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They may be adapted to suit individual circumstances .  \nYou are expected to drive all research phases whether the project has been developed by your supervisor you, or industry. The table overleaf gives some general details; these may need somenuancing depending on your situation.  \nThe thesis should be your individual work, with the supervisor providing advice and guidance.  \nYou might consider creating a template for meetings with categories such as:  \n• meeting details: date, time etc.,  \n• agenda [complete before meeting],  \n• progress update [complete before meeting],  \n• issues/ concerns/ questions [complete before meeting],  \n• discussion points [complete during meeting], and  \n• actions: what, who, when by [complete during meeting] .  \nThe completed meeting record can then be emailed to your supervisor.  \nStudent/Supervisor responsibilities:  \n\n| Phase | Student | Supervisor |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Confidentiality (if applicable) | Provide Course Coordinator with legal agreements which detail requirements prior to Week 1 or as soon as practicable. | Advise School Manager re. UQ standard agreement or, forward partner’s legal agreements (allow up to 8 weeks if anon-UQ agreement is required) . |\n| Meetings | Schedule advisor meetings. Devise the meeting agenda. Recommended: summary of achievements, updated plan, and critical questions. Take notes. | Be available for regular meetings. Provide guidance as requested. |\n| Planning | Develop, implement, and update as necessary a project management plan for the research. | Review plan and advise on coverage and achievability. |\n| Risk analysis | Carry out a risk assessment, undertake necessary training and inductions, and define necessary contingency plans. | Review and approve risk assessments. Ensure training needs are met. |\n| Equipment access | Schedule access to materials, critical equipment, technical staff, and other resources. | Provide access to materials, critical equipment, technical staff, and other resources. |\n| Literature review | Carry out a literature review. | Provide seminal articles (where possible), and overall advice on directions. |\n| Data collection/analysis | Generate raw data, analyse, and discuss interpretation/ presentation. | Provide guidance as necessary. |\n| Oral presentation | Generate a draft for feedback. If possible, practice for advisor. | Be available for oral presentation meeting. Provide feedback on draft presentation. |\n\nWritten reports  \nGenerate a draft for feedback. Arrange* to meet with advisor (1 h) to obtain feedback on hard copy.  \nBe available for at least one draft review meeting per report. Provide feedback on drafts.  \n*Advisors will not provide detailed written feedback on draft reports. Instead, they will look over a draft with you and give you verbal feedback during a meeting of up to 1 hr.  \nCRICOS Prov ider 00025B  \nFor further details, please contact:  \nSchool of Mechanical and Mining Engineering [studentenquiries@mechmining.uq.edu.au](studentenquiries@mechmining.uq.edu.au)","cbCaiuM3FKaG9BCL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuM3FKaG9BCL","pdf",555803,"English","# Thesis supervisor relationship guidelines\n## Meeting preparation and communication\n## Student/Supervisor responsibilities by research phase\n## Written reports and draft feedback","[{\"question\":\"What are the core expectations of a thesis student versus the supervisor?\",\"answer\":\"The thesis is the student’s individual work, while the supervisor provides advice and guidance. 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