Professional Development for Research Postgraduates (RPGs)

The RPG professional development organized by CELT has adapted the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) developed by Vitae (http://www.vitae.ac.uk), a national organization supported by the U.K. research council promoting personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions.

The RPG professional development organized by CELT is composed of 4 themes covering 13 areas of the RDF:

  • Theme 1: Research Knowledge base
  • Theme 2: Personal effectiveness in Research
  • Theme 3: Research Professional Conduct
  • Theme 4: Research Communication Skills

RPG professional development offered by CELT

Theme

Theme Descriptors

Content area for the Theme Descriptors

Collaboration with other units

Theme 1: Research Knowledge base

Knowledge base

1. Literacy – A series of workshop in Thesis Writing

LANG

Theme 2: Personal effectiveness in Research

Personal qualities

2. Self-confidence

SAO Counseling team

   

3. Time management

CELT

   

4. Work-life balance

SAO Counseling team

 

Professional and career development skills and behaviors

5. Career management

PDEV 501

PDEV 502

Theme 3 – Research Professional Conduct

Professional conduct

6. Ethics

Library

   

7. Copyright

Library

Theme 4 – Research Communication Skills

Communication and Engagement

8. Communication modes

CELT

   

9. Communication media

CELT

   

10. Teaching

CELT

 

Working with others

11. Collegiality

Faculty Sharing

   

12. Team working

Prof. Ed Ko (E2I)

   

13. People management

SAO Counseling team

Reference:

http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/428241/Researcher-Development-Framework.html