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HEDC: 8PCD106 Preparing for Careers in Research and Innovation

Preparing for Careers in Research and Innovation


HEDC
Enrollment in this course is by invitation only

About This Course

This aim of this course is to help prepare Doctoral and Master’s candidates, as well as Postdoctoral Fellows, for careers in research and innovation, whether in higher or tertiary education institutions, government, or the private sector.

Convenors

Professor Rachel Spronken-Smith

I am an academic with a professorship in Higher Education and Geography. The first 9 years of my academic life were as a lecturer in Geography at the University of Canterbury, NZ. Then, in 2004, I moved to the Higher Education Development Centre at the University of Otago, where I worked to support lecturers in teaching, taught postgraduate courses in tertiary teaching, and researched innovative teaching approaches and graduate outcomes. From 2013-2022 I was the inaugural Dean of the University’s Graduate Research School, and my research interests shifted to doctoral education and doctoral outcomes. Now back in HEDC, I am delighted to be offering courses to support the professional and career development of graduate research candidates and early career researchers and academics.

Associate Professor Ben Daniel

I teach Research Methodology (Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods), and Educational Technology. For over a decade, my research focused on studying the development of advanced learning technologies for supporting learning and teaching. Currently, I am exploring the role of emergent technologies (Big Data and Learning Analytics, and Social Media) in enhancing learning, teaching and research. I am also researching into the praxis and theories of teaching Research Methodology, and its development as a distinct discipline. Previously, I worked in the health care sector as a Research Methodologist and Innovation Analyst. I also worked in the software industry as a Knowledge Management Software Architect and Learning Specialist.

  1. Course Number

    8PCD106