side of paper only not back to back

Thestudent mustsubmit 2 soft boundcopiesplusan electroniccopyanduse thedocumentsprovided atAnnexD andE.

In addition, eachcopymustshowonthecover:

Thename ofthestudentThestudentnumber

Thetitleofthedissertation

Thedegreeforwhich thedissertation issubmittedTheyearofsubmission

Thedissertationshouldbe presentedunder thefollowingheadings which arethendetailedinSection 5of thisguide:

TitlepageAcknowledgementsDeclaration

TableofContents(includingannexes andappendices)Table(s)ofFigures andTables

1.Abstract

2.IntroductionandReviewoftheLiterature

3.Aim

4.Statementofthe Problem– Research Questionrelatedtothestudent’sprofessional practice

5.MethodologyandMethods

6.ResultsandAnalysis7.. Discussion

8.Conclusions(andRecommendations)

9.References

Annexes and Appendices

All the abovesectionsshould each startona newpage.

Sub-headingsandsub-sub-headingsshould beusedwhereappropriate forexample:

2.Introduction

2.1Overview

2.2PowerRelationship

2.2.1.LegitimatePower

2.2.2.CharismaticPower

Section 5-Guidanceon Dissertation Content

Thecontentofthesectionswillvary fromproject toproject.Thefollowingguidanceshould notbe viewed asfullycomprehensive foralldissertations,inparticular thesuggestednumbersofwordsfor sections.

Title Page(Not counted in thewordcount)Shouldprovide thefollowinginformation:

Thename ofthestudentThestudentnumber

Thetitleofthedissertation

Thedegreeforwhich thedissertation issubmittedTheyearofsubmission

ThetitleofthedissertationThenumberofwords

Acknowledgements (Notcountedinthe wordcount)

ThecontentofthispageisatthediscretionoftheindividualMScstudents.However,itisusualtoacknowledgethehelpofthesupervisor,anysponsorshipandtheMScstudent’sfamily.

Declaration(Notcountedinthewordcount)

Thisshouldstate:

“Exceptforthehelplistedintheacknowledgements,thecontentsofthissubmissionareentirelymyownwork.Thisworkhasnotpreviouslybeensubmitted,inpartorfull,fora degreeordiplomaofthisor anyotherUniversity or examinationboard.”

It should besignedbythestudent.

StudentsareremindedoftheUniversityofKent’spolicyonplagiarismwhichissetoutbytheUniversity ofKent, Officefor QualityAssuranceandValidationin thedocument.

Tables of Contents,Figures andTables(Notcountedinthewordcount)

Otherthanthetitlepage,allpagesmustbenumbered. Pagenumbersshouldappearinthebottom right corner.

The tableofcontentsshouldincludethenamesofallsections,sub-sections,sub-sub-sectionsand thepagetheirnumbers.

Tablesandfiguresshouldappearasnearaspossibletothetexttowhichtheyrefer.Eachtableandfigureshouldappearonasinglepage(notsplit)andbeclearlylabelledwithanumberandadescriptivetitleinwhichthewords“Table”and“Figure”arewritteninfullandnotabbreviated toTab.orFig.

Wheneverpossible, tablesshouldnotbesplitovertwopages.

Abstract (Notcountedin thewordcount)

Theabstractshouldgiveasummaryoftheprojectinnomorethan300wordsandbestructuredundertheheadingsAim(s),Methods,Results,Conclusions.Itisessentialthattheaim(s) ofthe projectareclearlystated intheabstract.

Introduction(Approximately500words)

Theintroductionshouldstartwithanoverviewoftheprojectandtherelevancetothestudentsarea ofprofessional practice.

LiteratureReview (Approximately2000words)

Thissectionshouldcommenceabriefdescriptionofhowtheliteraturesearchwasperformedwhichshouldinclude:

• Namesofsearchenginese.g.ERIC,etc.

• Listofkeywordsusedwhensearching.

• Languages searched and time frame for search, e.g. only publications inEnglishsince1960.
• Inclusionandexclusioncriteria

It shouldthenreviewliteraturerelevanttothetopicofthedissertation

Theliteraturereviewshouldbeundertakentakingasystematicapproachandfulldetailsofthismaybe provided asan Annex.

Aim(s)(Approximately150words)

Theaimoraimsoftheprojectmustbeclearlystatedinthissection.Alistofobjectiveswiththe aim(s)mayfollow whereappropriate.

Statementof theProblem orHypothesis(Approximately500words)

Astatementoftheproblemtobeinvestigatedand,ifrelevant,thehypothesis.Thisshouldbeclearlylinked toan area ofthe student’sprofessional practice.

Methodology and Methods(Approximately1100 words)

Thesectionshouldprovideanoverviewandrelevanceofthemethodologicalunderpinning,whichshould bethenlinkedtothechosenmethodsfordatacollection andanalysis.

Thissectionshouldincludesufficientinformationtoenablesomeonewith little prior knowledgeofthe‘problem’or projectquestionunder investigationtorepeat theinvestigationusingexactlythe samemethods.

Detailsofethicsapproval,orthereasonswhy thiswasunnecessary,andafull descriptionofanystatisticalteststhatwereapplied to datamustbeincluded.Whererequiredasignedcopyofthe ScreeningForm ForEthicsSubmission totheCPPEthicsCommitteeoftheUniversity ofKent oraletter from aTrust R&D officerand/ora letterfromthe Chairmanofan NHSLocalEthicsCommitteeshouldbe attachedas anAnnex

Anyquestionnaire(s),letters, etc should bedescribed and included asannexes/appendices tothe dissertation.

Results and Analysis(Approximately2000words)

Analysisofthedatashouldbeclearlyandsystemicallydetailedandsuitabletablesofresultsincluded,togetherwithgraphs/barcharts,etcwherenecessary.Anytheoreticalframeworksshouldbefullyjustified.Themethodofanalysisshouldbeappropriatetothemethodofdatacollection.

Whereapplicable,allresultsmustbepresentedandanydropoutsor,ifaquestionnairehasbeenused,questionsnotanswered bysomeorallrespondents must be accountedfor.

Discussion(Approximately3000words)

Thediscussionshouldcommence with acritique ofthemethodsused.

Itshouldthendiscussalltheresultsandcomparethemwiththoseobtainedfrompreviousstudiesinthetopicareaoftheproject.Itshouldthendiscussanyfutureworkneededtogivefurther insightintotheprobleminvestigated.

Conclusions andRecommendations(Approximately 400words)

Conclusionsshouldbedrawnfromtheresultsoftheproject.Theseshouldberelatedtotheoriginalresearchquestionandlinkedto professional practice.

Conclusionsmustnotspeculateoverandabovetheresultsand,ifappropriateshouldbefollowed byrecommendations.

A brief initial sentence relating the conclusions to the aim, followed by a series of bullet points should suffice. For some dissertations, recommendations are inappropriate. If recommendations are given, they can also be presented as an initial sentence followed by bullet points.

References(Notcountedin thewordcount)

ReferencesshouldbeinHarvardStyle–pleaseuseCiteThemRightasyourguidetoreferencing.

AnnexandAppendix(Not countedin thewordcount)

Whererequired,afullysignedcopyofthesignedcopyoftheScreeningForm For EthicsSubmissionshould beenclosed in thedocumentasan‘Annex

AllAnnexesshould be clearlyreferredto inthebodyofthedocument.

Section 6-Questionsand Submission

QuestionsOrAcademicConcernsRelatedToTheDissertationProject:Anyquestionsorclarificationsontheprojectshould,,Tel:01233813585(normallyafter8.00p.m.)

AnyadministrativequestionsshouldbedirectedtotheAcademicRegistrarat

Name:Pleaseaddressyourenquiryto theAcademicRegistrar

Email:

Hours:Monday -Friday09.00- 17.00

Telephone:020 7127 6269 (generic dental number) and 020 7127 6267

Address:AcademicRegistrar

MScPrimary Dental CareDental Department

HealthEducation EnglandKentSurreySussex

2nd Floor, Stewart House

32 Russell Square

LondonWC1B 5DN

Submissions

Pleasemakesurethatitispostedtoarrivebythedeadlinedate. Itissuggestedthatyouusespecial delivery orifconvenientdelivertheminperson.

Submission bypost: Two hardcopiesshouldbe postedto:

AcademicRegistrar

MScPrimary Dental Care

HealthEducation England, KentSurreySussex

2nd Floor, Stewart House

32 Russell Square

LondonWC1B 5DN

Submissionbyhand:Intheeventthatyouareunabletopostyourworkthensubmissionmaybebyhand,copiesshouldbeplacedinasealedenvelopeandlabelledasfollows:

ASSIGNMENT ENCLOSED– WL898MScDissertationFAO–AcademicRegistrar–MScinPrimaryDental Care

HealthEducation EnglandKentSurreySussex

2nd Floor, Stewart House

32 Russell Square

LondonWC1B 5DN

ReceiptforWork:Areceiptwillbeprovidedby theAcademicRegistrarwhenthedocumentarrives in thedepartment.

LateAssignmentsand Extension Requests

Allworkshouldbesubmittedbythegivendeadline.Youmaysubmityourworkatanytimebeforethedeadlinedate.

Late work, without an agreed extension, will be given a mark of zero and subsequentresubmissionscappedat 50% (bare passlevel).

RequestforExtensions:

Students are reminded that extensions will onlybe granted in extreme and extenuatingcircumstances.

Any request for an extension must meet the criteria for concession. All requests forconcessionswill be considered bytheDeanery’sDental ConcessionsCommittee.

Applicationsshould be submittednot lessthanoneweekbeforetheassignment deadline.Anyextensionrequestswill be takentothe ConcessionsCommittee.

IfindoubtaskpleasecontacttheProgrammeCo-ordinatorfortheMScinPrimaryDentalCare.

AcademicRegistrar ContactDetails:

Please addressyourenquiryto the AcademicRegistrarforthe MScinPrimary Dental Care

Email:

Hours:Monday -Friday09.00- 17.00

Telephone:020 7127 6269 (generic dental number) and 020 7127 6267

Address:AcademicRegistrar

MScPrimary Dental CareDental Department,

HealthEducation England KentSurreySussex

2nd Floor, Stewart House

32 Russell Square

LondonWC1B 5DN

Feedback on Dissertation

TheCentreforProfessionalPracticeaimstoprovidefeedbackandprovisionalmarksforthesubmittedassignmentswithin 6weeksof submission.

Participation

Responsibilities oftheStudentDissertation Project MScinPDC

AnnexA

Postgraduatestudentsshouldparticipatefullyandtaketheinitiativeinplanningandexecutingtheirprojectstudyneedsandanynecessaryadditionaltraining,andwillsharewiththeirProjectSupervisorstheresponsibilitiesinvolvedinthemonitoringprogress.Allstudentsmustattendthetaught sessionforWL898.

Supervision

TheroleofboththeLocalandAcademicsupervisorsisoneofanencourager,alisteningear,andtooffersuggestionsandguidance.Theywillaimtomovetheprojectforward,morebyaskingquestionsthan tellingstudents whattodo.

ProjectSupervisorsarenotminders;therelationshipwiththestudentisoneofadulttoadultnotparenttochild.AllstudentsareaskedtounderstandandtorespecttheProjectSupervisors’availability andtimeconstraints.

Support Publications

StudentsmustfamiliarisethemselveswithUniversity,FacultyandCentrerequirements,proceduresfordissertationprojectsandassociatestudybyreadingtheModuleGuidefor WL898 andUniversity academicguides anddocumentation.

Planning andProgress

Studentsareexpectedtoparticipateinplanning,progressing,andcompletingtheirstudies,includingpreparingforreviewsregardingconfirmationandmustparticipateasrequiredintheprocess ofmonitoringtheirprogress.

StudentsmayforwardquestionstotheProjectSupervisorandshouldexpectaresponsewithin 2workingdays, unlessduringaperiodofnotifiedabsence.

StudentmayrequesttheirAcademicProjectSupervisorstoreadwrittenwork.Onedraftpersectionoutlinedbelowisgenerallyreasonable:

• Introduction with Literature Review, Statement of the Problem – ResearchQuestionrelatedtothestudent’sprofessional practice andAims
• ReviewofLiterature
• MethodologyandMethods
• ResultsandAnalysis
• DiscussionandConclusions(andRecommendations)

TheseSectionsshouldbeforwardedbypriorarrangementtotheAcademicProjectSupervisor.Thisworkwillbereceived,readandconstructivecriticismprovidedwithinreasonabletime(5workingdaysunlessonperiodofpre-warnedabsence).Thisreadingtimewillcountagainst thetutorialtimeallocatefora student.

TheAcademicProjectSupervisorwillexpecttoseeatleastthefinaldraftofthestudentprojectononeoccasionandcomment,butthiswillnotbeafullproofreading,andspellingandgrammarwillremain theresponsibility ofthestudent.

MeetingAssessment Deadlines and Requirements

Studentsmustsubmitwrittenworkontimeandattendsupervisionsessionsasrequired by theCentre andUniversity.

Extensionsto Deadlines

ExtensionstodeadlinesareonlygrantedinexceptionalcircumstancesandshouldfollowtheproceduresoutlinedintheModuleGuide.Allrequestsforextensionstomoduleassignmentdeadlinesmustmeet thecriteriafor Concessions.

Completion:

Studentsareexpectedtocompletetheirdissertationandsubmitwithintheirregistrationperiodoradditional costs will be incurred.Anyresubmissionswillincuran additionalcost.

Supervision

The MScinPrimaryDentalCareGuideforDissertation Supervisors

AnnexB

Therewill be the requirementfor regular supervisionandallstudentshave been allocatedaProjectSupervisoror Supervisors.Studentsareexpected tonegotiateregularmeetings,which maybe viaSkypeor telephone,withtheirSupervisor(s).

General Role of Supervisors

ThegeneralroleofProjectSupervisorsistoguide and assiststudentsduringtheirproject.Asdetailed on page3 of thisguidancedocument, somestudentswillhave justonesupervisorwhowill be responsibleforallaspectsof their supervision(localandacademic). However,others willhavetwosupervisors,onelocalandoneacademic. TheLocalSupervisordealswithlocal aspectsoftheprojectbutnottheacademicsupervision oftheproductionofthedissertation. TheAcademicSupervisorisresponsiblefor overseeing thewritingofthedissertationandmaybeasked tomarkatleastonedissertationbutusually notthatof theirstudent(s).

ProjectSupervisorsarerequiredtoidentifyanypotentiallyfraudulentbehaviourand ensureproperresearchgovernanceproceduresarecompliedwith. Forexamplelookingthroughanytranscripts or statisticsandbeingreassuredthe analysisiscorrect.

TheProject Supervisor’srole isoneofanencourager, a listeningear, andtooffer suggestionsandguidance. Project Supervisorsshouldaim tomove the projectforwardbyasking questionsandenteringintodiscussion, rather thantelling thestudentswhat to do.ProjectSupervisorsarenot minders; therelationshipwith thestudent isone ofadulttoadult notparent tochild.Allstudentshave beenrequestedtorespect theProject Supervisor’stimeandother responsibilities. Ifpossiblesupervisorsshouldattendtheoral presentationoftheresultsoftheproject(s) theyare supervising.The oralpresentationsare given ineither February orMarchonthe dateslisted on page6 ofthisdocument.

Alongsidethisguidancearethe University regulationsfor dissertationsaswell as the ModuleGuideand astep bystepguide,whichhave been given tostudentsduring thetaught sessionofWL898.The ProjectSupervisorshould befullyconversantwith the ModuleGuideandProject Guide; copiesareavailable onMoodleWL898.The ResponsibilitiesoftheStudentarealsocontained inthe ModuleGuide.

Thestudenthasalsobeengiven a copy ofthesedetailsabout thesupervisionprocess.

Format forSupervisionSessions

There is nospecifiedformatfor thesemeetingsso, for example,whereface tofacemeetingsarenotpossible, there isan expectationthat,thesupervisionwill takeplace byamethodwhich is ascloseas possible to ameeting–Skypeand soon, inorder toretainsomequalitycontact time. Supervision bytelephoneoremailmaybe usedbut shouldnotbetheonlymethod ofsupervision. Itisimportant thatduring the supervisionmeetingsthestudent’sprogresstodate andthefuturedirectionof their researcharediscussed.

AcademicSupervisionProgressRecords

In order thatadequateauditofsupervision can becarriedout andsothatsupervisorsmayundertakecontinuousmonitoringoftheirstudentprogress,AcademicSupervisorsarerequiredto ensurethemaintenanceofa supervisor’sprogressrecord ofatleast6supervisionmeetings.Theserecordsshould becompleted, acopygiven tothe studentanda copyforwarded totheMScinPDCProgrammeCo-Ordinatorandplaced intherelevant file. Copies

ofthe supervisionprogressrecord(AnnexC) should beforwarded tothestudent andAcademicRegistrar withintwo workingdaysofthesupervisionbeingconducted.

Student Training Needs

TheAcademicSupervisorshoulddiscusswiththestudentwhatacademicskillstrainingthestudentrequiresinordertocompletetheresearchdissertationproject.Theyshouldagreewiththestudentanyadditionaltrainingwhichiscompatiblewiththestudentneedsandwhichisachievableinrelationtothestudent’sprofessionalandstudycommitmentswithinthelimitsoftheregisteredperiodofstudy,makingcleartothestudentresponsibilitiesregardingorganisingandattending thetraining.The AcademicSupervisorshould takereasonablestepstofacilitate thestudent trainingneeds which may involve otherservices. .

Appearanceat NHSEthicsCommittees

Ifthestudent'sprojectrequiresNHSethicsapproval, it istheresponsibilityof thelocalsupervisortocheckandsigntheapplicationforms,toensurethattheyarethensenttotheResearchEthicsandGovernanceOfficer,UniversityofKentforcheckingandforsignatureasthesponsoringorganisationandthentheirsubmissiontoIRAS/NRES.Ifrequestedbythestudent,localsupervisorsshouldaccompanythemtotheEthicsCommitteemeetingatwhichtheapplication is considered.

WrittenWork

TheAcademicSupervisorshouldexpectrequeststoreadwrittenwork.Onedraftpersectionoutlinedbelowisgenerallyreasonable:

• IntroductionwiththeLiteratureReview,StatementoftheProblem–ResearchQuestionrelatedtothestudent’sprofessional practice andAims
• ReviewofLiterature
• MethodologyandMethods
• ResultsandAnalysis

• DiscussionandConclusionsandRecommendations

Draftworkshouldbereceived,readandconstructivecriticismprovidedwithinreasonabletime(5workingdaysunlessonperiodofpre-warnedabsence).Thiswillcountagainstthetutorialtimeallocateforastudent.

ItisexpectedthatwrittendraftswouldbesubmittedtotheProjectSupervisor,atanegotiatedinterval beforethetutorial,sothattherecan beconstructivediscussion at thetutorial.

TheProjectSupervisorshouldexpecttoseeatleastthefinaldraftononeoccasionandcomment,butthiswillnotbeafullproofreading,andspellingandgrammarwillremaintheresponsibilityofthestudent.

Marking and Calibration

Asmentionedpreviously,SomeAcademicsupervisorswillberequiredtomarkdissertationsbutnotofthestudentstheyaresupervising.Inordertotrytoensurethattheydosotoauniformstandard,supervisorswillberequiredtoattendahalfdaytrainingandcalibrationsession,overandabovethe 10hours ofsupervisiontime.

Submission of Dissertation

Oncetheacademicsupervisorhascheckedthefinalversionofthedissertation,itshouldbesubmittedtotheHealthEducationKentSurreyandSussexaccompaniedbytheforms(AnnexD andAnnexE).

Supervision of Students–MSc in PrimaryDental Care

AnnexC

STUDENT/SUPERVISOR RECORDOF SUPERVISION

StudentName:…………………………………………SupervisorsName:…………………………………

MScPrimaryDentalCare……………………. WL898 …………………………………………...

DateofMeeting1:…………………………………… DurationofSession:……………………………….

ProgressSinceLastRecordedMeeting
DiscussedDuringThisMeeting
WorkAgreed

Supervisor’sComments:

PGStudentSigned:...... …Dated:………………………………………

SupervisorSigned:...... Dated:……………………………………….

NOTES:

1.Theaimofthisformistoassiststudentsinmonitoringtheirprogressandplanningtheirwork.

2.Supervisorsareaskedtocompletetheform,retainacopy,providethestudentswithacopyandforwardacopytothe,MScinPrimaryDentalCareCoordinator, whowillplaceitintherelevantfile

1Thesupervisionrecordedonthisformmayhavebeenconductedbyemailortelephoneorface-to-face.

UNIVERSITYOF KENT

AnnexD

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATION-COURSEWORKDEGREES

ThisformshouldbecompletedinblockcapitalsandsubmittedwithyourdissertationtotheHEKSSDentalDepartment.

TheattentionofMScstudents,particularlythosefromoverseas,isdrawntothefactthattheform,orderandspellingofyournameonthisformwillbeusedinrecommendationsfortheawardof thedegreeandinpreparationofcertificates,ie‘othernames’followedby‘surname’.

Surname: / *Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Dr
OtherNames:
UKC:Student No
HomeAddress: / Local Address:(ifdifferent fromhome)
From:To:
E-mailaddress:
Pleaseinform the immediatelyofanychanges ineither addresses.
Faculty:HEKSS/CPP
NameofSupervisor/s:
TitleofDegreeProgramme:
Degreeforwhichyouare aMScstudent:
TitleofDissertation:
CandidateSignature: / Date:
SupervisorSignature: / Date:

*Deleteasapplicable

UNIVERSITYOF KENTACCESS TOAMASTER’S DEGREEOR

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMADISSERTATION

AnnexE

InaccordancewiththeRegulations,IherebyconfirmthatIshallpermitgeneralaccesstomydissertationatthediscretionoftheUniversityLibrarian.IagreethatcopiesofmydissertationmaybemadeforLibrariesandresearchworkersontheunderstandingthatnopublicationinanyform ismadeofthecontentswithout mypermission.

Notesfor MScstudents

1.Wheretheexaminersconsiderthedissertationtobeofdistinctionstandard,onecopywill be depositedin theUniversity Library.

2.ThecopysenttotheLibrarybecomesthepropertyoftheUniversityLibrary.ThecopyrightinitscontentsremainswiththeMScstudent.AduplicatedsheetispastedintothefrontofeverythesisordissertationdepositedintheLibrary.Thewordingonthe sheetis:-

“Iundertakenottouseanymattercontainedinthisthesisforpublicationinanyformwithout the priorpermissionoftheauthor.”

Every readerofthedissertationmust signanddatethissheet.

3.TheUniversityand HEKSS hastherighttopublishthetitleofthedissertationandtheabstractandto authoriseothers to doso.

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Icertify:

CERTIFICATEONSUBMISSION OFDISSERTATION

1.thatIhavereadtheUniversityDegreeRegulationsunderwhichthissubmissionismade;

2.that,insofarasthedissertationinvolvesanycollaborativeresearch,theextentofthiscollaborationhasbeenclearlyindicated;andthatanymaterialwhichhasbeenpreviouslypresentedandacceptedfortheawardofanacademicqualificationatthisUniversity orelsewhere has also beenclearlyidentifiedinthe dissertation.

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