[COMP6200-supervisors] MSc Projects: Call for Supervisor Options

[ofb at ecs.soton.ac.uk]

Dear MSc project supervisors,

We will be using the Choices system again to facilitate MSc project
allocation. This year, each supervisor is asked to put 4 to 6 "Options"
into the Choices database - examples of projects or research areas you
would be interested in supervising. Students will use these options to help
them find supervisors which match their interests.

If you entered Options into the system last year, they have been carried
over and this is an opportunity for an update. If you did not supervise MSc
projects last year, you need to create your 4-6 Options now.

We ask you to do this before 6 January 2018.

The link to the Choices system is:
https://mychoices.soton.ac.uk/forms/author/356
(login with your iSolutions user name and password).

>From this screen, you can choose to edit your options from last year and
add new options.

If you have problems accessing the form, after logging in go directly to
the URL provided again. If you continue to have problems, please reply to
this email.

Some more information can be found below.

Best regards,
Oli Bills
Maurits de Planque

You are receiving this email because you are assumed to be available for
MSc project supervision in the summer. If you believe this is not the case,
please discuss with the HoD.

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1) An Option is either a description of a specific project, or it can
briefly outline a general research theme. Options should be seen as
examples of projects that you can supervise.

2) Once students have been allocated to you, you are expected to make every
effort to agree on a project. It does not have to be one of your Options in
the Choices system.

3) The Project Coordinator will review the number of Options with respect
to the size of specific MSc cohorts. The relevant programme leader could
ask you to make some of your Options available to their cohort.

4) Students cannot contact potential supervisors until the allocation has
been made. Prior to allocation, programme leaders may contact you if their
students have questions about your Options.

5) The students will have access to the Choices system from the first day
of semester 2, and will then have two weeks to select 8 Options from at
least 6 different supervisors.

6) Programme leaders will then refine the initial student-supervisor
matching provided by the Choices system, which is aimed at an even spread
of students over supervisors. The final allocation should be announced in
week 4 of semester 2.
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