Developing an orientation programme for postgraduate students conducting research in the department of hospitality management
Roberson, Joseph (2021)
Roberson, Joseph
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202102051997
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202102051997
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Abstract
In the annual and fiancial statements report of 2019 of Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) success rate targets for postgraduate studies of masters and dotorate programmes are stated at 76% and 54% respectively. The actual success rate waswas 30% and 6% repsectively for TUT. That is a -46% and -48% deviation. This deviation is concerning and has promted the researcher to develop an intervention to try and improve the post graduate success rate.
The goals of this study is to develop a orientation programme for postgraduate supervisees based on their needs that will be identified by means of an empirical study. The orientation programme wasconducted online and then the researcher asked the participants for suggestions to possible improvements for the future.
The study was conducted in an academic department of TUT namely the department of hospitality management. The researcher collected data from master and doctorate students.
The study comenced once both the proposal information leaflet and concent form were approved by the relevant research and ethics comittees of TUT. Approval was received on 03 May 2020 and the researcher started to collect data immediately.
A qualitative methodology was used as the researcher wanted indepth data on the postgraduate supervisees experience. Interviews were conducted, transcribed and analysed by the researcher.
The proposal was submitted in November 2019 and the thesis was completed by February 2021. The results were used to identify the topics that need to be incuded in an orientation programme for postgraduate students.
Conclusions as follow: The supervisees identified many challenges e.g. loneliness, poor support from the university support services and being unsure of what they should do. There were also a number of instances where conflicting advice from supervisors and co-supervisors was given. The supervisees will benefit from a sound orientation programme and the support of a communitee of supervisees.
In the annual and fiancial statements report of 2019 of Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) success rate targets for postgraduate studies of masters and dotorate programmes are stated at 76% and 54% respectively. The actual success rate waswas 30% and 6% repsectively for TUT. That is a -46% and -48% deviation. This deviation is concerning and has promted the researcher to develop an intervention to try and improve the post graduate success rate.
The goals of this study is to develop a orientation programme for postgraduate supervisees based on their needs that will be identified by means of an empirical study. The orientation programme wasconducted online and then the researcher asked the participants for suggestions to possible improvements for the future.
The study was conducted in an academic department of TUT namely the department of hospitality management. The researcher collected data from master and doctorate students.
The study comenced once both the proposal information leaflet and concent form were approved by the relevant research and ethics comittees of TUT. Approval was received on 03 May 2020 and the researcher started to collect data immediately.
A qualitative methodology was used as the researcher wanted indepth data on the postgraduate supervisees experience. Interviews were conducted, transcribed and analysed by the researcher.
The proposal was submitted in November 2019 and the thesis was completed by February 2021. The results were used to identify the topics that need to be incuded in an orientation programme for postgraduate students.
Conclusions as follow: The supervisees identified many challenges e.g. loneliness, poor support from the university support services and being unsure of what they should do. There were also a number of instances where conflicting advice from supervisors and co-supervisors was given. The supervisees will benefit from a sound orientation programme and the support of a communitee of supervisees.