Graduate School Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty Training Programme
Quality of RTP Modules
Registration for the 2012-13 Programme will open in October 2012, and must be done on the 2012-13 form.
How do I know that the courses are of high quality? How is the quality of RTP courses monitored?
The Faculty Research Training Programme has run successfully for many years, and are widely recognised, in conjunction with relevant more specialised courses, as being of suitable quality for the receipt of students with research studentships from a range of funding sources. These include ESRC 1+3 programmes within the North West Doctoral Training Centre in the following departments and institutes:
Applied Social Science; Educational Research; Geography (in the Faculty of Science & Technology); History;p Division of Health Research (in the Faculty of Health & Medicine); Linguistics & English Language; Management School; Mathematics and Statistics (in the Faculty of Science & Technology); Politics, Philosophy & Religion; Psychology (in the Faculty of Science & Technology); Sociology
- A number of departments: English & Creative Writing; Linguistics & English Language; Politics, Philosophy & Religion are also recognised by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC hereafter) as offering research training and supervision of an appropriately high quality to enable students with AHRC awards to study at Lancaster.
- Many of the research training modules are moderated by the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Research Training Assessment Review Panel , an exam board with an external examiner set up to moderate the marks of students undertaking formal assessment for modules taken as part of Masters or taught doctoral schemes. This is an important quality control mechanism. We also hold an annual review meeting which brings together all module tutors. The purpose of this meeting is to review the content and delivery of individual modules and the programme as a whole.
- Each module convenor undertakes to organise a student evaluation/feedback exercise. At the end of each academic year a review meeting is held involving all staff who teach on the RTP. Student representatives are invited to this meeting. The meeting receives reports and student feedback data from each module convenor and suggestions are made about improvements and changes for the following year.
What happens if I have a complaint or concern about any aspect of the training programme?
If it is something that you cannot resolve with the appropriate course tutor or convenor, you should approach the RTP Director, Uta Papen, explaining your concern or complaint. If after discussion, you are still dissatisfied, you may approach the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Tony McEnery, e-mail a.mcenery@lancaster.ac.uk
Useful links
Latest RTP News
FASS612: Interviewing as a Research Technique - sessions in Summer Term
This module will be run again in Summer Term.
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New module - FASS621: Research Impact and User Engagement
The key aim of this module is to support students in their consideration of how research impact and user engagement relates to their chosen research field.
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FASS Enterprise Centre events, Lent Term 2013
The FASS Enterprise Centre is running a variety of events in Michaelmas Term 2013.
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Teaching development opportunities for postgraduates
Information about the teaching development opportunities for postgraduates, researchers and others involved in teaching in 2012-13. More>>
RTP Administrator
The RTP Administrator is located in Room C09 FASS Building. She is available to talk to students at the following times: 10.00-12.00, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. More>>
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