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Handbook for the CCPP Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought

(This handbook should be read in conjunction with the UWS Handbook Information for Research Candidates*)

16/08/11 CCPP Doctoral Program Handbook V.8 Page 1

* It should be noted that the CCPP handbook is directly relevant to the CCPP Doctoral Program and the UWS Handbook relates to all other information regarding Higher Degree Research candidates.

Contents

1. Welcome – Director, Professor Anna Yeatman2. Introduction3. Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought

3.1. Facilities3.2. Research Student Support Funding3.3. Student evaluations of coursework3.4. Completion of coursework at

satisfactory level3.5. Grading of coursework3.6. Grade Appeals3.7. Transition from coursework to thesis in the Doctoral

Program of Political and Social Thought3.8. Supervision3.9. Principal Supervisor3.10. Supervision Panels3.11. Development of thesis proposal3.12. Confirmation of Candidature 3.13. The CCPP CoC Panel3.14. Apart from Supervisor, Panel and Chair (who must

attend), who else can come to the CoC?3.15. Annual progress reports3.16. Length of Thesis3.17. CCPP Intellectual Conversations


1. Welcome – Director, Professor Anna Yeatman

The Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy has two types of PhD program—the first is an innovation in the Australian system and it is our flagship program: a four-year (full-time) PhD in Political and Social Thought where students have to satisfactorily complete four substantive courses before they proceed to work on the thesis; and the second is a regular three-year (full-time) PhD. In the Centre, we are aware that it is the quality and vitality of our PhD students that is a key ingredient in making the Centre an exciting, cutting-edge and challenging intellectual environment. We are committed to recruiting such students, ensuring they are well supported when they arrive, and making them feel welcome in all of the activities of the Centre. My door is open at any time to those of you who are Centre PhD candidates.

Anna Yeatman


2. Introduction

CCPP’s vision and goals

The Centre seeks to promote democratic governance, active citizenship, and a practical awareness of the interdependencies of the political, the social, the economic and the environmental.

The goals of the Centre are three-fold:

1. To produce, communicate and network internationally recognized and high quality research on important topics in citizenship and public policy;

2. To engage in research and other kinds of partnership with practitioners in government and non-government organizations;

3. To train and educate postgraduate students who can take the Centre’s vision in new directions.

What do we do?

The Centre engages with a number of communities; academic and non-academic as well as postgraduate students in intellectual and research-oriented conversation through its seminar and workshop series. The Centre also collaborates in research with practitioner communities especially in the areas of social enterprise, deliberative democracy, and deep democracy. As a result Centre publications are focused on varied audiences.

CCPP research programs

Political and Social Thought

Political and Social Thought is the theoretical heartland of the Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy and all full-time academic members of the Centre are affiliated with this program. It is also the intellectual basis for the Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought. As a distinct program of activity, it comprises specialist theoretical work. It is also the hub for regional, national and international networks in political and social thought. Specialist strengths cover:

Kant, Arendt, Heidegger, Weber, Simmel Freedom, practical reason, and identity Democratic theory Indigeneity and Modernity Reconciliation and post-trauma community Subjectivity and politics


Action theory, institutional design and economics Daoist theory of action and economics Ethics and belonging in a climate-changed world

Active Citizenship and Democratic Governance

This program brings together expertise in methods of inclusive and democratic decision-making (Deliberative Democracy and Deep Democracy) with research on these practices. We also engage with research and practice in the areas of:

public-private partnerships in the work of government democratic and inclusive governance inclusion of citizens in the policy process technology, participation and wellbeing ethnic diversity and corporate governance.

Social Economy

This program brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss, research and practice new solutions to the challenge of achieving environmental and social well-being in the 21st century. Conventional models are failing us and we need to learn from innovative and experimental solutions that are being pioneered within the social economy by businesses, NGOs, self-organised networks and social movements with strong values and articulated missions. We offer expertise in:

imagining and enacting ethical economic practices mapping of the social economy in Australia and internationally theorization of social economy-ecology interdependencies action research methodologies for building the social economy research partnership with communities, NGOs, business, farmers, scientists,

philanthropists and the media in learning about ecology-economy connections and translating such learning into action.

3 Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought

3.1 Facilities

All students will have access to a desk, computer and a shared telephone. Full-time students will be allocated a permanent desk and part-time students will have access to a hot desk. Students who are allocated a desk are expected to use it on a regular basis. Students should advise the Centre’s administrative officer if they are not going to use the desk allocated to them.

All students have access to basic stationery supplies, printing and photocopying.


3.2 Research Student Support Funding

Funding is available to support attendance at overseas and domestic workshops, meetings and conferences where a paper is being presented that relates to your intended thesis research. CCPP approval for conference funding is on the basis that a paper will be presented. It is a condition of submission that affiliation to CCPP will be acknowledged. The level of annual funding is determined by UWS and can vary from year to year.

3.3 Student evaluations of coursework

Students are expected to complete evaluations of the coursework component of the Doctoral Program after both Semester 1 and Semester 2. These should be handed in to the PG Convenor no later than a week after teaching has finished. The lecturer will hand out evaluation questions half way through the teaching session.

3.4 Completion of coursework at satisfactory level

Students are expected to complete each of the four coursework units and achieve a grade of “satisfactory” which is equivalent to a B+ or better to proceed to the thesis stage of their candidature.

3.5 Grading of coursework

Students’ work for assessment in each unit will be graded in time for grades to be submitted to the Examiner’s meeting on a date determined by the Doctoral Program Convenor. Where the unit convenor has awarded a final grade for the unit of less than ”satisfactory”, the Doctoral Program Convenor is to allocate a second examiner for the work submitted for assessment in that unit. If the second examiner agrees with the unit convenor’s judgment, the decision stands, but where such agreement is not given, the Doctoral Program Convenor should convene a meeting of the two examiners and seek resolution of the grade. There is no formal transcript for coursework grades, but each student will be given a letter to attest to the courses taken and outcome achieved by a student.

3.6 Grade Appeals

All Grade Appeals are subject to the UWS Grade Review Policy.

3.7 Transition from coursework to thesis in the Doctoral Program of Political and Social Thought

Once the coursework is satisfactorily completed, students are expected to begin work on their thesis topic and proposal under supervision.


3.8 Supervision

Each student will have established and had confirmed a supervision panel in the first year of their candidature in the Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought. The supervision panel for each student should have been established and confirmed as early as possible in the student’s candidature (and no later than the end of the first year of candidature for students admitted to the Doctoral Program in Political and Social Thought). No supervision arrangement can be regarded as final until it has the approval of the CCPP Director.

3.9 Principal Supervisor

It may not always be possible to meet the student’s first choice for principal supervisor. In consultation with the Doctoral Program Convenor students will discuss supervision possibilities.

3.10 Supervision Panels

A Supervision Panel consists of the following roles. Principal Supervisor. This person must qualify as a 'supervisor' under the UWS rules and policies. He/she is responsible for the functioning of the panel and thus for the progress of the candidature. He/she is the person who can sign Annual Progress Reports, requests for travel and non-travel funding and other forms that may be associated with a PhD candidature, whenever a supervisor's formal authorisation is necessary. Co-supervisor. This person need not qualify as a 'supervisor' under the UWS rules and policies, and has no delegation to sign forms. He/she will have substantial intellectual responsibility for advising the candidate on all aspects of the dissertation research, as the candidate's mentor, within the oversight of the Principal Supervisor. Performing in the role of co-supervisor is understood to be an important part of a junior academic's professional development. Panel member. Panel members should be selected because they have interest and competence in some aspect of the dissertation research. Panel members will participate in the Annual Progress Report meeting and, at the discretion of the student and the Principal Supervisor, in other ways that are useful to the candidate's progress."

3.11 Development of thesis proposal

The development of the thesis proposal is the first stage of working on the thesis. It forms the basis of the Confirmation of Candidature process. Candidates are expected to work closely with their supervision panel in developing their proposal, and to attend the CCPP Thesis Development Workshop which will be offered each year.


3.12 Confirmation of Candidature

Details concerning the Confirmation of Candidature (CoC) are published in the UWS Handbook http://www.uws.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/70680/CoC_Guidelines_Jan2011.pdf . The CoC occurs during the first year of the thesis preparation when a clear statement of the research proposal (in conformity with the protocol attached as an appendix to this document) is approved by the Principal Supervisor.

3.13 The CCPP CoC Panel

The steps that should be followed before, during and after a CoC in the CCPP are set out in Appendix 1.

3.14 Apart from Supervisor, Panel and Chair (who must attend), who else can come to the CoC?

- Anyone from CCPP- An invitee of the candidate’s

It is assumed that everyone attending a CoC will have read the candidate’s pre-circulated document.

3.15 Annual progress reports

It is the responsibility of students to complete the relevant sections of the Annual Progress reports and to discuss their progress with their supervisor prior to submission by 30 June each year of candidature after the first year. http://www.uws.edu.au/research/current_research_students/annual_reports

3.16 Length of Thesis

The word limit on the thesis for the Doctoral program in Political and Social Thought is 80,000 words.


http://www.uws.edu.au/research/current_research_students/annual_reports

http://www.uws.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/70680/CoC_Guidelines_Jan2011.pdf

3.17 CCPP Intellectual Conversations

It is a requirement that all students participate in the academic life of the Centre. This includes attendance at the CCPP Seminar Series, the Occasional Seminar Series and Master Classes given by distinguished academics who have been invited as part of the Director’s Visitor Program.


APPENDICES

Steps to be taken in organising and completing a CoC in the CCPP

Preparing for CoC1. Candidate and Supervisor discuss who would be a good Chair for CoC (can be internal

or external to CCPP). Supervisor contacts suggested person and asks whether they would be willing to chair that CoC.

2. Supervisor ensures Doctoral Program Convenor (DPC) approves Panel composition including Chair.

3. DPC gets ADR to approve Chair.4. Supervisor gets Administrative Officer (AO) CCPP to organise CoC meeting with Panel

and Chair. 5. Event is diarised by AO with Panel, Chair and CCPP staff and CoC paper is circulated

(at least 7 days in advance) on the understanding that attendance is optional and that those attending will have read the candidate's pre-circulated CoC paper.

At CoC6. Chair invites candidate to speak to the pre-circulated paper (for about 20 minutes).7. All present direct questions and comments to the Candidate.8. Candidate and audience leave the room; Supervisor, Panel and Chair remain.9. Supervisor, Panel and Chair go over the main points that have arisen in discussion.10. Candidate invited by Chair to return to the room.11. Chair conveys orally to Candidate a summary of the panel's discussion.12. Supervisor and Panel leave room.13. Chair invites Candidate to comment candidly on the strengths and weaknesses of the

Supervisor and panel. This is an opportunity for the Candidate to reveal problems with the working relationship, if there are any.

14. Chair closes CoC and completes CoC report documentation.

After CoC15. Chair shows report to Panel and it is either verified or amended.16. If Panel recommends that the Candidate's CoC paper be revised, Chair liaises with

Supervisor and Candidate to make sure that the revisions have been done.17. Chair gives completed CoC report (including, if necessary, confirmation that the

required revisions of CoC paper have been implemented) to AD(R).18. AD(R) signs off the CoC report.

Protocol for COC

CCPP Confirmation of Candidature Research Protocol16/08/11 CCPP Doctoral Program Handbook V.8 Page 10

This protocol is an adaptation of the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Proposal protocol – it provides an excellent training in how to engage in the substantive, formal and technical aspects of developing a persuasive research project proposal. As such it will facilitate your clarification of a final research design for your thesis including the specification of a manageable research question (thesis topic).

In following this protocol, please ensure you comply with all that it asks of you – this is an important aspect of a good research project proposal. Seek appropriate guidance from your supervisor/supervision panel.

PART A-Administrative Summary

1. Proposal Title

2. Name of investigator

3. Names of Supervision Panel

4. Has your supervision panel signed off on the submission of this protocol? YES/NO

Signatures:

Principal Supervisor:

Panel Member 1

Panel Member 2

5. Summary of Proposal

Provide a written Proposal summary of no more than 750 characters (approximately 100 words) focussing on the aims, significance and expected outcomes of the project.

Use plain English and the minimum of terminology unique to the area of study; and Avoid the use of quotation marks, acronyms and do not use all upper case characters in

the text.


6. Summary of Project for Public Release

Provide a two-sentence descriptor of no more than 350 characters (approximately 50 words) of the purpose and expected outcomes of the project which is suitable for media or other publicity material. Do not duplicate or simply truncate the ‘Summary of Proposal’.

Use plain English and make the summary comprehensible and accessible for the general public as far as possible; and

Avoid the use of quotation marks, acronyms and do not use all upper case characters in the text.

Note: This summary may be used for public release.

PART B – Classification and other statistical information

Field of Research Codes

B1 – The Field of Research (FOR) classification defines research according to disciplines. The FOR codes selected should describe the research in this Proposal.

Select each classification code that relates to the Proposal by clicking on ‘Add FOR code’. Indicate the importance of each classification by using a percentage. Select no more than three FORs per proposal.

Please prioritise the classification codes from highest percentage to lowest percentage and ensure that the percentages sum up to 100%.

Field of Research (FOR) Code Field of Research (FOR) Percent

1

2

3

Keywords

B2 – Enter between one and ten keywords to describe the proposed research.

The keywords should be of the kind normally required for submitting an article to a major refereed journal.


PART C – Project description

In no more than 10 A4 pages and in the required format (see appendix) upload a Project Description

Proposal Description

PART D Ethics

It is the Chief Investigator’s responsibility to obtain ethics approvals from the appropriate University Committees before commencement of the research, or as otherwise specified by the funding agency see - http://www.uws.edu.au/research/ors/ethics.

Does your project involve ethics: Y/N

When do you plan to submit your application for Ethics Approval?

PART E Dissemination of Results

State how and when the results of the prepared research will be disseminated.

Type (e.g. refereed journal, book chapter, conference paper – specify when you plan to submit):

Details:


Keywords

1

2

3

4

PART F Budget

In the preparation of your budget, please be aware that funding is subject to limits and seek guidance from your supervisor.

Budget Category Amount Requested

Year One

Amount Requested

Year Two

Amount Requested

Year Three

Equipment

Maintenance

Travel/Subsistence

Other

TOTAL

PART G Track Record

G1 Qualifications

Provide details of other qualifications including highest qualification if not a PhD in date order, beginning with the most recent.

Degree/Award Year Discipline/Field Organisation Name

1

2G2 Current and previous appointments/positions – during the past 10 years

Provide details of:

Academic, research, professional and industrial experience for up to the past ten years in

descending date order; Begin with your current/most recent position, the employment type and

contract type; Specify start date and end date of each position; and The organisation.


Position Organisation Name Department Year Appointed

1

2

Continuity Employment Kind Current

1

2

G3 Publications (list all publications and asterisk those relevant to this proposal)

PART H Applicant Agreement

I agree that I am a party to this research proposal as set out in this protocol and in the

project description it accompanies

Name:

Signature:

Date:


Appendix for CoC Protocol

C - Project Description

1.3 Format

Write in plain English and comply strictly with the Proposal format and submission requirements.

All pages of additional text (uploaded in PDF form) must be as follows:

Black type.

Single column.

White A4 paper size with at least 0.5 cm margin on each side and at top and bottom.

A highly legible font type must be used, preferably 12 point Times New Roman, otherwise Arial, Courier, Palatino, and Helvetica subject to them being an equivalent sized font to Times New Roman 12 point font. Variants such as mathematical typesetting languages may also be used.

Note: Text must be size 12 font Times New Roman or an equivalent size before converting to PDF format and must be legible to assessors.

Adhere strictly to page limits designated for each part of the Proposal.

Applicants should note colour graphs, colour photographs, detailed graphics and grey scale objects may be reproduced in black and white.

Please provide the following information in no more than ten A4 pages and in the required format.

The uploaded Project Description must not exceed ten A4 pages. In the uploaded PDF you must use the headings below, and in this order. Use 12 point font (except for the references)

PROJECT TITLE

AIMS AND BACKGROUND RESEARCH PROJECT RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT REFERENCES


PROJECT TITLE

This must be the same title as the Proposal title in Part A2 of the Proposal Form.

AIMS AND BACKGROUND

Describe the aims and background of the Proposal. Include information about the current state of play of this field of research and

its relationship to this Proposal. Refer only to refereed publications that are accessible to the national and

international research communities.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Describe how the research is significant and how it addresses an important problem in a specific field of research.

Describe how the anticipated outcomes will advance the knowledge base of the field and, as appropriate, discipline.

Outline the conceptual framework, design and methods and demonstrate that these are adequately developed, well integrated and appropriate to the aims of the Proposal. Include research plans and proposed timelines.

Include a summary of the relevant work if the rationale for some of the Proposal rests upon manuscripts that are still in the process of being published, or on results of work that may not be available to assessors. This summary must be provided within the ten A4 page limit.

Describe the expected outcomes and likely impact of the proposed research.

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT

Describe the existing, or developing research environment within the Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy for this Project.

Outline the plans for communicating research results, including scholarly and public communication and dissemination.

REFERENCES Include a list of all references, including relevant references that refer to the

Participant’s previous work. References only may be in 10 point font.


Supervision Record Form

CCPP Doctoral Program—Supervision Record

Student Details

Name of Student: ________________________________________________________

Year of admission:________________________________________________________

Thesis Topic:_____________________________________________________________

Date of COC:_____________________________________________________________

Supervision Panel

Principal Supervisor:______________________________________________________________

Co-Supervisor (1): ________________________________________________________

Co-Supervisor (2):__ ______________________________________________________


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