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Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) system

Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) system. What is the PDR?. The Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) is a University-wide, web-based system to record meetings with supervisors, record training, and track postgraduate student progress

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Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) system

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  1. Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) system

  2. What is the PDR? • The Postgraduate Development Record (PDR) is a University-wide, web-based system to record meetings with supervisors, record training, and track postgraduate student progress • It will be used across the University from September 2011 • It is for all Postgraduate Research students and all those involved in the career of a research student, i.e.- supervisor(s) - postgraduate research tutors- internal and external examiners, advisors, external supervisors, research groups, members of transfer assessment panel- administrators

  3. Intended benefits • Help PGR students to record and track their progress • Allow supervisors and PGR Tutors easier access and overview • Web-based, securely accessible off campus • Allow for electronic sign off of key documents • Allow joint supervisors to share information more easily • Indicate and send reminders about ‘milestone activities’ • Provide a record of progress and supervision • Provide reports • Easy for students and supervisors to use without training needed • Flexible to suit certain faculty and school requirements • Replace paper-based processes.

  4. The PDR will support these requirements • Monitoring Attendance • The University must ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for monitoring attendance to meet UKBA arrangements for Tier 4 visas • Supervision Meetings • Ensuring “fit for purpose” meeting notes of formal supervisory meetings • Recording any reservations about progress, so that students are aware • Recording minimum 10 supervision meetings a year, required for those who first registered in or after September 2005 (min. 5 meetings part time, as appropriate for split site)

  5. TransferThe whole of the transfer process will be recorded in the PDR, from arranging transfer to submission of documentation and transfer report sign off

  6. Research Training • Postgraduate Research students must attend training specified within their training plan • Training needs analysis is undertaken within one month of commencement and reviewed min. annually; the needs analysis report can be uploaded onto the PDR • Training can be recorded in the PDR, i.e.a. SDDU training from SAP TEM databaseb. Faculty and School levelc. Ad hoc training, including external, in a free text area

  7. Milestones • The PDR allows you to track milestones (specific dates for meetings, completion, etc.). These can be added by an administrator, supervisors, or students.

  8. Student’s view

  9. Supervisor’s view

  10. Administrator’s view

  11. Link and contacts • Access the PDR from September 2011 athttps://www.pdr.leeds.ac.ukthen enter your ISS University username and password. • For further informationLocal contact David Appleyard (IT); Michelle Lesnianski (PGR Admin)Central contact (to October 2011)Sally Edwards, S.Edwards@adm.leeds.ac.ukRSA contact (policy & process) Catherine Mills, c.m.mills@adm.leeds.ac.ukSee alsowww.leeds.ac.uk/student_processes_project/pdrs/index.html

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