Student-supervisor interaction problems in joint research activity

Name of Student : Praveena Manogaran Research Supervisor

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease affecting mainly the myelin sheath. Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare, aggressive disorder, characterized by damage to astrocytes that results in the development of optic nerve damage and spinal cord lesions. NMO usually presents with severe axonal degeneration while MS characteristically presents with focal demyelination. Both di...

PhD supervisor-student relationship

Dear Editor, The relationship between the PhD supervisorand the PhD student is a complex one. Whenthis relationship is neither effective nor efficient,it may yield negative consequences, such asacademic failure (1).The intricacy of the supervisor-studentrelationship may be in part comparable to the onebetween the physician and his/her patient [see,for example (2)]. Both interactions develop ove...

Studying the problems of student participation in research activities

The present study investigates the problems of student participation in research activities in Farhangiyan University. The research method was descriptive – survey. The research instrument, interviews and a questionnaire were designed. In the interview, purposeful sampling; theoretical saturation and for gathering data from questionnaire, simple random method was used. Construct and content val...

Student and Supervisor Perspectives in a Computer-mediated Research Relationship

This paper presents the reflective perspectives of the student and supervisor in a successful computer-mediated research relationship. Key contributing factors are discussed in a dialogue format covering the role of computermediated communication (CMC), the projection of social presence, student self-efficacy beliefs, the role of information and communication technology (ICT), and interaction i...

PhD supervisor-student relationship