Questionnaire Supervisors
As part of EPINORs effort to help improve the the interaction between PhD supervisors and PhD students ensuring that PhD student complete their work, preferably in time, we have initiated this questionnaire as part of a coming course for supervisors.
We really hope you can take the time to answer this since these results will be used as part of the course to make it as relevant as possible for you.
It would be really great if you also attended the EPINOR Mini-Conference 5.-6.June 2014. For more information and registration see:  http://site.uit.no/epinor/the-future-of-supervision-in-epidemiology-research/ 
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A. General questions
1. How many years of experience do you have as a supervisor
2. How many PhD candidates have you supervised
3. Can you estimate the number of hours spent on PhD supervision yearly?
4. How many hours per candidate per year do you think is appropriate to ensure good progress
5a. How many hours does the University give you formally to be a main Supervisor
5b. How many hours does the University give you formally to be a co-supervisor
6. Regarding the work load on main and co supervisors. What is you experience:
6a. The main supervisor has the biggest workload
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6b. One of the co-supervisors has the biggest work load
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6c. It varies from project to project
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6d. If the co supervisor does most of the work is that included in the contract
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7. Do you have the opportunity to follow courses to be a supervisor
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8. Do you have binding agreements with the candidate on  the research plan, the outcomes, the workload, courses, amount of interviews etc. in a  Training and Supervision Plan
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9. Do you have agreements on the responsibility and/or first right of publication of research findings in high impact journals (yes/no)
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10. How often do you have contact with the candidate
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11. What do you consider satisfactory frequency (fill in: a,b,c,d, or e)
B. Characteristics:
Personality
12. How do you value the following characteristics of a supervisor to be beneficial for a successful PhD trajectory?    
12. Analytical thinking
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12. Insightfulness
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12. Flexibility
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12. Empathy
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12. Inspiring
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12. Encouraging
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12. Patience
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12. Ability to self reflect
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12. Being a good listener
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13. What do you value in your PhD candidates:
13. Being able to work independently and autonomously
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13. Openness for receiving feed back
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13. Ask for help at the right moment
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13. Criticism
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13. Self-reflection
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13. Integrate feedback in their work
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13. Ability to work in a team
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13. Enthusiasm
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13. Being a good listener
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14. Which characteristics of  PhD candidates can hamper the  supervision process and the completion of the PhD trajectory
14. Too independent
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14.Too dependent
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14. Overconfident
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14. No self-confidence
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14. Passive
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14. Not being open for criticism
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14. Waiting for solutions offered
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14. Having troubles with accepting authority
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14. Having troubles with accepting the expertise of the supervisor
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B. Characteristics:
Knowledge and Skills
15. What are your own qualities contributing positively  to the supervision process
15. Knowledge of the topic
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15. Experience in different methodologies
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15. Knowledge of statistics
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15. Having an extensive network
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15. Experience in writing scientific papers
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15. Previous experience in guiding research projects
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16. What are preferred skills of PhD candidates
16. Overview of the research topic
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16. Analytical skills
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16. Statistical knowledge
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16. Good networking
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16. Good writing skills
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16. Communication skills
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16. Time planning skills
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16. Creativity
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B. Characteristics:
 Communication and coaching  
17. Which aspects do you consider important
17. Passion for research by the student
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17. Creativity of the student
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17. Motivation of the student
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17. Availability of the supervisor
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17. Personal relation between the supervisor and the student
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17. Taking responsibilities over the project by the student
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17. Rapid communication of for instance occuring problems
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17. A safe environment in which all suggestions/comments can  freely be discussed
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C. Additional information
Do you have suggestions for improvement of the PhD trajectory
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