Postgraduate Publications Award

Final Report

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Name:

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Degree:
Department:
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ID Number:

Estimated thesis submission date: / Thesis submission date:
PPA start date: /
PPA Award end date:
Supervisor/s of PPA project

The purpose of this report is to provide the Faculty of Science and your School with information which will assist in evaluating the objectives and outcomes of the Faculty of Science Postgraduate Publication Award Scheme. The Faculty and School needs to ensure that postgraduate research award schemes foster high quality research outcomes for both the student recipients and the Faculty and Schools generally. Your responses will remain confidential and will be used only for the purposes outlined above.

Section A: To be completed by the awardee

Please answer the questions below, and complete a separate sheet (attached) for each publication on which you worked whilst receiving the Postgraduate Publication Award

YES / NO
  • I worked full-time on preparing my research findings for publication whilst receiving the award

  • I attended a Monash University campus regularly whilst receiving my award

  • I had access to adequate facilities in the University to complete the writing up

Please provide an assessment of the benefits of the Publications Award. In particular, please comment on how the award has assisted you in

  • achieving your goals and
  • preparing for your future career

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I agree to the contents of this report being used in Monash publications.
I do not agree to the contents of this report being used in Monash publications.

Please provide detailed information about the publications that you have been working on whilst receiving the twelve week award. Please include any works which are in outline only, and any manuscripts started before your award actually commenced but were completed during the award. Please use a separate sheet for each work on which you are reporting, by copying the sheet provided with this form. Please submit this page and all sheets to your supervisor and head for comment (Sections B and C).

Please indicate the total number of sheetsthat you are attaching to this report:
Awardee’s signature: / Date:

Once completed by awardee, supervisor and head of academic unit, this report should be submitted to:

Faculty of Science, Research Office

14 Rainforest Walk, Clayton Campus, Wellington Rd

Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia

Telephone + 61 3 9905 9052 Facsimile + 61 3 9905 1450

Email

Postgraduate Publications Award

Publications & manuscripts arising from the award

Please commence by copying this sheet if you are reporting more than one work.

Name:
/
Sheet number:
Title of manuscript:
Co-authors
(please show affiliations):
Progress: / The outline has been developed
The outline has been endorsed by the supervisor(s)
Writing commenced on (date)
Writing was completed on (date)
(Proposed) publisher:
Name of publication:
Is this publication refereed? If yes, please attached evidence / Yes / No
Current status of the work: / Date submitted:
Requested to revise & resubmit manuscript? / Yes / No
Date accepted:
Date published:
Date rejected:
Please outline the relation of this work to your thesis

Please attach the abstract of the manuscript as (to be) supplied to the publisher. Do not send whole articles if they are more than one page.

Section B: To be completed by the supervisor

The Faculty of Science Research Office would like an assessment of the value of the Publications Award, from the perspective of the supervisor of the awardee. We are particularly interested in

  • the quality of the articles etc. that the recipient has worked on
  • the quality of the publications in which they will (may) appear
  • the effect that the twelve week writing-up period may have on the recipient’s career
  • the implications of the publication on Monash University’s research profile
  • any comments you wish to make about the benefits of the award in this case

Supervisor’s signature: / Date:

Section C: To be completed by the head of the academic unit (or nominee)

The Faculty of Science, Research Office would like your comments on the above report:

Head’s signature:
(or nominee) / Date:

Section D: To be completed by the Faculty of Science, Associate Dean

(Graduate Research)

Associate Dean’s comments on the above report:

Associate Dean (Research Training) signature: / Date:

This completed report should be submitted to:

Faculty of Science, Research Office

14 Rainforest Walk, Clayton Campus, Wellington Rd

Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia

Telephone + 61 3 9905 9052 Facsimile + 61 3 9905 1450

Email