Induction

Things to do

Orientation

• Have you attended orientation and the international students orientation if appropriate?

Enrolment

• Check that you have fulfilled all the enrolment requirements (Masters, PhD Professional Doctorate )
  • Enrolment Responsibilities
  • Course Summary Sheet
  • FAQ
    

Getting Started

• Student card - Have you got one?
• Computer access - Do you know about it?
• Library - Check out what the library has to offer
  • Advanced Information Retrieval Skills (AIRS) (compulsory for PhD candidates)
  • Endnote (managing your information searches and bibliography)
  • Email alerts (find out what is being published in your research area)
• Need help with statistics or other data analysis? contact the Maths Access Centre or High Performance Computing and Research Support
• Need help with the English language and/or learning to write a thesis? Contact the Language and Learning Centre or TALSS
  

Online Resources

• PORTIA - Check it out - Postgraduate Online Research Training Information Assistant
  • (Access through QUT Virtual) OR you can access PORTIA by going to the Quicklinks on the RSC home page.
  • See the guidelines for using PORTIA
• Student Portfolio - Check this out (Access through QUT Virtual)
  • Graduate capabilities - Here you will find information about mapping your graduate attributes as you progress through your degree
  • These graduate capabilities have been mapped to generic skills and possible workshops/activities
• Role Perception: check out these rating scales to get an idea of what you should expect from your supervisor and what your supervisor will expect from you. Or read the Tracking Postgraduate Supervision booklet.
• Timeline - See what a sample timeline might be for a research candidate

Things to know

Welcome Pack

• Administrative advice
• Beginning your Masters
• Beginning your Professional Doctorate
• Beginning your PhD

The Research Students Centre (RSC) is the main web site for detailed information about postgraduate research studies.

• Research Students Centre website
• Map showing where the RSC is
• Calendar of Events lists the seminars and workshops available each month.
• Fees and Charges outlines arrangements with respect to fees and charges
• Intellectual Property background information provides and relevant Forms
• Research Ethics provides background information on research ethics matters

Finding your way around Queensland, QUT and Brisbane  (Campuses; Shuttle Buses)

• Campuses
• Shuttle buses
• Brisbane Public Transport Information and concessions for tertiary students
• Brisbane City
• Study Queensland

Postgraduate Careers

• This website gives you information about planning your career.