3 Notes Of Guidance Regarding Submission By A Staff

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Notes of Guidance regarding submission by a Staff Candidate for a
Research Degree
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Submission by a Staff Candidate for a Research Degree
(MPhil, DM or PhD)
1 Introduction
These notes are intended for the guidance of prospective staff
candidates and Advisers and should be read in conjunction with the
guidance and criteria for assessment contained in the document
Submission for a Research Degree by Published Works (see Regulation
21).
Staff may submit for a research degree by submission of published
works.
In terms of academic content, the submission by a member of staff will
be judged under the same academic criteria as a thesis or published
work submitted by a student.
Staff given permission to submit as Staff Candidates are not eligible
to receive any supervision in relation to their published works. If
staff wish to receive supervision, they should apply to be, and
receive the same entitlements as, a research student.
These notes apply to members of staff on the UK, China and Malaysia
campuses.
2 Eligibility
The following are eligible to make an application to register as a
staff candidate for a research degree:
1.
A graduate of not less than three years standing of an approved
University who, at the time of making the application, has been
a member of staff of this University for not less than four
years.
2.
Exceptionally, an application may be approved from a member of
staff of the University of not less than four years standing who
does not hold a Bachelor's degree but who has a qualification(s)
which may be deemed to be equivalent to a Bachelor's degree.
3.
The publications submitted for examination must be the result of
work done mainly whilst the staff candidate has been employed by
the University of Nottingham.
3 Making an Application
Awarding a research degree to a staff candidate on the basis of
published works is a two-stage procedure. In the preliminary
'application' stage, the candidate's application is reviewed by the
Quality and Standards Committee, a sub-committee of the Teaching and
Learning Board, to establish whether the proposed submission is
appropriate for the particular degree sought and whether it is likely
to be of the required standard for the award of the degree.
If a prima facie case is established, the candidate will be invited to
proceed to the second stage by submitting the published works for
examination. Candidates wishing to apply to submit for a research
degree as a staff candidate should send the following documents to
Student Services.
For all applications:
*
A brief application showing: your full name, your current position
within the University, the date of your appointment to that
position and your academic qualifications.
*
The name of a member of University staff who will act as an
Adviser (see section 4). Normally the Adviser would be your Head
of School. Exceptionally a Head of School may appoint a member of
his/her staff to act as Adviser in his/her place - in such cases
the nominee must be an equal or higher grade than the candidate,
must have a PhD and must be research active. Occasionally it may
be more appropriate for the Adviser to come from a School other
than the one in which you are based. In such cases it is the
responsibility of your Head of School to approach the Head of the
other School and co-ordinate arrangements.
*
A statement from your Head of School confirming that your
qualifications are suitable for you to apply to submit for the
degree, the proposed work can be supported on academic grounds and
it includes evidence of recent and active research, that the
proposed arrangements for an Adviser are appropriate and giving
support for your submission.
*
A list of publications to be submitted and a description (no more
than 1000 words) of the theme uniting the publications and how the
publications are an original contribution to knowledge.
4 The Role of the Adviser
Each candidate will be allocated an Adviser (normally the Head of
School) who will provide general advice to the candidate about the
requirements for a research degree. The Adviser does not have a
supervisory role. The Adviser will also be responsible for giving
guidance on the selection, coherence and quality of the published
works to be submitted for examination and will provide advice on the
preparation of the extended abstract to accompany the submission.
5 Submission
If the Quality and Standards Committee decides that a prima facie case
has been established for the award of a research degree, you will be
informed by Student Services (normally within a month of receipt of
the application) and invited to submit two copies of the relevant
published works to Student Services.
Your published works should be submitted within four years of
receiving approval to submit from Quality and Standards Committee.
Evidence of recent and active research will be required. It is helpful
if you can give your Head of School and Student Services some advance
notice of the date of submission so that the Head of School can
propose the names of two Assessors for Student Services to put to the
University for approval. When you submit your published works you will
be asked by Student Services to pay the appropriate examination fee at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees.
Your submission should be made to Student Services via a Student
Service Centres. Further information on submission and the examination
process can be found at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/academicservices/qualitymanual/researchdegreeprogrammes/procedures-for-assessment.aspx
6 The Assessors
Your Head of School will be required by Student Services to nominate
two External Assessors for approval by the University Council when
he/she is informed of your expected date of submission. Once the
Assessors have been approved, Student Services will be responsible for
formally inviting them to act and for sending the submission for
examination.
7 The Examination
The second stage of the procedure for awarding a research degree to a
staff candidate is the examination stage. The following procedures
apply:
7.1 Student Services will send each Assessor your published works and
each will return independent and separate reports direct to Student
Services in advance of the viva voce examination (if held).
7.2 A viva voce examination will normally be held if you are
submitting for either the degree of PhD or MPhil.
7.3 The Assessors will complete a joint report indicating the agreed
result of the whole examination and their recommendation to the
University.
7.4 The Assessors’ reports will be considered by the University, which
will decide whether or not a degree should be awarded.
8 Re-Submission
An unsuccessful submission will not normally prevent you from applying
again to submit for a research degree. However, before deciding to do
so candidates in this situation should seriously consider the advice
and comments of the Assessors given on the first submission.
9 Degree Conferment
The award of a research degree will be formally approved through the
relevant University campus which will put your name forward for the
first available degree congregation. Advice about the arrangements for
the congregation itself can be obtained from Student Services.
Updated September 2016