Annual Review

A review of graduate student progress will be conducted annually following the completion of the regular academic term. This shall consist of all program supervisors meeting with their students to prepare a review of each student's progress.   A written report is submitted to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies and saved in the student's file in Alfresco.  The annual reports are sent to the student and supervisor from the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies on an annual basis.

The purposes of the review are as follows:

•  to review the yearly progress of all graduate students in the program

• to assist each supervisor in becoming more aware of the progress of his/her students

• to identify potential problems (e.g., advisor/student conflict; inability to complete program within 4 or 6-year time-frame, failed courses, etc.

• to review recommendations which have come forward from the thesis proposal meeting(s) and/or candidacy examination results

Recommended Topics of Discussion at Annual Review:

• Review grades and course work to date

• Discuss projects, etc. related to program progression

• Discuss how the student and supervisor assess the progress to date

• Discuss knowledge or skills required to carry out research or to develop research proposal. Agree as to whether additional course work—i.e. directed reading course, or other projects, etc.—are required

• Discuss supervisory committee membership

• Establish a supervisory committee at the end of first year.

Possible other topics:

• assistantship performance and experience

• other research projects

• publications

• conferences and presentations