Postgraduate Supervisory Practices: Supervising in the Digital Era 🔗

Introduction

Postgraduate education plays a more relevant role in generating new findings and discovering knowledge. The right roles played by postgraduate students and their supervisors ensure quality research output and quality graduates. New ideas, enthusiasm, and vibrancy brought about by postgraduate students can challenge supervisors to fresh research perspectives, and enrich academic experiences. When things go well and a student graduates, the supervisor is full of pride and feels not only that the hard work was worth it, but also how privileged one is to have played a role in the student’s growth, learning, and success. However, it is on very rare occasions that the journey is smooth. One reason for this is the poor quality of supervision or poor understanding of the roles the supervisor have to play.