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<DIV><SPAN class=887025309-23052005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Hi
Jane,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=887025309-23052005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I have a couple
of questions about supervising PhD topics on the distance taught PhD
programme. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=887025309-23052005><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>How often should
I be in contact with my student (and should I wait to contact him or should I
say things like "I'll expect a report from you every 2 weeks" and if I don't
hear from him I should contact him myself? Is there a timetable of
expectations of things he should have achieved by the first year? At the
moment, he's reading round and thinking about possible topics, but I'm getting
slightly concerned that things aren't moving as fast as they should be and the
lack of face-to-face contact makes it difficult to gauge what's going on.
However, I'm aware that this works differently to a typical PhD so it may be
fine!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=887025309-23052005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=887025309-23052005><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>Paul.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>