This online course is run by the Researcher Academy as part of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences N-Trans Training Programme

Course Description:

This webinar will include presentations from an experienced internal examiners and provide information on the Confirmation Review process within each school during the current Cov-19 lockdown. There will be a plenary on what students should consider when they are preparing to both write their confirmation review report and undertake their review viva. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and receive some hints and tips that may help you prepare for your own report writing and viva.

The contents of this session are relevant only to research students registered to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The session will discuss the Confirmation Review process, which has specific local School procedures and requirements. The content is therefore not relevant to students who are registered within Schools outside of this faculty.

Aims:

• To give you the opportunity to find out what happens during the confirmation review.

• To provide you with some hints and tips to enable you to be better prepared for the viva discussion.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, you will have:

• considered the main purposes of the confirmation review

• an understanding of the examination process and criteria. This will include any changes brought in for the current Cov-19 lockdown situation.

• thought about the examination criteria from the examiners' perspective

Process: Moodle resources and live webinar on Microsoft Teams

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access and/or complete self-study/ pre-course tasks prior to main session(s) on Moodle
Access Moodle for resources
Access MS Teams for webinar
Attend the webinar at the specified date and time
Participate in several online platforms at one time
Use MS Teams chat box function during webinar
Engage with online materials
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course
Take part in group activities/ discussions

Booking Conditions 

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for webinars/ online courses will still be recorded and corresponding training points, when shown as available, will be awarded.   

Pre-Requisites

Pre-requisite Task

To be completed in advance of the webinar: Read your School's requirements for the Confirmation Review. Most school's will have the standard Confirmation Review procedures and requirements as set out in your PGR handbook, but due to the current COV-19 situation you will also have received updated information on how the Confirmation Review viva will be undertaken during the period that the University is on shutdown. This information may have been sent to you recently in an email from your school or if used, on PGR Web or Pebblepad.