The responsibilities of your Supervisor include:

1. Giving guidance about the nature of research and the standards required, about the planning of a research programme, about literature and sources (including the avoidance of plagiarism) and about requisite techniques.
2. Establishing, within four weeks of the start of supervision, the date at which you agree you should submit the results of your investigation for assessment. If you find you cannot meet this date, an extension may be granted by the Programme Director, Ann Glen. If an extension is not obtained, the agreed date will be regarded as the date of first submission, with one further submission being allowed.
3. Maintaining regular and frequent contact with you and being accessible at other appropriate times when you need advice, within the limits of the time allowed.
4. Requesting written work regularly, and returning it with constructive comment within a reasonable time.
5. Giving detailed advice on the necessary completion dates of successive stages of the work so that the whole may be submitted within the scheduled times.
6. Ensuring that, if progress is inadequate or the standard of work unsatisfactory, you are made aware of the fact.
7. Submitting to Tina Clarke or Ann Glen the Module Co-ordinator, a brief report on your progress, in February and August each year.
8. Keeping a record of meetings and your progress.

The responsibilities of the student include:

1. Agreeing a schedule of meetings with your Supervisor.
2. Taking the initiative in raising with your Supervisor problems or difficulties that are encountered and discussing the types of guidance needed.
3. Maintaining the progress of work, including in particular the punctual submission of written work.
4. Keeping a record of meetings and deadlines for progress.
5. Submitting to Tina Clarke or Ann Glen the Module Co-ordinator a brief report on progress in February and August of each year.
6. Submitting the thesis on time, taking account of your Supervisor's advice.
7. Raising with the Director of the Programme any problem which falls outwith the province of your Supervisor, or any failure to establish an effective working relationship with your Supervisor.