Graduate Student Responsibilities As a supervisor, you have a right to expect substantial effort, initiative, respect and receptiveness to suggestions and criticisms from your graduate student. Graduate students are expected to: • Make a commitment and show dedicated efforts to gain the background knowledge and skills needed to pursue their research project successfully. • In conjunction with their supervisor, develop a plan and timetable for completion of all stages of their thesis project, adhere to a schedule and meet appropriate deadlines. • Meet with their supervisor when requested and report fully and regularly on progress and results. • Maintain registration throughout the program and (for international students) ensure that study permits and (where applicable) employment authorization documents are kept up to date. • Keep their supervisor, graduate program and Enrolment Services informed about their contact information and respond in a timely manner to queries from them. • Give serious consideration to the advice and criticisms received from their supervisor and other members of their supervisory committee. • Keep their work space tidy, safe and healthy; show tolerance and respect for the rights of others. • Be thoughtful and frugal in using resources provided by their supervisor and the University, and assist in obtaining additional resources for their research. • Conform to University, Faculty and graduate program requirements, including those related to deadlines, dissertation or thesis style, conflict of interest. • Terminate their work and clean up their work space when their degree program requirements have been met. • Return borrowed materials to their supervisor, graduate program, library or reading room, etc. when their project has been finished or when return is requested.
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