11. Academic student support
Information on the operation of the model, including the responsibilities of the Senior Tutor, Personal Tutor and the student within this are provided in the Policy for Academic Personal Tutoring (PDF, 103kB).
11.1. Each school will have a coherent academic support model for its students that fits within the framework provided by the Personal Tutoring policy, supported and delivered by (but not limited to) two key roles: the Senior Tutor (or equivalent role in schools where an alternative model has been approved) and the Academic Personal Tutor (or ‘personal tutor’).
11.2. Personal tutoring will be underpinned by a programme of contact between students and their personal tutors; minimum expectations on the frequency of meetings are set out in the policy.
11.3. Each School will have a mechanism in place to review the academic progress and engagement of its students who have not completed or passed assessment at relevant points during the year of study (e.g. following Teaching Block 1).
Supervision arrangements for the dissertation in taught postgraduate programmes
11.4. Each student will be assigned a dissertation supervisor by their school.
11.5. The dissertation supervisor will:
- provide guidance on the nature of the dissertation and the standard of work expected;
- advise students on the planning of the dissertation;
- discuss the timetable and dates for completion of different stages advise students on training necessary for completion of the dissertation, e.g. statistical or software courses which may include referral to other sources of help and advice.
The dissertation supervisor will not proof-read or edit the work. In programmes where a specified proportion of the draft dissertation may be read by the dissertation supervisor, they may comment on the following as applicable: dissertation or report structure, content of sections, research sources and methodology, referencing and style.
11.6. Where re-assessment of the dissertation is permitted by an Exam Board, the dissertation supervisor will ensure that the student understands the feedback given by the examiners and knows what is required for re-submission.