Hello,
I'm not an academic but I wanted to see what the consensus from all of you is. I just finished a life sciences degree this year.
I was allocated early in the year to a dissertation supervisor. As a lecturer she sadly already had a reputation for being disorganised/a bit of a mess. She ran a module the year before which was appalling; never answered emails; uploaded resources late; etc. I was allocated to her for my topic and I was emailing her for advice. We had to do a systematic review which if you've not done one before was quite tricky and technical. She once took 8 days to reply to an email asking her for assistance. In the end progress was so slow I changed topic and supervisor but to be honest it set me back and stressed me out more than a bit. If I'm paying £9k for the year surely my supervisor should be more supportive and prioritise helping her students? She replied to an email saying she was "snowed under" but would respond properly the next day (surprise she didn't).
So I just wanted to hear if this is normal or acceptable in your departments from you all?
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Is this acceptable for a dissertation supervisor?
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catlovingdoctor · 02/12/2016 12:56
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