UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Faculty of Science
Postgraduate Progress and Planned Activity Report Form
This form should be typed out, printed and then signed by the relevant parties
This progress and planned activity form is between the following postgraduate student:
Student name and surname: …………………… / Student number: …………….Signature: ...... / Date: ……………..
and the following UCT employed main supervisor:
Full name and surname: ……………………….. / Staff number: ……………..Signature: ...... / Date: ……………..
Please note that while a project may have been conceptualised, planned and funded by a non-UCT employed person(s) the main supervisor must always be a UCT employee. This is to ensure accountability to the student through internal UCT administration and management structures and in no way is it meant to lessen the important role of the co-supervisor(s). Issues pertaining to the different roles and responsibilities, intellectual rights, authorship on publications should be detailed below.
Co-supervisor(s):
(a)Full name & surname: ……………………………………………..
Department or Institution: ……………………………………………..
Roles and responsibilities: ……………………………………………..
(b)Full name & surname: ……………………………………………..
Department or Institution: ……………………………………………..
Roles and responsibilities: ……………………………………………..
Degree Details:
(a)Number of years you have been registered for this degree prior to this year: ……..
(b)Do you expect to submit this year?
(c)If you replied ‘No’ to b) and will exceed the expected throughput rate for the degree (18 months for Master’s, 3 years for a PhD), please indicate clearly the timelines agreed upon by you and your supervisor.Your progress will be reassessed against this form at the end of November.
Proposed dissertation/thesis title:
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Note: UCT encourages research and development and social outreach by creating a research culture that actively responds to the needs of the people of South Africa, while also contributing to the global research community. TheOpen Access policy, adopted by Council in June 2014, requires that the final corrected version of all student research theses (doctoral degrees) or dissertations (master’s degrees) would be made publically available in the institutional repository,OpenUCT, on the date of conferral of the degree. OpenUCT serves as the platform to showcase the scholarly output of UCT to the world; maximising the visibility and impact of these outputs. Students and supervisors should familiarise themselves with the policy which is available at
- Summarise progress and setbacks during previous year relative to stated objectives in the original MoU or your previous progress and planned activity form
a)Literature review:
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b)Courses attended:
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c)Skills required:
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d)Data collected:
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e)Data analyses completed:
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f)Chapters completed (specify per chapter):
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g)Problems and setbacks experienced:
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2. Comment by supervisor on progress and setbacks (required): ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Ethics clearance:
I, as the supervisor of this research, hereby confirm that:
(a)Any necessary ethical clearance required for this research has been obtained, or
(b)Ethical clearance is not required for this research
[Circle (a) or (b) as appropriate]
4. Financial support(a lack of funding is a known impediment to the timely completion of a postgraduate degree. Careful consideration must therefore be given to how the student and research objectives will be resourced).
a)Has a bursary been secured? Yes/No(please circle)
If not, please detail how you (the student) propose to your pay your fees and support your living costs for the duration of your studies:
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b)Are there funds available for all the planned research components (e.g. equipment, analyses, travel)? Yes/No(please circle)
If not, please detail how you (the supervisor) propose to meet the costs associated with the proposed research:
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4. Planned activities and agreed expectations for the year:
a)Courses student needs to attend:
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b)Skills still required:
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c)Equipment still required:
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d)Data collection completed by:
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e)Data analyses completed by:
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f)Write-up completed by:
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g)Conferences to attend:
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h)Publications* to be completed:
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i)Graduation expected in (e.g., Jan 2017 registration equates to June 2018 submission and December 2018 graduation):
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General obligations of supervisors and students are outlined in the Faculty of Science Postgraduate Student Information Booklet. By signing this document, both parties acknowledge their understanding of the general expectations it contains.
Signed by:Candidate: ………………………………. / Date: ………………
Main supervisor: ………………………… / Date: ………………
Approval by Head of Department
I have reviewed this completed P&PA form and I am satisfied that the supervisor(s) has the supervisory capacity, relevant expertise and resources (equipment and funding) to continue supervising this student to the timeous completion of their degree. Furthermore I accept that the department is able to accommodate the student and provide the necessary support specified within this document.
Signed: ………………………… / Date: ………………Approval by Deputy Dean
Signed: ………………………… / Date: ………………